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Daily Cuts - Flexible hours, shorter work weeks — but why aren’t companies listening?

A recent poll shows that nearly seven in 10 companies think it’s feasible to implement a four-day work week, which aligns with new guidelines for employers to roll out flexi-work arrangements come December. Yet companies like Amazon have u-turned on such policies with a return-to-office order. What’s behind the reluctance, and what risks are these firms taking by doing so? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Neil Dyball, Managing Director, Hudson Asia, to find out more.  

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Daily Cuts - Vance vs Walz: Who won the US vice-presidential debate?

Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance squared off with his Democrat counterpart Tim Walz in a one-night-only debate centred on key policies at the top of voters’ minds. Hairianto Diman speaks to Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, to get a post-debate analysis and find out how much it will sway voters’ opinions at the polls come November 5th. 

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Daily Cuts - Why you shouldn't use underhanded means to get time-off from work

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Paul Heng, Founder and Managing Director, Next Career Coaching Services, about why some workers feel they need to use underhanded means to get time-off from work.

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Daily Cuts - Why Singapore students under 18 want media literacy classes

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Ian Tan, a strategic communications lecturer with NTU's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, for his insights on why 4 in 5 Singapore students under 18 want media literacy classes to be taught in schools.

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Daily Cuts - Private home prices in Singapore see their biggest dip in eight years

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore, about why private home prices have seen their biggest decline in eight years.

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Daily Cuts - Smart Nation 2.0: AI and education in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Associate Professor Jason Tan from National Institute of Education – Policy, Curriculum and Leadership, about what students and teachers here can look forward to in learning more about AI as part of Singapore's Smart Nation 2.0 initiatives.

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