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Daily Cuts - Choum Reap Sur and Hello to arts, culture and music in Cambodia!

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In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro explores where tourists can go to visit Cambodia’s biggest music and cultural centre - christened The Gong, from Hannes Schmid, Co-Founder of Smiling Gecko - a non-governmental organisation, & world-renowned Swiss photographer. Dedicated to celebrating and nurturing the ancient Khmer arts and culture, The Gong was co-founded by Schmid. He’ll share about The Gong’s architectural merits and how its facilities are designed to cater to a broad range of artistic and cultural events.

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Daily Cuts - Ukraine moves into Kursk: What is Kyiv’s objective?

Ukrainian forces say they have seized 1,000 square kilometres of Kursk with a Russian official admitting to the seizure of 28 settlements during an attack on the border region – a move that has prompted President Vladimir Putin to vow a severe response. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the strategic significance of Kursk and calculate Kyiv’s objectives and next moves with Dr Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University

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Daily Cuts - Why is China’s economy still struggling when the rest of us have moved on?

China’s economy continues to remain in slow recovery mode, with no clear sign of improvement. Why is it persistently ailing? A China-focused economist Bo Zhengyuan, partner, Plenum helps us out in this explainer. He speaks with Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - Bangladesh has an interim government. What must it do first?

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to lead the caretaker government in Bangladesh. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman analyse its top priorities as the ageing leader leads the charge towards building what’s anticipated to be a true democracy in the country, following the ouster of former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. Dr Amit Ranjan, research fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS joins them on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - How one Singaporean went from gangster to master’s degree

How does a troubled young man who led a misguided life of aggression and bad company, recover to become an inspiring role model? From joining a gang to joining the pursuit of education, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Mohamad Fairizal Jaffar, former gang member, Yellow Ribbon beneficiary, who’s grown to become the master of his own fate.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Is Singapore becoming a monolingual nation and is that a boon or bane for national identity?

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Tan Ying Ying, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies at the School of Humanities in Nanyang Technological University, about how more young parents are speaking English at home with their children, and how this could lead to Singapore becoming a monolingual nation.

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