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Daily Cuts - Foreign domestic workers, their salaries and the need for more cash

What are the rights of our foreign domestic workers when it comes to their salaries, and how might they seek supplementary income while they’re already employed? Asia First clears the air on the issue, arising on the back of reports concerning maids and issues with their salaries. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with K Jayaprema, President, Association of Employment Agencies.

 

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Daily Cuts - What Singaporeans want from their dream home: A house-hunter’s wish list

House hunting can be equal parts fun and frustrating, especially when you have a dream home in mind. A poll of 1,700 respondents studied the Perceptions, Preferences and Pressures of Singaporeans and their ideal home. On Asia First, Andrea Heng takes a look at the insights that outline the property wishlists of the various age groups, such as location, new vs resale, and purchasing hurdles – and determine what makes a dream home one’s reality with Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore and Munah Bagharib, content creator and house hunter

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Daily Cuts - Out of office: Thai PM Srettha Thavisin is dismissed, so what happens next?

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over for a breach of ethics, after he appointed a former lawyer and ex-convict to his cabinet. This makes him the fourth Thai premier in 16 years to be removed by verdicts by the same court. Andrea Heng examines the events that unfolded and what the Thai parliament could do to fill the vacuum with Dr Gregory Raymond, Senior Lecturer, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University

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Daily Cuts - Paris 2024 bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder

Paris 2024 bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder stopped by the CNA938 studio to chat with Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin about bringing home a bronze medal in kite-foiling. He had his first open-top bus tour of Singapore as part of the 'One Team Singapore Celebratory Parade' today. 

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Will taking parental leave affect your career?

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Paul Heng, Founder and Managing Director at NeXT Career Consulting Group, Asia, about how Singapore has been providing more parental benefits to encourage people to have more children. But are some employees concerned about whether taking more parental leave would affect their promotion prospects?

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Daily Cuts - Opportunities abound for Singapore F&B brands in London

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Jay Sim, business development director for restaurant group, Chew On This, about how Enterprise Singapore is seeing growing opportunities for Singaporean companies in Britain's food and beverage industry.

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