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Daily Cuts - Author Fairoz Ahmad talks about disappearing youth and disappearing kampongs in 1970s Singapore

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In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with local author Fairoz Ahmad about his novel “Neverness”, which is about how the young residents of a 1970s Singapore kampong unite to search for Alia, a village girl and fellow schoolmate who mysteriously disappears one fateful night. Fairoz will talk more about this coming-of-age historical novel and the research he did to capture what it was like to live in the now long-gone Kampong Lorong Engku Aman.

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Daily Cuts - South Korea inspects Boeing 737-800 fleet

Investigations are widening, in the wake of South Korea's worst-ever aviation disaster. Authorities are considering several factors, including a concrete wall near the runway, and its role in the plane crash that killed 179 people. Andrea Heng get deeper insights with Alvin Lie, Independent Aviation Analyst.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Nur Halimah on loving fully as a foster parent

Nur Halimah and her husband provide a safe and loving home for children whose biological parents aren't able to, for various reasons. While Nur holds nothing back in the way of maternal love from her children, being a foster parent also means being prepared for the day they will leave. Nur, who also runs a home F&B business called The Good Fat, shares what motivates her in her foster parenting journey and how she's grown from it.

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Daily Cuts - Where are the cleanest and dirtiest public toilets in Singapore

Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Andrew Khng, Chairman, Public Hygiene Council and SMU principal lecturer of statistics Rosie Ching, who was behind a SMU study that sheds light on the cleanest and dirtiest public toilets in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - ASEAN Cup: Singapore vs. Vietnam Semi-Final Leg 2 Results

On Asia First, Andrea Heng analyses the highs and lows of the Lions’ semi-final away match against Vietnam at Viet Tri stadium and where the tournament could go from here with Phil Goh, independent sports journalist

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Daily Cuts - Is Korean culture becoming bigger than our own culture among Singaporeans

Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Ian Tan, a strategic communications lecturer at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at NTU, about whether Korean culture is becoming bigger than our own Singapore culture. With the growing popularity of K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty and even K-barbeque, the influence of Korean culture has deeply seeped into our daily lives.

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