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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 - Pulau Ubin: The Last Frontier

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with author and urban sketcher Francis Theo about his book ‘Pulau Ubin: The Last Frontier’. Theo will talk about why he wanted to capture the essence of Pulau Ubin using sketch and ink methods as well as sights and structures he felt important to include in the book. Theo will also talk about his other pursuits as an upcycle artist, floral stylist, workshop instructor and more.

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Daily Cuts - Heritage Food of the Peranakan Indians: In a Chitty Melaka Kitchen

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Co-author & coordinator Tanya Pillay-Nair, co-author Jamuna Rani Pillay, and co-editor Rowena Row. They are some of the creative people behind the cookbook ‘Heritage Food of the Peranakan Indians: In a Chitty Melaka Kitchen’. They’ll talk about how the book - filled with close to 100 recipes - came about, the shared culture between Peranakan Indians and their cousins from the Baba-Nonya community, and the stories behind some of the recipes covered in the book.

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Daily Cuts - The Big Spark: Antler

Antler Co-Founder and Managing Partner (Asia) Jussi Salovaara shares his thoughts on The Big Spark’s winning start-up(s) and his advice for those who didn’t secure the funding they hoped to.

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Daily Cuts - The Big Spark: Rigel-Farro Capital

Rigel-Farro Capital Founding Partner Sebastian Togelang shares how start-ups can court venture capitalists.

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Daily Cuts - How multi-currency e-wallet operators could better prevent fraud

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Aurobindo Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Finance, SMU, about what multi-currency e-wallet operators could do to better prevent fraud.

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