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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 - 'Live' from Coldplay in Singapore 2024 - Day 1

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin shares a 'fly-on-the-wall' account of his experience attending the first in Coldplay's recent six-day concert residency at the Singapore Sports Hub.

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Daily Cuts - Are parents too over reliant on private tutors for their kids?

A recent commentary on CNA.asia explores the issue of overreliance of private tuition for our school-going children. Andrea Heng and Justine Moss speak with the co-author of the commentary A China-like tuition ban may not work, but Singapore can still find ways to address overreliance: Assoc Prof Intan Azura Mokhtar, Centre Director, Community Leadership and Social Innovation Centre, Singapore Institute of Technology

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Daily Cuts - Indonesian Presidential Elections - 2 weeks to go!

In two weeks, Indonesia crowns a new president – the final stretch for the candidates lies ahead. Andrea Heng and Justine Moss find out what candidates are planning before polling day with Dr Ian Wilson, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute & Senior Lecturer of Politics and Security Studies, Murdoch University

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Daily Cuts - Israel Hamas Updates

Israeli strikes hit northern Gaza again, while the US is likely to put out a powerful response to the Iran-backed airstrike in Jordan. Andrea Heng and Justine Moss unpack these latest happenings with Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Emeritus and Professor of Middle East History, Stanford University

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Daily Cuts - Do super short-haul flights harm our environment?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Brendan Sobie, Founder, Sobie Aviation, about whether super short-haul flights harm our environment more than traditional land transport.

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