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Daily Cuts - i Light: Lighting Up Your Life

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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 - Innovative shelters that feel like home can help keep people off the streets

Conventional wisdom on homeless shelters argues that making the space too “homely" could hinder a person’s progress towards permanent housing. In a CNA commentary piece, the authors posit that designing innovative shelters that feel like home could help to keep people off the streets in Singapore. Susan Ng speaks with the authors, Dr Harry Tan, Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, and Vanessa Lim, Social Worker and Research Analyst, New Hope Community Services, to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Biden, Trump to meet at White House ahead of historic return

President-elect Donald Trump is making a victor’s return to Washington. President Joe Biden will welcome him to the White House for an Oval Office visit that is a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power — a ritual that Trump himself declined to participate in four years ago. Susan Ng speaks to Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor, Political Science, Singapore Management University, to take a look at what might come out from the meeting. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Despite son's rare medical condition, the journey has been "all worth it" for Geoffrey Toi

Geoffrey Toi's eight-year-old son, Christopher, is the only person in Singapore with a medical condition known as Bile Acid Synthesis Disorder, which puts him at risk of liver failure. Geoffrey shares how his family's hard-fought journey to secure lifelong support for Christopher has been greatly helped by the Rare Disease Fund, how he's learned to take it "one step at a time", and the sense of hope his family and community have given him.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Is it time to pack school lunches for our kids?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Roshni Mahtani, Group CEO and Founder, The Parentinc and Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran, President, Singapore Nutrition and Dietetics Association, about whether it is time to normalise having children bring packed lunches to school.

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Daily Cuts - Need for better control of Singapore's deepfake situation

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Goh Weihan, Associate Professor in the Infocomm Technology cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, about the need for better control of Singapore's deepfake situation.

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