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Daily Cuts - Asian Festival of Children's Content 2024

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 - Singapore vs. South Korea – a David and Goliath match-up

After slowly regaining confidence on the football pitch, Team Singapore put up a brave fight against one of Asia’s strongest teams in a sold-out World Cup qualifier match. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get a sense of the atmosphere at the Singapore Sports Hub from Raechel Lim, CNA938 intern, and they get a professional post-match analysis and a lookahead to the Lions’ future from Phil Goh, independent sports journalist. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Not everyone's going to like you... and that's OK!

Liam McDonald relocated to Singapore from Canada almost 20 years ago, and in 2020 opened the Lemon Stand comedy club — just as Covid struck! Liam shares how humour got him through some pretty challenging times, including a recent health scare, and the most important life lessons he's learned along the way.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: What more must be done to stamp out voyeurism on public transport

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Razwana Begum, Head (Public Safety and Security Programme) at the School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, about whether more can be done to stamp out voyeurism, molestation and upskirt photo-taking on public transport, besides MRT station announcements.

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Daily Cuts - Challenges in embracing Progressive Wage Model requirements

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with James Chia, CEO and Co-Founder, ArcLab, about the potential challenges employers and employees might face in embracing Progressive Wage Model requirements here.

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Daily Cuts - Impact of the built environment on Singaporeans' mental wellness

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Michael Leong, Senior Executive Director of SAA Architects, a member company of the Surbana Jurong Group, about how Singaporeans' mental wellness could be affected by their built environment.

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