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Daily Cuts - "Ada Kerak: Ada Nasi", a play exploring the Peranakan life

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In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Tony Quek, Artistic Director and Frederick Soh, Playwright/Composer for “Ada Kerak: Ada Nasi”,  the 30th production staged by Gunong Sayang Association. Set in modern-day Singapore, the play revolves around the Tan family, Matriarch Gan Guek Neo, her three adult daughters and how family secrets unravel them. Quek and Soh discuss how the play was conceptualised, a new generation of actors keen on exploring their Peranakan heritage, as well as how choreography and a live cello performance will be incorporated into the production.

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Daily Cuts - The effectiveness and relevance of political blocs and alliances

In navigating a world that is now more fragmented than ever, countries have come together to form alliances. There are the BRICS, AUKUS, QUAD and closer to home, Asean. How do members strike a balance between safeguarding their self-interests and working together to achieve their blocs’ objectives? And how effective and relevant are these alliances? Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman ask Dr Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

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Daily Cuts - Celebrating local artist and radio host John Klass

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro chats with John Klass, singer-songwriter, producer and GOLD 905 radio host. Klass talks about his debut self-titled album. He takes us through some of its 10 tracks, like the single, ‘Erased’ and the song ‘Jazz Bar’ – a musical collaboration with local jazzman Jeremy Monteiro.

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Daily Cuts - How a revised rental renewal policy will help Singapore's hawkers

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Susan Ng speak with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.sg, about how a revised rental renewal policy will help hawkers avoid overly high tender bids.

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Daily Cuts - What's helping Singapore's retail sales figure continue its growth?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Susan Ng speak with Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, NUS Business School, about what could be helping Singapore's retail sales figure continue its growth.

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Daily Cuts - How a Harris- or Trump-led presidency could affect US-Singapore relations?

As the US polls open, how would either a Harris- or Trump-led presidency affect Singapore relations? Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Susan Ng find out from Steven Okun, CEO, APAC Advisors.

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