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Daily Cuts - S1E321: The lasting legacy of the mid-year exam

2023 marks the first year where all primary and secondary students will not have to sit for mid-year exams. But some parents could still be concerned about whether their children need them. Against this backdrop, CNA938's Arnold Gay and Justine Moss speak with Grace Tan, Founder-Principal of Learning Journey Education Centre, which offers mock mid-year English exams among their programmes. She shares the rationale behind these mock exams, and what the demand from parents has been like.

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Daily Cuts - S1E265: En route to a more sustainable future

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with the Centre for a Responsible Future's Richard Hartung about how his organisation empowers people to make healthy and sustainable choices through advocacy, education and engagement.

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Daily Cuts - S1E264: Cashing out your HDB nest egg

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Ku Swee Yong, Director at International Property Advisor, about whether is it a good time for elderly flat owners to cash out their HDB nest eggs, as resale values climb in recent years.

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Daily Cuts - S1E263: International Jazz Day

Singapore Today’s Melanie Oliverio and Justine Moss speak with Tan Weixiang Tan, the Jazz Association of Singapore’s Senior Associate Music Director and Norwegian clarinet virtuoso Felix Peikli who’ll be coming here just for the concert “Swing! Swing! Swing!” It celebrates UNESCO International Jazz Day, which will be held on Sunday, 30 April.

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Daily Cuts - S1E262: The Kuihmaker

From savoury epok-epok to sweet wajik gula melaka - Singapore Today’s Melanie Oliverio and Justine Moss speak with the man behind The Kuihmaker, a home based business that has grown quickly into a physical store in Bukit Batok West.

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Daily Cuts - S1E261: Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Why is #EldestDaughterSyndrome trending on TikTok and does it rob eldest daughters of their childhood? Singapore Today’s Melanie Oliverio and Justine Moss speak with Professor Yang Hu from the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University to unpack this issue.

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