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Daily Cuts - A Hollywood writer tells us if she's excited to go back to work

Finally, our favourite TV shows will be back on our screens! The months-long Hollywood writers' strike is approaching an end after the Writers Guild of America reached a deal with major studios and streaming services. We can look forward to late-night talk shows as soon as Sunday, 1 Oct. The union said its 11,500 members can return to work, ahead of their final vote to ratify the contract on 9th October. Amy Hartman is a film and TV writer based in Los Angeles and she tells us what she's looking forward to. 

Daily Cuts - Men’s Health issues for Movember

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Ivan Lee, Clinical Therapist from Alliance Counselling about 'Movember’ an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues – particularly mental wellbeing issues in Singapore.    

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Daily Cuts - Behind rising GST Evasion

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Hui Wong speak with Associate Professor Soh Kee Hean, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences and Ong Pei Ching, Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, TSMP Law Corporation, about more people here evading taxes for homeware and luxury goods.

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Daily Cuts - Battling bed bugs

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Hui Wong speak with Andy Ma, CEO, Star Bugs, about how our nation could increase its vigilance against bed bugs.

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Daily Cuts - Protecting ourselves from pneumonia

Pneumonia is seen as an illness that commonly afflicts the elderly, but young people can contract it too. World Pneumonia Day is commemorated on Nov 12. We speak with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Disease Specialist, about the situation in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - National security to be enhanced with laws on critical entities ownership

The proposed parliamentary bill aims to regulate significant investments into entities that are critical to the country’s national security interests. We find out more about the need for such a bill in view of rising global protectionism. Joining us is Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

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