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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 - How healthy are hotpot meals?

Steamboat: festive tradition or stealthy calorie bomb? Andrea Heng and Joel Chua find out why this CNY favourite might need a rethink with Wong Hui Xin, dietitian, Healthier U 

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Daily Cuts - Deepfakes: how far can AI go?

A major celebrity falls victim to deepfaked explicit photos… but with AI tools so easily accessible, could it also happen to us? Andrea Heng and Joel Chua speak with Stefanie Yuen-Thio, Chairperson, SG Her Empowerment, a non-profit that supports women and girls; Stefanie is also Joint Managing Partner of TSMP Law.

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Daily Cuts - Malaysia's King Al Sultan Abdullah bids farewell

Malaysia is bidding farewell to its 16th ruler -- Al-Sultan Abdullah ends his five-year reign today. He will be returning to his home state of Pahang where he'll resume duties as the Sultan of the state. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua speak with James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania to reflect on the incumbent’s reign. 

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Daily Cuts - Difference Engine's Work-Life Balance

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Felicia Low publisher Difference Engine an independent comics publisher based in Singapore. Low talks about how Singapore-based animation studio Robot Playground Media has picked up rights to Difference Engine’s “Work-Life Balance” and turn it into into a global animated TV series. Low – who is also an author - also talks about what this means for the local animation and comics industry, her early days setting up the business, representing Singapore at international events like the Frankfurt Book Fair, and how she plans to grow her business.

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Daily Cuts - Catching up with Imelda Teo

20 years after the first Singapore Idol, what are some of its former contestants up to? Melanie Oliveiro speaks with one such former contender: Imelda Teo, who is still in the entertainment business working as an event singer, wedding singer, and emcee. Teo talks about her early days in local showbiz, memorable gigs she has hosted and performed at over the two decades, and what the freelance entertainment sector is like in Singapore for a Self-Employed Person like her.

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