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Daily Cuts - How to rethink the role of taxis in Singapore as the industry shrinks

When was the last time you hailed a taxi by the street or boarded one from a taxi stand? Booking a ride is now second nature to us and taxi companies have had to adapt by finding their space on ride-hailing platforms to retain a share of passengers. But what’s a more long-term sustainable model for Singapore’s taxi companies – and their drivers?  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out more from Associate Professor Raymond Ong, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, NUS

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Daily Cuts - Personalise your perfume at Scentopia

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro chats with Neyha Rohilla, Assistant Events Manager at Scentopia, a fragrance retail store that specialises in providing customised perfumes and scents. Rohilla shares how Scentopia takes customers on a comprehensive and immersive experience to tailor-make their preferred scent. She also shares a bit about Scentopia’s perfume workshops for couples, families and corporates.

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Daily Cuts - Screaming for livestreamers: Behind the wild fandom

First, it was celebrities. Now, it’s social media influencers and livestreamers that teenagers and young adults in Singapore are going ga-ga for. But why is the fandom so much more intense and apparent today? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Dr Natalie Pang, Senior Lecturer, School of Communications and New Media, NUS, to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Explainer: What sparked Sudan’s civil war and humanitarian crisis

Two major wars — in the Middle East and Ukraine — remain front and centre of people’s minds today, but less so the civil war in Sudan that has led to an equally urgent humanitarian crisis. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Mark Massoud, Professor of Politics and Legal Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, to gather the most crucial pieces of information from this war front.

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Daily Cuts - Flexible hours, shorter work weeks — but why aren’t companies listening?

A recent poll shows that nearly seven in 10 companies think it’s feasible to implement a four-day work week, which aligns with new guidelines for employers to roll out flexi-work arrangements come December. Yet companies like Amazon have u-turned on such policies with a return-to-office order. What’s behind the reluctance, and what risks are these firms taking by doing so? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Neil Dyball, Managing Director, Hudson Asia, to find out more.  

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Daily Cuts - Building a business from scratch early in one's career

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Guan Dian, Co-Founder and APAC General Manager, Patsnap, about setting up a business from scratch early in one's career.

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