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Daily Cuts - Asian Festival of Children's Content 2024

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Melanie Oliveiro speaks to some of the key people involved in the 15th edition of the Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC). Taking place from 23 to 26 May, AFCC will explore the theme "Curiosity" and will feature the Philippines as the Country of Focus. The interviewees will highlight the more than 100 programmes such as panel discussions, presentations, workshops, lectures and masterclasses. The wide range of free programmes and activities at the AFCC Book Fair will also be discussed, along with information on how children can get their books signed and meet their favourite authors.

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Daily Cuts - Potential implications of turbulence on air travel

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Dhrubajyoti Samanta, Senior Research Fellow, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Shukor Yusof, Founder and CEO, Endau Analytics, about the potential implications of turbulence on air travel.

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Daily Cuts - Official launch of HDB's new resale flat listing service

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Vairavan Shanmugam, Data Analyst, Ohmyhome, about the official launch of the HDB's new resale flat listing service, and how it will help ease local housing transactions.

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Daily Cuts - NLB and UNIQLO UTme! T-shirts and Playbrary

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about how book lovers and library enthusiasts can explore different ways to appreciate books. When it comes to exploring books in the virtual world, Chris Koh, Programme Director, National Reading Movement, National Library Board will talk about Playbrary an initiative by the NLB to encourage more people to read more through gamification. Koh will also discuss where in town book lovers can go to get eight exclusive T-shirt designs inspired by local books like “Sugarbread” by Balli Kaur Jaswal and “The Angel Tiger and Other Stories” by Barrie Sherwood.

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Daily Cuts - GaiGai

Melanie Oliveiro finds out about the culture of dating and matchmaking in modern day Singapore. Alex Tam,  CEO of GaiGai, a local dating agency will talk about dating trends, the top traits single Singaporeans seek in partners and virtual dating – among other topics.

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Daily Cuts - Arun Rosiah: the journey of a cancer survivor-turned-senior-fashion-model

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Arun Rosiah on his journey of being a cancer survivor-turned-senior-fashion-model. The 60-year-old father and personal trainer will discuss how he achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a fashion model after battling with stage 3 colorectal cancer. He’ll also talk about his experiences joining Manhunt Singapore 2021 and what it was like being the oldest finalist at 57 years old. Arun will also have tips and advice for those battling cancer.

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