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Daily Cuts - Candidates announced for Indonesia's Presidential election

Candidates for Indonesia’s presidency and vice-presidency have been announced with a three-cornered fight taking place – the first in 15 years. The stiffer competition means candidates will have to develop strong programmes to win over more than 200 million voters as they head to the polls next February. But this could also lead to polarisation within Indonesian society. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng spoke with Dr Deasy Simand-juntak, Associate Fellow, Indonesia Studies Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. She told us how this election will differ from the last three-horse race in 2009.

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Daily Cuts - Is 'tailgating fee' common among gyms?

Do you normally check if the door is closed behind you when you're at the gym? The big question is - is it even your responsibility? One gym member from Anytime Fitness had to pay $60 ‘tailgating fee’ because an unidentified woman entered the gym behind him without using her own key fob. Anytime Fitness ended up apologising to the member. But Ken Mok, Owner and CEO of Fiitboxx says he doesn’t think the onus is entirely on the member to make sure there is no tailgating. 

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Daily Cuts - Shaping our Tech Start-Up Ecosystem's future

Singapore Today’s Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Shirley Wong, Chairperson of the SMU Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition Steering Committee, about what could be done to shape the future of the Tech Start-Up Ecosystem here and around the South-East Asia region.

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