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Daily Cuts - S1E304: Facing a rising China, Australia plans a defence overhaul

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Against the backdrop of a rising China, Australia is planning its biggest defence overhaul since the Second World War, following a defence review. To find out more about how the country seeks to project military power further from its shores, CNA938's Arnold Gay and Justine Moss speak with Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. Professor Dibb is also a former Deputy Secretary of Defence in Australia and a former director of its Defence Intelligence Organisation.

 

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Daily Cuts - S1E169: WHO's declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic - 3 years on

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization made the decision to characterise COVID-19 as a pandemic. 3 years on, CNA938's Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers reflect on the lessons we have learnt with Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake from the ANU College of Health & Medicine. 

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Daily Cuts - S1E170: Seeking help: The latest statistics from Samaritans of Singapore

From April 2022 to February 2023, Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) saved 114 clients from suicide through their interventions. CNA938's Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with John Lam, Senior Manager, Crisis Support, Samaritans of Singapore to find out more about these latest statistics.  If you need help or know of someone who needs help, you can call Samaritans of Singapore’s 24-hour hotline - 1767. You can also WhatsApp SOS through their 24-hour CareText at 9151 1767.

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Daily Cuts - S1E168: A world anew through a poet's eyes

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with local author Koh Buck Song about how the Covid-19 pandemic and the National Gallery's art pieces inspired some of his latest poems.

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Daily Cuts - S1E167: Unpacking the White Paper on Singapore’s COVID-19 response

The Singapore government recently published a White Paper on their COVID-19 pandemic response. It spelled out what went well, what could have been better as well as the lessons to learn. CNA938's Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, Vice Dean (Global Health) at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health to unpack it all.

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Daily Cuts - S1E166: Celebrating a woman in jazz

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with ​​local jazz pianist Cheryl Ann Spencer about growing her career as a female musician in Singapore.

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