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Daily Cuts - From boomtown to ghost town: the fate of Changi Business Park

Built and once dubbed the CBD of the East, the buildings that once housed the back-end offices of tech and banking giants like IBM, AMD and Citigroup are rapidly emptying out of Changi Business Park, with overall vacancy rates reportedly more than doubling over the last three years to almost 40 percent.  Lee Sze Teck, Senior Director, Data Analytics, Huttons Group  gives Asia First's Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss an analysis on the fate and future of the district.

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Daily Cuts - From Tinder to Tin-don’t: Why Gen Zs are leaving dating apps

Tired of the endless swiping and lack of results, Gen Zs are leaving dating apps for the foreseeable future. Instead, they’re now trying to meet a mate the old fashioned way – face-to-face. In fact, Violet Lim, CEO and Co-founder of dating services agency Lunch Actually has seen an increase in Gen Z clients. But on Asia First, she tells Andrea Heng and Joel Chua that Gen Zs have a number of habits to overcome in order to find a prospective partner.

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Daily Cuts - Inflation in Singapore eases, but do we feel at ease too?

Inflation in Singapore is on a downtrend, declining more than expected. How and when will this translate to us, consumers? Or is it too soon to rejoice? Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, Group Finance & Corporate Service at UOB tells Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua what to understand from the latest data and how that will affect prices.

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Daily Cuts - US, China need each other more than they’d like to admit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China for three days of talks in Shanghai and Beijing, following a series of engagements between the two countries in recent months. The meeting comes as China faces pressure from the US on multiple fronts. But Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute and Chairman, Asia Narratives told Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua that it’s crucial for the two nations to get past their differences in order to work and lead together.

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Daily Cuts - Say hello to Part Time Lover, Ralph Alvern!

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Ralph Alvern, Singaporean singer-songwriter, about his music and the issues he tackles in his songs. For example, his new single ‘Part Time Lover’ is about relationship challenges.

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Daily Cuts - Akwaaba to Accra, Ghana!

Melanie Oliveiro chats with Kehinde Fadipe, British author, about her travels to Accra, the capital of Ghana. She finds out why many tourists find it an appealing cosmopolitan city to visit and what's good to explore there.

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