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

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 - Acts of kindness on social media – the fine line between inspiring and exploitative

A TikToker recently made waves online when he flew a homeless elderly man from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore for a two-day tour. But the buzz generated raises the question: Are such acts of kindness, intentionally curated for social media, inspiring or exploitative? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman tackle the grey area of this online phenomenon with William Wan, MD, Fervent Chambers 

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Daily Cuts - Why Singapore is ramping up health checks in early childhood schools

From banning screen time to personalising a health plan, the Grow Well campaign is the latest effort by the Ministry of Health as a national strategy to tackle bad lifestyle habits and health risks to children, from infants up to 18 months all the way to their preschool years. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman analyse the significance and timing of the campaign, and how it could evolve for older children with Dr Petrina Wong, Consultant Paediatrician, Petrina Wong Clinic for Children

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Daily Cuts - How Trump’s second presidency could shape Asian economies

In the aftermath of his inauguration as America’s 47th president, observers are noticing what was mostly missing from his speech – foreign policy and his stance on Asia. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman enlist the help of Professor Alex Capri, Senior Lecturer, Department of Analytics and Operations, NUS Business School to examine the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s second term on the regional economies. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Edy Ongkowijaya turned hard knocks into a thriving ayam penyet business

Edy Ongkowijaya is the founder of the D'Penyetz chain of Indonesian restaurants, which has a sprawling presence in six countries, including 14 outlets in Singapore. But as an Indonesian teenager comfortably studying in Singapore in the early 90's, Edy's life was completely changed when his father went bankrupt. It set him off on a journey that, at one point, saw him work four jobs to support his family back home. His early foray into F&B would also see him endure even more business setbacks. Edy passionately shares how he rose above the series of adversities and eventually found success in starting his F&B franchise which serves up ayam penyet (smashed fried chicken served with sambal) as its signature dish.

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Daily Cuts - Discovering Salzburg, Austria - Home of The Sound of Music

In Destination Anywhere, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Leslie Koh, a food and travel content creator about his memorable trip to the Austrian city of Salzburg. He’ll recount his exploration of Mirabell Gardens - one of the filming locations for the musical-film The Sound of Music. Koh will also explain why he nearly bought a violin in tribute to Mozart, and what’s on the menu at Europe’s oldest restaurant.   

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