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Daily Cuts - JISR Film Festival

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 - Israel Hamas Updates

The war in Gaza is now in its fourth month. Palestinians are hoping Israel and Hamas will come to an agreement before a planned Israeli strike. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua find out more from Prof Simon Frankel Pratt, Lecturer, Political Science, University of Melbourne

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Daily Cuts - 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Yip Pin Xiu, Singapore's most decorated athlete at the World Para Champs, on how she felt about Singapore hosting the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships. 

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are Students in our Universities Safe?

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Kevin Cheong, Managing Partner, Syntegrate, a tourism and destination development consultancy, about how foreign tourists are flocking to visit the NUS and NTU campuses, causing disruptions to university students here. 

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Daily Cuts - Spain by Train

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Bino Chua, the man behind the travel blog iwandered.net, about his trip to Spain's less visited regions along the northern coast via the Costa Verde Express. We get his recommendations on where to go, what to do and what to eat.

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Daily Cuts - Hear65 – Foxela

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with 21-year-old Foxela, an EDM producer who has 90 releases through some of the most prominent dance labels. He talks about his music journey thus far, and what he’s up to. Discover more Singaporean music and musicians at Hear65.com – an initiative by the National Arts Council, produced by independent music media company Bandwagon.

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