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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 - Is there room for e-commerce growth in South-East Asia?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Ng Weiyi, Assistant Professor, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School, about whether there is room for e-commerce growth in South-East Asia.

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Daily Cuts - How could Changi Airport's charge hikes impact your next flight?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Brendan Sobie, Founder, Sobie Aviation, about how your next flight could be impacted by Changi Airport's plans to progressively raise its charges.

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Daily Cuts - How to stay safe, while travelling abroad?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Lavinia Rajaram, Director of Asia Public Relations and Global Brand Communications, Expedia Brands, about staying safe while travelling abroad.

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Daily Cuts - There's more to Belgium than chocolate and waffles

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Emma Verhaeghe, a Belgian travel blogger, known as @emmasroadmap on Instagram. Verhaeghe tells us about the hidden gems in her country and gives an alternative perspective to Belgium, which has a strong reputation as the land of waffles, beer and chocolates. 

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Daily Cuts - Godpawrents: a new local pet sitting platform

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Maurice Png, founder of Godpawrents, a newly launched pet sitting platform. Png talks about how pet owners can access the platform with ease, and how most of the pet sitters, walkers, groomers, trainers and transport providers are Singpass-verified. Bruce Yeo, a Godpawrent, talks about how he's looked after other people's dogs.

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