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

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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 - Hand, foot and mouth disease cases rising in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Dr Sanjeev Shanker, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Starmed Specialist Centre, about the recent rise in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Are our fresh graduates expecting too much from their first jobs?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder of Career Agility International, a career strategy consultancy, about how roughly 70 percent of graduates in Singapore believe it will be tough finding good jobs this year.

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Daily Cuts - US Air Force Academy top cadet, RSAF Lt Jonathan Loh

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with 25 year old Lieutenant Jonathan Loh, who is the first Singaporean in nearly 30 years to top the class at the prestigious United States Air Force Academy, which includes 15 international students from countries such as Thailand, the Philippines, Cameroon and Peru.

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Daily Cuts - Sam Tyler visits the Thai highlands

Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Sam Tyler, travel content creator, about modern attractions in the Thai highlands – Chiang Mai. She gets to know him better and finds out how long it took him to build a quarter million followers on Instagram where he goes by samzactyler.

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Daily Cuts - NAFA & theatre collective Autopoetics production "no there there"

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the NAFA & theatre collective Autopoetics production “no there there”. Staged from 13-15 June 2024 “no there there” is about Charlie finding herself in two worlds: a hospital room and a world of self-help/internet inspiration. She’s drawn under the spell of internet influencers and gurus who offer her insights into their worlds. Charlie then invents an Instagram character – Cha Cha – who becomes a star. Interviewees Laura Hayes and Natalie Titus will talk about their roles, how this production came about, and what present-day issues are addressed in the production.

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