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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 - China’s economy charm its way out of a slump in the Year of the Snake?

Despite widespread scepticism, China was able to hit its 5 percent growth target, after the latest round of stimulus measures. Now, everyone’s watching to see if the world’s biggest annual holiday will bear good tidings for the Chinese economy. For this, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Zhou Hao, Chief Economist at Guotai Junan International.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Going from gangs to earning his MBA, Weevyn To helps ex-offenders find their way

Weevyn To was raised by his grandparents after his parents divorced. Much of his early years were defined by gang activity, drugs, expulsion from school, and even going AWOL during his national service. That began to change when his ailing grandfather asked Weevyn a simple but heartfelt question from his hospital bed. Today, Weevyn is a senior social worker with a Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Business Administration under his belt. He shares the most valuable lessons his journey has taught him.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How John Chong buzzed his way from Vice Principal to Beekeeper

John Chong, an educator of almost 40 years, retired early so that he could pursue his passion to be a professional beekeeper. Since 2017, the founder of the BEE Amazed Garden, has used the industrious creatures to engage, entertain and inspire visitors. John shares some of the most valuable lessons he's learned from his bees, and what he'd say in his letter to his younger self.

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Daily Cuts - Is Singapore becoming too expensive a market for mid-tier car brands?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Desmond Chan, Editor, SGcarmart, about whether Singapore has become too expensive a market for mid-tier car brands.

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Daily Cuts - Is Singapore a target for transnational scams?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Associate Professor Razwana Begum, Head of Public Safety and Security Programme from the School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, SUSS, about whether Singapore has become a target for transnational scammers.

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