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Daily Cuts - Global mpox emergency: How badly will Singapore be affected?

Countries in Asia are monitoring the Mpox outbreak very closely as cases start to pop up in the region. Thailand reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of the disease on Aug 21. The World Health Organisation said there have been more than 14,000 cases and over 520 deaths in Africa this year, which already exceeds last year's figures. Given how the world is inter-connected through travel, on Asia First, Hairianto Diman  inds out to what extent will Singapore be affected by this health emergency with Prof Dale Fisher, Director, NUS Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Response & Senior Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases, National University Hospital

 

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Daily Cuts - Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s legacy

Indonesian President Joko Widodo highlighted his economic, infrastructure and development successes in his final state of nation address on Aug 16. His address came ahead of the country celebrating its Independence Day on Aug 17 in both Jakarta and its new Nusantara capital. On Asia First, Hairianto Diman speaks with Achmad Sukarsono, Associate Director, Global Risks Analysis Asia Pacific, Control Risks who looks at Mr Widodo’s achievements during his presidential term and examines the progress of the new capital Nusantara.

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Daily Cuts - English Premier League kicks off

The Premier League roared back to life this weekend with a thrilling opening round of fixtures. Nine matches, eighteen teams, and plenty of drama to kick off the new season. The final opening match has yet to be played. Sports commentator John Dykes shares more on what to expect from the teams in this season and the players to look out for with Hairianto Diman and Namreena Samtani on Asia First

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Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: Brains behind DreamChaser

On a recent episode of Tech Talk, Daniel Martin speaks with Daniel Pham, who is one-half of the creative force behind the game DreamChaser, about forging a career in game development.

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Daily Cuts - Improving the bus passenger experience through station enhancements

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with transport analyst Walter Theseira, who's also Associate Professor with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)' School of Business, about how upcoming enhancements to seven bus interchanges here will improve the overall passenger experience.

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Daily Cuts - Megaquakes: How dangerous can they be?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Shengji Wei, Associate Professor, Asian School of the Environment and Principal Investigator, Earth Observatory of Singapore, NTU, about how dangerous megaquakes can be.

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