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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 - A Letter to Myself: Getting to the roots of Nalini Veeraghanta's drive to bring more greenery into our urban spaces

In 2016, Nalini Veeraghanta's doctor told her to spend at least 120 minutes a week in nature. That therapeutic experience planted the seeds in her to eventually leave her career as a top corporate executive and found naturethings, a startup that brings more greenery indoors and uses technology to influence how we interact with natural elements for our own wellbeing. Nalini shares why she'd thank her younger self for having the courage to become an entrepreneur and the value of having her own "tribe" accompany her on this journey.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Fang Low found his ikigai in raising the art of co-living in shophouses

Fang Low is the founder and CEO of Figment, a company which manages co-living properties set in heritage shophouses. Fang shares how his love for art and adventures couch-surfing through over a hundred countries, shaped his desire to create co-living spaces that elevate and inspire a sense of community. He also describes how the realisation that his earlier career in investment banking ill-suited him, fuelled his determination to succeed on his own terms.

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Daily Cuts - Legacy of Tan Howe Liang, Singapore's first Olympic medallist

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with former national weightlifter John Cheah about the legacy of Tan Howe Liang, Singapore’s first Olympic medallist, who has died at the age of 91.

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Daily Cuts - SkillsFuture credits: Why you should use them now

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with James Chia, CEO and Co-Founder, ArcLab, about why personal development should be a matter of priority and not afterthought in relation to SkillsFuture credit use.

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Daily Cuts - Have you been gambling Labubus?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Samuel Yuen, Managing Director, Yuen Law, about the penalties for those involved in Labubu-related illegal online gambling activities.

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