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Daily Cuts - The future of armed forces: When foreigners make up your national army

What happens when you run out of troops to defend your country? Australia’s solution is to allow foreigners to enlist in the nation’s army, a move that Germany is also considering. The news comes on the back of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promising to bring back national service if his Conservative Party wins as the UK faces a dwindling military force. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Dr Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australia Strategic Policy Institute

 

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Daily Cuts - Potential implications of turbulence on air travel

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Dhrubajyoti Samanta, Senior Research Fellow, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Shukor Yusof, Founder and CEO, Endau Analytics, about the potential implications of turbulence on air travel.

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Daily Cuts - Official launch of HDB's new resale flat listing service

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Vairavan Shanmugam, Data Analyst, Ohmyhome, about the official launch of the HDB's new resale flat listing service, and how it will help ease local housing transactions.

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Daily Cuts - NLB and UNIQLO UTme! T-shirts and Playbrary

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about how book lovers and library enthusiasts can explore different ways to appreciate books. When it comes to exploring books in the virtual world, Chris Koh, Programme Director, National Reading Movement, National Library Board will talk about Playbrary an initiative by the NLB to encourage more people to read more through gamification. Koh will also discuss where in town book lovers can go to get eight exclusive T-shirt designs inspired by local books like “Sugarbread” by Balli Kaur Jaswal and “The Angel Tiger and Other Stories” by Barrie Sherwood.

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Daily Cuts - GaiGai

Melanie Oliveiro finds out about the culture of dating and matchmaking in modern day Singapore. Alex Tam,  CEO of GaiGai, a local dating agency will talk about dating trends, the top traits single Singaporeans seek in partners and virtual dating – among other topics.

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Daily Cuts - Arun Rosiah: the journey of a cancer survivor-turned-senior-fashion-model

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Arun Rosiah on his journey of being a cancer survivor-turned-senior-fashion-model. The 60-year-old father and personal trainer will discuss how he achieved his lifelong dream of becoming a fashion model after battling with stage 3 colorectal cancer. He’ll also talk about his experiences joining Manhunt Singapore 2021 and what it was like being the oldest finalist at 57 years old. Arun will also have tips and advice for those battling cancer.

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