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Daily Cuts - Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival at Chinatown Singapore from 7-9 June 2024

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Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival at Chinatown held from 7-9 June 2024. The meaning behind this year’s theme “Dragon Boat Festival: Of Thumping Drumbeats and Delicious Dumplings” will be explained. Listeners can also find out about the games and activities that await them including lantern riddles and a dragon boat craft workshop. Melanie will also find out how APSN Centre for Adults will be participating in the Dragon Boat Festival celebration in Chinatown on 8 June 2024.

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Daily Cuts - Pro Bono SG - All about your rights as a worker

Sometimes you hear about the bright spots and promising sectors that are hunting for talent and you’re fuelled with optimism. At other times, we’re rocked by bad news of economic turmoil, restructuring and layoffs. One thing is certain, change. The employment landscape is ever changing, so how familiar are you with your rights as a worker? Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh speak with Toh Wei Yi, Partner at Harry Elias Partnership as well as the Head of the firm’s Employment Practice, on our weekly series in partnership with Pro Bono SG.

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Daily Cuts - A taste of the exclusive Cassia X WING collabor-ate-tion

Contemporary Chinese restaurant Cassia at Capella Singapore have partnered with award-winning Hong Kong restaurant, WING for an exclusive event from 17th to 19th May! Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh spoke with WING's Owner and Executive Chef Vicky Cheng and Cassia’s Chinese Executive Chef Eric Neo about the melding of Chinese and Cantonese flavours.

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Daily Cuts - Another heritage business bites the dust

Yet another heritage business bows out of Holland Village after over 80 years, citing dwindling customers and demand for their wares. The impending closure of Khiam Teck — once a go-to for toys and card games, party decorations and festive accessories — brings to mind how our shopping habits as well as our recreational choices have changed over the years. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Associate Professor Lau Kong Cheen, SUSS to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Birds sitting in a Singapore tree – why do they nest in our urban environment?

A nest of owlets in a tree in Telok Blangah caused a stir for nearby residents — and for the birds too. Dr Tan Yen Yi, Research Fellow, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, NUS tells Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman about the nesting habits and habitats of birds in Singapore, and how to ensure their safety if we encounter them on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - Divorce on mutual grounds

Singapore has introduced an amendment to divorce laws, allowing couples to file for a split based on mutual agreement, in a bid to encourage healing among affected families. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman are joined by Shaun Ho, Special Counsel for Family Law, Withers Worldwide to get a deeper understanding of this law and a closer look at divorce trends in Singapore. 

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