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Daily Cuts - How tulips survive a 10,000km journey so you can watch them bloom

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10 years of tulips! Tulipmania is back at Gardens by The Bay, with this year’s display taking visitors to the Netherlands – and a lot of work goes into making sure the tulips are in the pink of health as Mihkaail Ng, Deputy Director of Conservatory Operations at Gardens by the Bay tells Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua in a behind the scenes look.

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Daily Cuts - No respite, only rescue on Israel’s war stance in Gaza

Israel’s centrist minister Benny Gantz followed through with his vow to quit the emergency cabinet if Benjamin Netanyahu fails to deliver a post-war plan for Gaza. Meanwhile, the successful rescue of four hostages is likely to embolden Israel to conduct business as usual. Asia First's Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng ask Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor, Political Science, School of Social Sciences, SMU what US Secretary of State Antony Blinken can do during his visit to get clarity from Israel. 

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Daily Cuts - Malaysia’s targeted diesel subsidies

Malaysia has cut diesel subsidies as part of a reform plan, with handouts to hopefully cushion the impact of inflation especially for the lower income demographic. The move is to save billions of dollars in Malaysia’s coffers, but Asia First's Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng find out if it means higher costs passed down to customers including in Singapore. They speak with Dr Oh Ei Sun, principal adviser for Pacific Research Center of Malaysia.

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Daily Cuts - Rising rent and space constraints at Singapore’s student hostels

Prices of student hostels here have been on the rise, with the highest increase so far seen for units at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Rachael Anthony, CNA938 intern, a returning senior to a local university here walks Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng through the hostel bidding system and what her options are if she’s unable to secure a spot on Asia First. 

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Daily Cuts - Why are we ingesting so much microplastic waste?

Southeast Asia tops the charts in microplastic consumption, but should Singapore be worried too? On Asia First, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Dr Stephen Summers, principal Investigator with the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Encouraging more women to join the tech sector

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Lee Hui Li, Managing Director at Microsoft Singapore, about what more can be done to encourage more women to join the tech sector here.

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