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Daily Cuts - Insights into independent film, Hero Borneo

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In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Lee R., Director-Producer behind the independent movie ‘Hero Borneo’. It stars Malaysian matinee idol Zaidi Omar as Pak Demai, a cantankerous village fisherman who wants his son Aman to follow in his footsteps. But Aman is disinterested in village life and yearns to live in the big city when he grows up. Lee discusses what makes the film a unique story, and how this distinct Borneo narrative is presented from a Singaporean director’s eyes.

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Daily Cuts - How do you keep your homes safe from being broken into?

Residents in Singapore's Holland and Bukit Timah area have been on heightened alert since their largely landed neighbourhood was targeted by a recent spate of rare housebreaking cases. Apart from authorities increasing patrols and installing mobile cameras at key road junctions, residents are also stepping up their own vigilance. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how homeowners can take steps to keep their homes safe from being broken into with Associate Professor Razwana Begum, Head, Public Safety and Security Programme, Singapore University of Social Sciences

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Daily Cuts - Role of cat rescuers amid surge in abandonment cases

There has been a surge in alleged cat abandonment cases following the announcements about the Cat Management Framework, which is set to kick in on Sept 1. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) called on the authorities to do more to tell pet owners about the flexibility of the two-year grace period that the framework affords them. This will deter owners from abandoning their additional cats. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Sylvia Tan, cat rescuer and volunteer at Cat Welfare Society about the logistics needed when rescuing abandoned cats.

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Daily Cuts - Close to half in Singapore say they’ll never achieve financial freedom: Survey

More than four in 10 people in Singapore say they may never be able to achieve financial freedom. This was revealed in a survey of 3,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents aged 18 to 65. In this year's Singlife Financial Freedom Index, respondents believe they need about $610,000 to be financially free, and that it would take them 30 years to get there. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the survey findings with Adriana Chia, Vice-President, CX and Research, Singlife

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Daily Cuts - Talks of containment ensue heavy air attacks between Israel and Hezbollah

Israel launched what it described as a pre-emptive strike on Aug 25 against a major attack that Hezbollah was planning on Israeli territory. Hezbollah fired its own barrage later in the day. Despite widespread fears that the cross-border escalation could spiral into an all-out regional war, both sides swiftly moved to talks of containment. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a look at the possible reasons for both parties claiming victory with Simon Frankel Pratt, Lecturer, Political Science, The University of Melbourne

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Ivy Zerbel Lim's rough past fuels her self-belief and business success

At 29, Ivy Zerbel Lim is a successful entrepreneur who owns a chain of beauty salons. She's also the devoted mother of three young children. It's a far cry from her younger years, when she smoked her first cigarette at 9 and found herself in prison at 17. Ivy shares how she turned her life around.

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