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Daily Cuts - Exploring Singapore’s WWII Past

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In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro explores the ‘Twilight Tour of Fort Siloso’, a special tour commemorating the 83rd anniversary of the Fall of Singapore as part of the National Heritage Board (NHB)'s annual ‘Battle for Singapore’ series of programmes. NHB’s Satha Logaraj will talk about the tour’s main features like Fort Siloso’s historic guns, military barracks, observation posts, and the underground network of tunnels constructed to shelter soldiers and store ammunition during World War II. Satha will also talk about other ‘Battle for Singapore’ programmes for Singaporeans, residents, and tourists to discover.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How openness and intention inspire Safafisalam Bohari Jaon's approach to career mentoring

Safafisalam Bohari Jaon is the programme director of MARA Mentoring, a platform that prepares undergraduates from the Malay-Muslim community to make the most of their career aspirations. Safa shares how his own career journey has been shaped by the invaluable support he received from his mentor, how he overcame his own challenges with self-esteem as a youth, and how he's helping others from the community do the same.

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Daily Cuts - TalkBack - How do you retain your Singaporean identity if you work and live overseas long term? ft. Sharon Au

Living abroad long-term may challenge your Singaporean identity, as you navigate new cultures and environments. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Sharon Au, local actress and host - now based in Paris, France.

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Daily Cuts - Caning for scammers?

Singapore will consider caning scammers in some cases, in light of the serious harm they cause victims and financial losses hitting a record high last year. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Noelle Teoh, Associate Lawyer, GJC Law. 

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Daily Cuts - Wealth Wise - Could Singapore's economy be in for more headwinds?

Singapore's core inflation has fallen to its lowest in more than three years but with inflation likely creeping up in the US and tit-for-tat tariffs, could that be a problem for Singapore going forward? Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks to Selena Ling, Chief Economist and Head of Treasury Research & Strategy at OCBC Bank. 

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Daily Cuts - Discover WWII-era Singapore at the Amara Heritage Trail

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans can go to book a guided heritage trail that takes place on the grounds of a 5-star hotel that was formerly a British Army site on Sentosa island. Listeners will find out where on the Amara Sanctuary Sentosa compound they can view a petai tree that’s more than 120 years old; how to access two World War II air raid shelters; and the two blocks  - now housing hotel rooms - where British army personnel and their families stayed.  

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