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Daily Cuts - S1E1: Cry for help: A young girl’s journey to mental wellness

Daily Cuts

The following podcast contains sensitive material. Listener discretion is advised. If you need someone to talk to or if you know anyone in need of a listening ear, call the Samaritans of Singapore at 1800 221 4444. 

As part of CNA’s special Mental Wellness series to mark World Mental Health Day, CNA938’s Singapore Today spoke to Lina (not her real name), a teenage girl who despite being a brilliant and successful student, struggles with mental health issues, including attempting suicide. 

Find out how her mother gave up her successful career to support her only daughter, while an expert from Singapore’s Institute of Mental Health explains some tell-tale signs to watch for in people with suicidal tendencies, and what we can do to help them.

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Daily Cuts - S1E391: Teaching our kids about food sustainability

In line with MOE’s push to focus on food sustainability in schools, Si Ling Primary School has begun introducing the concept of responsible grocery shopping to their students. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Ashri Shukri, Head of Department of Science at Si Ling Primary School, who told us more about this. 

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Daily Cuts - S1E390: A preview of the Thai elections

Thai elections will be held this Sunday where 52 million Thais will be voting for their government. So far, the country is divided into two - conservative royalists and supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Dr Kevin Hewison, Weldon E. Thornton Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to find out more about what’s to come.

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Daily Cuts - S1E389: Entrepreneurship in soap crafting

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Low Li Ting, Founder of My Naked Bar, about what led her to venture into entrepreneurship as a soap crafter, after spending many years in the commercial healthcare industry.

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Daily Cuts - S1E388: Protecting victims of domestic abuse

ingapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Zaharah Ariff, Executive Director at Casa Raudha, about a new Bill that has been tabled in Parliament to strengthen the government's ability to intervene in family violence cases and better empower victims.

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Daily Cuts - S1E387: Could we be scaring off our foreign property investors?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Alan Cheong, Head of Research and Consultancy at Savills Singapore, about Singapore ranking highest globally for total tax levied on foreigners buying residential property.

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