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Daily Cuts - Keeping track of Singaporeans' heart health through Project Reset

According to the National Health Survey, nearly all of us (9/10) are consuming too much salt. And naturally, that’s resulted in higher prevalence of hypertension and high blood pressure. Heart disease is also the top cause of death in Singapore. So a new initiative has been launched – it’s called Project RESET, and it will involve the screening of 10,000 Singaporeans aged 40 to 70. Professor Roger Foo, Director, Cardiovascular-Metabolic Disease Translational Research Programme, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University Heart Centre, Singapore tells us more about this.

 

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Impact of ComfortDelGro taxi fare hike on local cab industry

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Walter Theseira, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences, about the potential impact of the ComfortDelGro taxi fare hike on our local cab industry.

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Daily Cuts - Why we're seeing more rats in common spaces

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Nicole Zycinski–Singh, Managing Director, Killem Pest, about whether we should be concerned that rats are popping up more often around local common spaces.

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Daily Cuts - Inspiring Girls with Awesome Women

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with local charitable organization Inspiring Girls Singapore and how they’ve partnered with the local founders of the Awesome Women Series. The Awesome Women Series company creates books and games that focus on women role models with the aim of inspiring girls to reach for their dreams. Jacqueline Chua, Co-Founder and Country Chairperson of Inspiring Girls Singapore & Priscilla Hoon-Tan, Founder of the Awesome Women Series will discuss their partnership and how 10% of all online sales will be pledged to Inspiring Girls Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Bringing Syrian shawarma to Singapore

On Eat Drink Singapore, Cheryl Goh and Hui Wong speak to Syrian chef Hadi who has decided to call Singapore home, after setting up his Muslim-owned takeaway restaurant, Damascus Delights in the east. Find out more about his life-changing journey and why he hopes to share Syrian shawarma with more Singaporeans.  

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Daily Cuts - Project: Reminiscence - tackling social isolation in seniors

Six Girl Guides and 17 Venture Scouts have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to society. Project: Reminiscence is a collaboration between the Venture Scouts, SAGE Counselling Centre, and Thye Hwa Kwan Moral Society. Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with a Venture Scout behind this project, Harry Lee, winner of the President's Scout Award.

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