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Daily Cuts - How much is too much of a favour for a friend?

There lies a fine line between self-care and self-centredness, according to a Gen Z commentary author on TODAY Online. She notes that “while boundaries can be good for our mental health, we need to be careful that our boundaries do not block us from connecting with those we care about”. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman asked Dr Geraldine Tan, Director and Principal Registered Psychologist, The Therapy Room about striking the balance between doing a favour and going out of our way.

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Daily Cuts - Spotlighting Temasek Polytechnic's Brightest Stars

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about Temasek Polytechnic’s Student Excellence Awards (TSEA) 2024. The awards honours over 2,000 TP student leaders with who display resilience, strong academics and outstanding leadership roles. One such awardee is Rick Tan Yi Hong who will talk about co-authoring a research paper on drug abuse during his internship despite battling clinical depression and the loss of a loved one. The other awardee is Issac Loh who won the Promising Young Entrepreneur Award. Loh is the founder of RESSURACK a vintage/secondhand clothing store.

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Daily Cuts - Would a seamless commerce experience encourage you to shop?

Consumer spending is expected to slow as people around the world feel the impact of rising prices. Would a seamless commerce experience offered by retailers entice consumers to spend? Work It's Chew Wui Lynn and Cheryl Goh spoke to Guillaume Sachet, a Partner at KPMG in Singapore to find out.

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Daily Cuts - What’s really biting China’s e-commerce space after the mid-year shopping festivals

The numbers from the recent mid-year online shopping festival in China have been widely reported to be bearish, casting a gloom over the e-commerce outlook. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a closer look at the data and examine the data for an accurate picture of the situation with an analyst. They speak with Jianggan Li, CEO, Momentum Works.

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Daily Cuts - Business is brisk in the heartlands, but can they go further?

Singapore Heartlands Enterprise Summit is meant to help heartland businesses innovate and elevate themselves to go beyond. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman understand the current landscape that heartland businesses operate in and study the conditions that would help them to go beyond in the face of competition from e-commerce. They speak with Andy Hoon, Vice-President, FMAS.

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Daily Cuts - Do mixed messages from Benjamin Netanyahu undermine Israel’s position in the war?

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant is in Washington D.C. to smooth things over as the US pauses weapons shipments. At home, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is backpedalling on comments made over ceasefire negotiations. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the latest developments from the war in Gaza. They speak with Dr Ran Porat, Lecturer and Analyst on Middle Eastern Affairs, Monash University.

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