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Daily Cuts - Guarding the mental health of Singapore’s prison wardens

Guarding prison inmates is not only physically demanding – it can be a mentally gruelling job too. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Rashida Mohamed Zain, Senior Assistant Director and Lead Psychologist at the Psychological and Correctional Rehabilitation Division, Singapore Prison Service, to get a sense of the challenges faced by officers guarding Singapore’s prisons and the support available to them and prison staff to ensure they’re able to fulfil their duties in the best form – and go home to their families, feeling well. 

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are Singapore's shopping centres boring?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Sharon Ng, Professor of Marketing, NTU and Stephen Sing, Executive Director, Singapore Retailers Association, about whether Singapore's shopping centres are boring.

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Daily Cuts - Being involved in the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Zackery Tay and Zahra Izam, participants at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, about the experience of being involved in such a major global sporting event.

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Daily Cuts - Hydrogen power: A major step-up in Singapore's sustainable energy efforts?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Lee Poh Seng, Executive Director, Energy Studies Institute, NUS, about how a new hydrogen-ready power plant on Jurong Island could represent a major step-up in Singapore's sustainability energy efforts.

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Daily Cuts - The humble Yong Tau Foo's big break

The name Yong Tau Foo means “stuffed tofu” — yet, it offers much more in terms of flavour and versatility. Does the humble Hakka Yong Tau Foo deserve more attention? One restaurant here is on a mission to give it the credit it deserves. On Eat Drink Singapore, Cheryl Goh speaks with Jemme Teo, Director of Fu Lin.

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Daily Cuts - How sound is the new data

Sound is a key part of many jobs, though a rarely acknowledged one. The meaning behind sounds in an industrial setting has largely been locked inside the minds of experienced maintenance and operations personnel. Until now, there’s been no way to capture or share industrial sounds or the knowledge of experienced personnel who understand the meanings behind them. Work It's Cheryl Goh speaks with Dr Nancy Greco, a world-renowned Engineer and Director of Research, Internet of Things at IBM, about how they are harnessing sound as a new data source.

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