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Daily Cuts - Germany’s political crisis: Why Olaf Scholz risks losing his job

Germany’s fragile three-party coalition finally lost its strength and collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister over a budget dispute. The move led to the exit of the Free Democratic Party from the coalition, leaving the Bundestag without a majority. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Jörn Fleck, Senior Director, Europe Center, Atlantic Council. They question the fate of Germany’s chancellor and the future of German politics. 

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Daily Cuts - Living amid the Los Angeles wildfires

Large fires continue to blaze uncontrollably in Los Angeles. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with resident Amy Hartman, about her experience living amid the raging wildfires that have brought life there to a standstill.

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Daily Cuts - Indonesia joins BRICS: How it reshapes the global order

Indonesia has joined the BRICS bloc as a full member, raising eyebrows among its allies, including ASEAN and the United States. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess how the membership will benefit Indonesia, how the country will balance its other relationships, and how the global order is shifting once again with Susannah Patton, Director, Southeast Asia Program, Lowy Institute

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Moving from money to mental wellness, Joan Low's on a mission to make a bigger impact

Joan Low left the world of high finance, where she managed a portfolio worth over a billion dollars, in order to make mental healthcare more accessible. In 2019, she founded Thoughtfull, an app that connects people with the most appropriate mental care service for their individual needs. Joan shares how her own journey as a caregiver to a loved one with mental health challenges, as well as her own modest family background, inspired her to "dream big" and make a more meaningful impact on people's lives.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Why Billy Naveed wants to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs

Billy Naveed caught the entrepreneurship bug early in life when he started earning money by coding "for strangers on the internet" at the age of 14. More than 20 years later, the veteran financial professional is now equipping other youngsters with the skills and know-how to succeed as entrepreneurs, through the Young Founders School, which he founded. Billy shares how his own journey has imbued him with a sense of mission to make a difference in the lives of the next generation of change-makers. 

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Daily Cuts - Author Fairoz Ahmad talks about disappearing youth and disappearing kampongs in 1970s Singapore

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with local author Fairoz Ahmad about his novel “Neverness”, which is about how the young residents of a 1970s Singapore kampong unite to search for Alia, a village girl and fellow schoolmate who mysteriously disappears one fateful night. Fairoz will talk more about this coming-of-age historical novel and the research he did to capture what it was like to live in the now long-gone Kampong Lorong Engku Aman.

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