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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 - Why shopping for your Christmas tree might be different this year 

Shipments of live Christmas trees are facing delays, leaving customers to turn to alternatives in the market. With one week left to the festive occasion, Andrea Heng and Susan Ng ask Gracelyn Lin, CEO, Sing See Soon what customers need to be prepared for. 

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Daily Cuts - Unmasking our NRIC: What it means for you and your data privacy

We unravel the government’s decision to unmask our NRIC numbers as concerns mount following the discovery of an official web portal that produces people’s full NRIC numbers. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Clement Lee, Security Architect, APAC, Check Point Software Technologies to address some of our concerns regarding the security of this private detail and how to move in step with the government’s policy shift. 

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Daily Cuts - Inside Anwar Ibrahim’s ASEAN advisory panel

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced plans to set up an advisory group made up of veteran political leaders from across the region, ahead of Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2025. Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra has confirmed his participation, while former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo’s name has been reportedly floated as another option. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Susan Ng dive deeper into this development and assess Mr Anwar’s strategy with Doris Liew, Assistant Manager for Research, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs 

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Daily Cuts - Can the Lions beat Thailand in the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with sports broadcaster and former professional footballer Rhysh Roshan Rai about how the Lions might be able to beat their Thai rivals in the Mitsubishi Electric Cup.

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Daily Cuts - Will you see an above-average salary increment in 2025?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder, Career Agility International, about what could be driving projected salary increases of 2 to 5 percent for Singapore employers in 2025.

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