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Daily Cuts - Kevin McCarthy is no longer US House Speaker

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Kevin McCarthy has been voted out as House Speaker. This is after Florida congressman Matt Gaetz introduced the bill for his removal on Monday. Lawmakers voted 216 for (versus 210 against) the motion — and that included nearly all Democrats present. McCarthy is the first House Speaker in American history to get the boot. Vote for new House speaker is expected to be next week. Shawn Treier, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations, The Australian National University tells us what’s next in US politics.

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Daily Cuts - Men’s Health issues for Movember

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Ivan Lee, Clinical Therapist from Alliance Counselling about 'Movember’ an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues – particularly mental wellbeing issues in Singapore.    

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Daily Cuts - Behind rising GST Evasion

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Hui Wong speak with Associate Professor Soh Kee Hean, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences and Ong Pei Ching, Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, TSMP Law Corporation, about more people here evading taxes for homeware and luxury goods.

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Daily Cuts - Battling bed bugs

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Hui Wong speak with Andy Ma, CEO, Star Bugs, about how our nation could increase its vigilance against bed bugs.

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Daily Cuts - Protecting ourselves from pneumonia

Pneumonia is seen as an illness that commonly afflicts the elderly, but young people can contract it too. World Pneumonia Day is commemorated on Nov 12. We speak with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Disease Specialist, about the situation in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - National security to be enhanced with laws on critical entities ownership

The proposed parliamentary bill aims to regulate significant investments into entities that are critical to the country’s national security interests. We find out more about the need for such a bill in view of rising global protectionism. Joining us is Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

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