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Daily Cuts - The effectiveness of CCTVs at childcare centres in reducing abuse cases

Major child abuse incidents at preschools here last year prompted the requirement of CCTVs from 1 Jul 2024. Just weeks before the roll-out, cases have not abated – the most recent involving a five-year-old girl who was allegedly kicked in the shin by a preschool teacher. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman ask Melissa Simin Goh-Karssen, Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, Singapore University of Social Sciences if CCTVs are the best answer to bring child abuse at schools to a stop.

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Daily Cuts - Yao Shih Lien's ‘Lotus in Bloom’

Melanie Oliveiro speaks author Yao Shih Lien, known affectionately as Dr. Lotus, about his book ‘Lotus in Bloom’. Yao – who has devoted more than ten years to mastering the cultivation of lotus and waterlilies, will talk how ‘Lotus in Bloom’ guides novice gardeners on solving typical problems, strategies for choosing the perfect lotus species to suit one’s personal space, and identifying common health issues that affect lotus plants.

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Daily Cuts - DayAway Singapore

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Martha Waslen, founder and CEO of DayAway Singapore, a platform to book daytime experiences at luxury hotels. Waslen will recount how and why she launched the platform in Singapore in 2021 in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Post-pandemic, Waslen will explain how DayAway has expanded to other  markets including Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia and the United Arab Emirates. She will also talk about how she and her team curate hyper-local experiences like visiting a workshop offered by a family of artisans, for example.

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Daily Cuts - Analysis: Shipping congestion in the Port of Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Tan Hua Joo, Container Shipping Market Analyst, Linerlytica, about what could be causing serious shipping congestion in the Port of Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Potential appeal of white flats in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Christine Sun, Chief Researcher and Strategist, OrangeTee Group, about the potential appeal of white flats to prospective home buyers here.

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Daily Cuts - Mr World 2024

Pageants have largely been the domain of women, so what are some reasons why men participate in them? Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh hear the motivations of Reece Low, a freelance personal trainer and Terence Tea, who’s CEO & Director of commodities-focused group Accrelist Ltd, and Executive Chairman and CEO of Jubilee Industries Holdings Ltd - an investment holding company that provides electronics solutions. They are contestants of Mr World Singapore 2024. Joining them is Samuel Seow, Director of talent management company, Beam Artistes.

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