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Daily Cuts - JISR Film Festival

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Melanie Oliveiro finds out where in Singapore we can go to watch films made by moviemakers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, and in the process learning more about modern Arabian culture - should we consider traveling to the GCC. The JISR Film Festival is an inaugural cultural festival that’s debuting in Singapore, featuring the works of established and emerging filmmakers. Cinemagoers will access a curated selection of 17 films representing the diverse cinematic landscape of the GCC, along the themes of sustainability, animation, sports and female empowerment.

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Daily Cuts - Competing for talent and brain-drain in Southeast-Asian countries

A Malaysian study reveals skilled workers flocking to Singapore, sparking "brain drain" concerns. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng find out which other regional countries are facing the same issues with Aiko Kikkawa, Senior Economist with ADB under the Economic Research and Development Impact Department.

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Daily Cuts - Flying high in a helicopter

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Australian technopreneur John-Paul Thorbjornsen who recently bought a new Airbus ACH125 helicopter. Together with the Airbus ACH130 Aston Martin helicopter, Thorbjornsen and his team will fly some 30,0000 nautical miles around the world via the North & South Poles. Thorbjornsen will talk more about this 2026 journey.

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Daily Cuts - What's on at Sneakrcon

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singapore streetwear designer Mark Ong aka Mr Sabotage (SBTG) who’ll talk about his involvement at this year’s Sneaker Con SEA held at Resorts World Sentosa. Sneaker Con SEA  2024 is a celebration of sneaker and streetwear culture with on-stage panel discussions, a customised lineup of over 200 global and local iconic brands, and a gathering of 150+ traders and passionate sneaker collectors from around the globe. Ong will talk about how he will design exclusive limited-edition Kintsugi Air Jordan 1 highs, crafted from vintage scarves and bandanas, embodying the artistry of Kintsugi, which is the Japanese process of repairing ceramics traditionally with lacquer and gold. Ong will also talk about how he is collaborating with RWS in designing 22 pairs of limited-edition sneakers for RWS as a commemoration of their partnership. RWS and SBTG will auction off two pairs of the limited-edition sneakers and donate all proceeds to the students from Temasek Polytechnic (Mark Ong’s alma mater). 

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Daily Cuts - HSBC Women’s World Championship

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Andy Johnston, General Manager and Head of Agronomy at Sentosa Golf Club, about this year’s edition of the US$1.8 million (S$2.4 million) HSBC Women’s World Championship which is making a welcome return to Singapore next week.

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Daily Cuts - Potential Zika Transmission in Boon Lay

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Chan Kuan Rong, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, about a potential Zika transmission in Boon Lay.

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