CNA Insider – Investigative Features and Deep Dives | CNA

Understand people, issues and trends in Asia with CNA Insider’s investigative reports and deep dives. Explore thought-provoking documentaries and exclusive videos.

Beauty salons try to push seniors into costly packages in Talking Point undercover operation


CNA Insider


Salons in the heartlands ignored refusals, pushed upgrades and used age-based pressure, CNA’s Talking Point found as it also met a customer who lost nearly S$50,000 buying prepaid packages from a business that ended up closing.

28/05/2026

From silver travel to gig carers, how 6 changemakers in Asia are reimagining what it means to age


CNA Insider

25/05/2026

How the energy crisis will hit your electricity bill, and what households can do


CNA Insider

23/05/2026

Why Singapore’s fuel supply holds steady but not prices, and when cost pressures may ease


CNA Insider

15/05/2026

Inside a divided America amid raids and protests — why Walk The Line: ICE Nation is a must-see


CNA Insider

09/05/2026

Are you buying fake skincare products online? The problem is more common than you think


CNA Insider


Lab tests on skincare items show stark differences between some online purchases and authorised retail products. Talking Point looks into the concerns over safety, counterfeit risks and consumer awareness in Singapore’s e-commerce market.

17/04/2026

Can you make an emotional connection with a digital partner? Four Singaporeans find out


CNA Insider

24/04/2026

More overseas scammers are using local SIM cards. Here’s how and what could happen next


CNA Insider

23/01/2026

Teen missing, brother deported: Families face high cost of young Indians taking ‘donkey route’


CNA Insider

29/01/2026

The global drug war like you’ve never seen it: 3 reasons to watch Addicted


CNA Insider

07/07/2025

Do you wash your bath towel often? Experts in Singapore found germs ‘too numerous to count’


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

Some tech repair shops are looking at data on your devices, even cloning them


CNA Insider

18/01/2025

Pedestrians demand safety, riders cry foul — should anyone get to use mobility scooters?


CNA Insider

03/12/2024

New thorns in town? Here’s why Tupai King, other new durian varieties may be mislabelled


CNA Insider

23/09/2024

‘World’s worst drivers’: Are Singaporeans as bad as they proclaim each other to be?


CNA Insider

04/08/2024

Can you make an emotional connection with a digital partner? Four Singaporeans find out


CNA Insider

24/04/2026

More overseas scammers are using local SIM cards. Here’s how and what could happen next


CNA Insider

23/01/2026

Teen missing, brother deported: Families face high cost of young Indians taking ‘donkey route’


CNA Insider

29/01/2026

The global drug war like you’ve never seen it: 3 reasons to watch Addicted


CNA Insider

07/07/2025

Do you wash your bath towel often? Experts in Singapore found germs ‘too numerous to count’


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

Some tech repair shops are looking at data on your devices, even cloning them


CNA Insider

18/01/2025

Pedestrians demand safety, riders cry foul — should anyone get to use mobility scooters?


CNA Insider

03/12/2024

New thorns in town? Here’s why Tupai King, other new durian varieties may be mislabelled


CNA Insider

23/09/2024

‘World’s worst drivers’: Are Singaporeans as bad as they proclaim each other to be?


CNA Insider

04/08/2024

Want more bang for your buck? Try these 9 hacks to save and spend better in Singapore

06/11/2025

Why monkey sightings are on the rise, and how to keep from being an easy target

05/11/2025

7 ways to spend the night in Singapore, beyond clubbing and the usual supper spots

23/02/2026

A different side of JB: 5 things to do after dark you might not have expected

09/02/2026

Here’s why your kitchen sponge may be making you sick, and how often to change it

29/12/2025

06/11/2025

01/03/2025

How 4 Singaporeans navigate sole caregiving, amid illness, fractured relationships and more


CNA Insider


These individuals must shoulder caregiving on their own while balancing their jobs, fragile health or personal sacrifices. On The Red Dot joins in their search for hope, healing and ways to prepare loved ones for an uncertain future.

03/05/2026

What lies behind Singapore’s crow problem? For one thing, maybe the tray return scheme


CNA Insider

27/04/2026

Meet Me There: CNA’s social experiment puts 8 Singaporean relationships to the test


CNA Insider

13/04/2026

New bento meals in schools ‘disgusting’? Here’s why caterers find it tough to strike a balance


CNA Insider

03/04/2026

Chinese matchmakers see new demand as an extra 30 million men struggle to find love


CNA Insider

02/04/2026

Lies were told about who they were. Now these South Korean ‘orphans’ are reclaiming their truth


CNA Insider

28/03/2026

Absent family support, they went from children’s home to rented flat. This is how they managed


CNA Insider

16/03/2026

More than half of China’s adults are overweight or obese. It must now beat the bulge, or else


CNA Insider

07/03/2026

Despite vision loss, she still declutters rental flats to restore dignity to hoarders’ homes


