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Daily Cuts - Are parents too over reliant on private tutors for their kids?

A recent commentary on CNA.asia explores the issue of overreliance of private tuition for our school-going children. Andrea Heng and Justine Moss speak with the co-author of the commentary A China-like tuition ban may not work, but Singapore can still find ways to address overreliance: Assoc Prof Intan Azura Mokhtar, Centre Director, Community Leadership and Social Innovation Centre, Singapore Institute of Technology

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Daily Cuts - Home Buyers to be More Cautious and Prudent

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Eugene Lim, key executive officer of ERA Singapore, about how home buyers here need to be more cautious and prudent amid looming economic uncertainties.

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Daily Cuts - Inaugural Global Fraud Summit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Razwana Begum, Head, Public Safety and Security Programme, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, about how Singapore has signed a Communique with 11 countries at the inaugural Global Fraud Summit in London, to achieve a common goal of combatting scams and fraud. 

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Daily Cuts - Gen AI in education

Singapore learners are prioritising AI skills and STEM education to meet shifting job demands. What does GenAI mean for the education system, and what are the greatest challenges in effective GenAI deployment in Singapore and the region? Work It’s Cheryl Goh and Hui Wong speak to Jeff Maggioncalda, Chief Executive Officer at Coursera.

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Daily Cuts - Nomad Experiences in Mongolia

Yearning to explore less travelled locales and marvel at different ways of life? Hui Wong speaks to Anand Munkhuu, Nomadic Expeditions based out of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, who will share about ways to experience an authentic Mongolian experience, and ignite the adventurous spirit in city dwellers.

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Daily Cuts - More companies inflating job titles here

Seeing more fancy job titles on recruitment portals? You're not alone - more than a few companies here appear to be inflating those titles. A new survey published this week by recruitment firm Robert Walters found that 2 in 5 companies here appeared to use this approach to attract and retain talent. Joel Chua and Susan Ng speak with Monty Sujanani, Country Manager for Singapore at Robert Walters.  

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