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Daily Cuts - Importance of Suzhou Industrial Park to Singapore-China ties

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Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Alan Cheong, Senior Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, about the importance of Suzhou Industrial Park to maintaining Singapore-China ties.

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Daily Cuts - Up and away – the dos and don’ts of air travel

The holiday season is here and plans are underway for that year-end getaway. Undoubtedly, it is a busy period for airlines. From armrests to overhead bins, air travel has become a test of patience and restraint now that personal space comes at a premium and everything costs extra. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get some tips on preparing for the flight, and find out more about air travel etiquette with Lavinia Rajaram, Expedia's Travel Expert.

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Daily Cuts - COP29: Developing nations blast US$300 billion climate deal as insufficient

Nearly 200 nations have approved a climate finance deal in which wealthy historic polluters pay at least US$300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change. The deal, however, has been roundly criticised by its intended recipients as woefully insufficient.  Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how far this support will help, and what more can be done with Mark Howden, Director, Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University

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Daily Cuts - PAP elects top decision-making body as PM Wong to assume party’s chief role 

The ruling People’s Action Party elected its 38th central executive committee (CEC) at a biennial conference on Sunday (Nov 24), with Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat joining the party’s top decision-making body for the first time after being co-opted. The latest CEC will lead the ruling PAP into the next general election, which must be held by November next year. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the make-up of the new CEC, and the main takeaways from the conference with Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore

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Daily Cuts - Explainer: What is methanol poisoning?

Six tourists have died, after they were suspected to have drunk contaminated alcohol in Laos. According to media reports, they were part of a group that went out on Nov 12 in Laos' tourist town Vang Vieng. They fell ill after consuming the tainted drinks. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a look at the effects of consuming methanol, and what travellers should look out for with Dr Ian Musgrave, Molecular Pharmacologist and Toxicologist, University of Adelaide

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How aviation enthusiast Faris Iskandar re-routed his dream and opened his own flight school

Faris Iskandar, co-founder and CEO of Aeroviation flight school, was fuelled by his passion for aviation to excel in his studies. But when his ambition of becoming a commercial pilot didn't materialise, he realised there's more than one way to realise his dream. He and his wife opened their own flight school in 2018 and have helped many students — including children as young as 7 years of age — realise that they too can reach for the sky. Faris shares the most valuable lessons his journey has given him.

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