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Daily Cuts - i Light: Lighting Up Your Life

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the creative folk and artists behind i Light Singapore 2024. With 17 artworks by 25 artists this year, Melanie finds out why the festival’s theme is called “Cyclical Nature” and how most of the artists’ artworks are interpretations of everyday objects! Australian artist Simone Chua, will also discuss the interactive art installation “Dandelion” and how visitors can engage with it. 

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Daily Cuts - Job-related data you should not share

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Noelle Teoh, Associate Lawyer, GJC Law, about the types of job-related information we should not reveal to avoid breaching legal agreements.

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Daily Cuts - Significance of the Swedish King's first state visit to Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Anders Sjoberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Singapore, about the significance of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's first state visit to Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Beyoncé and her legacy set to be the subject of a new university course

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University in 2025. The class will focus on how the multi-hyphenated artist has generated awareness and engagement in social and political ideologies. She is not the first performer to be the subject of a college-level course, with the recent one being Taylor Swift. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Jem Aswad, Executive Music Editor, Variety, to find out if the study of entertainment icons as a subject of academia is an emerging trend.

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Daily Cuts - G20 summit: What to expect at the two-day summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

G20 leaders will meet for a two-day summit hosted by the Brazilian G20 presidency in Rio de Janeiro. Under the motto, ‘Building a just world and a sustainable planet’, the leaders will take part in three sessions on the three main priorities of the Brazilian presidency. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to John Kirton, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Director & Founder, G20 Research Group, University of Toronto, to take a look at the latest developments out of Monday’s meetings, and the relevance of the grouping amid a more fractious world.

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Daily Cuts - Implications of Ukraine strikes on Russia with U.S missiles

Washington’s decision to let Kyiv strike deep into Russia with long-range US missiles escalates the conflict in Ukraine and could lead to World War III, senior Russian lawmakers said on Nov 17. Two US officials and a source familiar with the decision revealed the significant reversal of Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict earlier. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre, University of Western Australia, to examine the implications and the extent of escalation this new move would bring to the war.

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