CNA Insider

29/01/2026

How this team made dragon boat racing possible for amputees, stroke survivors


CNA Insider

23/01/2026

What lies behind Singapore’s crow problem? For one thing, maybe the tray return scheme


CNA Insider

27/04/2026

Meet Me There: CNA’s social experiment puts 8 Singaporean relationships to the test


CNA Insider

13/04/2026

New bento meals in schools ‘disgusting’? Here’s why caterers find it tough to strike a balance


CNA Insider

03/04/2026

Chinese matchmakers see new demand as an extra 30 million men struggle to find love


CNA Insider

02/04/2026

Lies were told about who they were. Now these South Korean ‘orphans’ are reclaiming their truth


CNA Insider

28/03/2026

Absent family support, they went from children’s home to rented flat. This is how they managed


CNA Insider

16/03/2026

More than half of China’s adults are overweight or obese. It must now beat the bulge, or else


CNA Insider

07/03/2026

Despite vision loss, she still declutters rental flats to restore dignity to hoarders’ homes


CNA Insider

29/01/2026

How this team made dragon boat racing possible for amputees, stroke survivors


CNA Insider

23/01/2026

What happened to the Chinese migrants in Walk The Line? ICE Nation revisits them 2 years on


CNA Insider


CNA’s Wei Du discusses how this new chapter, filmed amid rising unrest after a fatal ICE shooting, not only picks up the migrants’ stories where they left off, but also provides a revealing insight into the US.

07/05/2026

Sex, lies and loyalty tests: Meet the detectives policing modern Indian love lives


CNA Insider

18/02/2026

Must-see: Inside The Police Coast Guard, up close with Singapore’s first responders at sea


CNA Insider

05/11/2025

Producers of Separation: Declassified reveal what it took to retell Singapore’s split with Malaysia


CNA Insider

29/08/2025

6 female inmates, 5 things to watch for in their tell-all about life in Singapore’s women’s prison


CNA Insider

21/07/2025

A 5-year-old moves in with new foster parents. This is what happens in the first month


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

‘We’re not naughty’: 3 things about Inside Crest Secondary, and its students, that’ll grab you


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

How a neurodiverse team came to interview President Tharman, celebrities on The Assembly


CNA Insider

12/11/2025

3 reasons to watch Inside Woodlands Checkpoint, at world’s busiest land crossing


CNA Insider

26/11/2024

Trial programme gets children to befriend seniors — 5 reasons to watch this CNA series


CNA Insider

05/11/2024

Sex, lies and loyalty tests: Meet the detectives policing modern Indian love lives


CNA Insider

18/02/2026

Must-see: Inside The Police Coast Guard, up close with Singapore’s first responders at sea


CNA Insider

05/11/2025

Producers of Separation: Declassified reveal what it took to retell Singapore’s split with Malaysia


CNA Insider

29/08/2025

6 female inmates, 5 things to watch for in their tell-all about life in Singapore’s women’s prison


CNA Insider

21/07/2025

A 5-year-old moves in with new foster parents. This is what happens in the first month


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

‘We’re not naughty’: 3 things about Inside Crest Secondary, and its students, that’ll grab you


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

How a neurodiverse team came to interview President Tharman, celebrities on The Assembly


CNA Insider

12/11/2025

3 reasons to watch Inside Woodlands Checkpoint, at world’s busiest land crossing


CNA Insider

26/11/2024

Trial programme gets children to befriend seniors — 5 reasons to watch this CNA series


CNA Insider

05/11/2024

Why Japan’s right wing is on the rise and what it means for the country


CNA Insider


Frustration with Japan’s ruling elite, among other things, has fuelled the growth of a party that began on the fringes. CNA’s Insight finds out why its right-wing message resonates with its supporters and what others are starting to fear.

06/02/2026

CNA debuts ‘micro-factual’ series tracing Singapore’s separation from Malaysia


CNA Insider

29/11/2025

After show of might, is China now ready to invade Taiwan by 2027?


CNA Insider

10/11/2025

5 things you might not know about Singapore’s split with Malaysia, in Separation: Declassified


CNA Insider

27/08/2025

China is wooing Malaysia and Indonesia with mega investments. Is the plan working?


CNA Insider

10/11/2025

Asia’s real masters of the sea, from Indonesia’s forgotten kingdom to Vietnam’s ancient empire


CNA Insider


The Mark Of Empire follows the traces of Asia’s maritime civilisations, from Srivijaya to Sulu, exploring how they continue to shape faith, identity and craft today. Here’s why the series will grab you.

14/02/2026

Dear Singapore, be brave, be kind, be a kampung


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

Plastic for dinner? Why Southeast Asians may have the most microplastics in their bodies


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

74 of the world’s 100 most polluted cities are in India. Can the country clear its bad air?


CNA Insider

06/11/2025

Rewilding Sharks - Inside the lucrative trade of shark fishing in Indonesia


CNA Insider

17/03/2025

8 mins

Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.

Click here to return to FAST
Tap here to return to FAST

FAST

About The Author

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *