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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: For anti-scam specialist Justina Pang, crimefighting runs in the family

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Justina Pang spent about five years as a police officer, including a year in the special victims unit. She was inspired by her grandfather, a police officer who sustained a gunshot wound while fending off a robbery. But she decided to hang up her crimefighting uniform to prevent an increasingly worrying type of crime — scams. As an anti-scam specialist with Singapore's largest bank, DBS, Justina helps protect customers from losing their savings — and peace of mind — to unscrupulous scammers. She shares what she's learned from her career journey, and what she personally does to protect herself and her family from scams.

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Daily Cuts - At age 104, Singapore’s oldest artist Lim Tze Peng is still going strong

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Jennifer Lam, a National Gallery Singapore curator, about the ongoing “Becoming Lim Tze Peng”, a bilingual exhibition tracing the artistic evolution of Singapore’s oldest living and active artist. Lam will describe the Cultural Medallion recipient’s solo exhibition featuring over 50 artworks curated from Lim’s personal and Singapore’s public art collections. She’ll also highlight Lim’s nostalgic depictions of well-loved everyday Singapore scenes, as well as the invention of his own distinct style of calligraphy.

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Daily Cuts - Woodlands Represent! Akeem Jahat – a Singaporean rapper going from strength-to-strength

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singaporean bilingual rapper, Akeem Jahat now celebrating the 10th anniversary release of his breakthrough album, a mixtape titled, “SeluDOPE”. Akeem will also talk about his earlier days: how he started rapping in his teens and the issues he addresses in his tracks. Discover more Singaporean music and musicians at Hear65.com an initiative by the National Arts Council, produced by independent music media company Bandwagon.

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Daily Cuts - Pregnancy loss and the graphic novel

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Vinita Ramani, journalist, critic and writer of the comic, "Bearing Witness". This mini graphic novel was inspired by Ramani’s true story of a forty-something mother who discovers during an ultrasound scan that her baby passed away in utero. Ramani highlights the process of putting her experiences into comic book format with the help of an illustrator, and how comics and graphic novels can shed a respectful light on so-called taboo topics like pregnancy loss, grief and acceptance.

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Daily Cuts - Of poetry and haiku with Dr Sanjay C. Kuttan

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with poet Dr Sanjay C. Kuttan, about what inspires him to write poetry and haiku. He’ll talk about the various poetry books he’s published and what inspires his craft – from Singapore landmarks to the ‘cardboard aunty’. Kuttan will also recall when he started writing poetry, how he was mentored and how often he’s able to compose poems & haiku when inspiration hits.

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Daily Cuts - Homebody – a new Made in SG cookware brand

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Gitanjali Das, co-founder and CEO of Homebody, a Singapore-made cookware and kitchenware brand. Das will discuss the brand’s design process that led to the formation of their signature products Super Pan & Super Pot and why cookware designs have remained stagnant for decades. She’ll also detail how much R&D  was done to make Homebody products as earth-friendly as possible.

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