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Daily Cuts - Do Biden’s stumbles and Supreme Court immunity really mean a Trump victory?

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Former president Donald Trump is now partially shielded from prosecution following a ruling by the Supreme Court comprising a Republican supermajority — the cases against him will likely be delayed to January, or even dropped if he wins the November election. But does this, together with the incumbent’s stumbles during the presidential debate, equate to an outright Trump victory? Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Professor Joseph Siracusa, political commentator & Dean of Global Futures, Curtin University.

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Daily Cuts - Monday Reset: Decluttering your home

How do you keep your homes spick and span? Is there a “Standard Operating Procedure” for cleaning your homes? We take a look at steps to declutter your homes and the common struggles homeowners face when it comes to keeping their homes tidy. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with James Lim, CEO APAC, Helpling 

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Daily Cuts - A to D Nutri-Grade label to be extended to salt, sauces, instant noodles and cooking oil

The government will implement a mandatory nutrition label for packaged salt, sauces and seasonings, instant noodles and cooking oil. These items identified are key sources of sodium and saturated fat intake among Singapore residents. The move comes as there is an increasing prevalence of hypertension, or high blood pressure, and hyperlipidaemia, which is also known as high blood cholesterol.  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the effectiveness of such labels and whether they provide incentive for producers to improve and innovate their products to achieve better gradings with Terence Ng, Director, Policy & Strategy Development, Health Promotion Board  

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Daily Cuts - More Singaporeans exercising, getting flu shots; fewer smoking in 2023

Findings from the National Population Health Survey 2023 showed that more Singaporeans got active, quit smoking, sought professional help for mental wellness, as well as had themselves screened for chronic diseases and vaccinated against infectious ones. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out the possible reasons behind these findings, and the long-term impact from these improved lifestyle habits with Professor Teo Yik Ying, Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS  

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Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: The Audi Q4

In this edition of Tech Talk, Singapore Today’s Daniel Martin speaks with Markus Schuster, Managing Director, Audi Singapore, about the Audi Q-4.

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Daily Cuts - NDR2024: Kallang precinct plans show Singapore’s commitment to supporting sports, athletes

In his first National Day Rally as the leader of the 4G government, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has given the sporting community much to cheer about, says former NMP and national fencer Nicholas Fang. He adds that the plans Mr Wong shared on sports development in the years ahead indicate that this is not a knee-jerk reaction to Team Singapore’s success in Paris, but a signal of how the 4G leaders value sports as a part of our society. Hairianto Diman speaks with Nicholas Fang, former Nominated Member of Parliament and former national fencer and sports administrator, MD, strategic sports consultancy Novastella

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