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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 - Baker X's new resident: Youkneadcakes

Not a want, but Youkneadcakes! Work It's Stanley leong and Hui Wong spoke with Ng Yu Feng, a full-time engineer turned full-time homebaker. She's the latest resident baker at Baker X, a facility at Orchard Central.

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Daily Cuts - Thank you for the music! The real purpose of SMRT’s new chimes

The new jingles and chimes at SMRT station platforms and onboard its trains aren’t just an audio pick-me-up for commuters – they’ve also been specially curated for the visually impaired to create a more inclusive public transport system here. Our guest on Asia First tells Andrea Heng and Joel Chua about the science and hard work that went into composing San Lun Che, Chan Mali Chan and Singai Naadu for this now-permanent feature. 

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Daily Cuts - Be careful what you share online, it could be seen as defamation

A woman has been charged over her involvement in an article that spread a false account of her negative experience at a local public institution. How do we know if an account directly told to us has been fabricated, and what can we do to avoid running into the risk of defamation? Andrea Heng and Joel Chua get expert legal advice on Asia First. 

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Daily Cuts - Understanding the security measures for your CPF account

Our CPF accounts are big targets for scammers, so strict safeguards have been introduced to prevent our hard-earned retirement funds from being wiped out. Our guest joins Andrea Heng and Joel Chua on Asia First to explain these safeguards in detail. 

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Daily Cuts - Little Hero by Emily Lim-Leh

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with award-winning Singaporean author Emily Lim-Leh about her latest children’s book: “Little Hero”. It’s a work of fiction inspired by real-life events from the childhood years of the author’s father in post-war 1940s Singapore and beyond. Lim-Leh will discuss how she crafted the main character seven-year-old Ying Xiong, the talks she recalled of her father’s memories of the Japanese Occupation,  and how both adults and children will resonate with the various themes addressed in the book.

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