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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 - Seafood farming for a sustainable future

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor William Chen, Director, NTU Food Science and Technology Programme, about how a project to farm seafood off Pulau Bukom could help keep local seafood supply sustainable.

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Daily Cuts - Destination Everywhere

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Basanth Sadasivan, a Singaporean super traveller who has travelled to 195 countries, about his collaboration with Skyscanner’s Everywhere Agency. As travel planning kicks off for 2024, he will be heading the pop-up travel consultancy where people can get free 1:1 video sessions to help you discover hidden and effective travel gems.

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Daily Cuts - Sticking to New Year resolutions

A YouGov Survey showed that three in five (61%) Singapore residents say they plan to improve their physical health in 2024 – the top New Year resolution. Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Vanan Govindasamy, fitness trainer and podcaster, about how to stick to our New Year resolutions through realistic goal setting and simplified fitness habits.

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Daily Cuts - Indonesian election: Understanding Prabowo's commanding lead

Less than a month before Indonesians vote for their next president, we examine the latest opinion poll (18 Jan) showing Prabowo Subianto leading his rivals by 20 percentage points, but shy of the 50% needed to win in a single round of voting. We also look deeper into the issues that his rivals could leverage upon as they try to narrow the huge gap. Our guest is Douglas Ramage, Founding Managing Director, BowerGroupAsia Indonesia.

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Daily Cuts - Tackling family violence by "breaking stereotypes and celebrating masculinity"

A family violence symposium organised by Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities is taking place on Saturday (20 Jan), entitled “Breaking Stereotypes: Celebrating Masculinity”. We find out what it takes to help a former perpetrator of family violence turn his life around.

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