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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Chew Chun-Chau on being of service to others, leadership, and butterflies

Chew Chun-Chau is the first Singaporean to be appointed Country Head at the Swedish defence company SAAB. But the 23-year navy veteran — who was also the first polytechnic graduate to be given a prestigious SAF scholarship — had to overcome significant financial and academic challenges in his youth, and worked in a factory at the age of 12 to supplement his income. He shares how many "angels" helped him along the way, and the wisdom of being "like a butterfly".

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Is physical bullying in our schools getting worse?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Lim Boon Leng, Psychiatrist, Dr BL Lim Centre for Psychological Wellness, about whether physical bullying in our schools is getting worse.

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Daily Cuts - Will Singapore's dropping citizen marriage and birth rates continue?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Professor of Sociology (Practice), School of Social Sciences, SMU, about whether Singapore's downward trend for both citizen marriages and births could be set to continue.

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Daily Cuts - How a major Fed rate cut could impact the everyday Singaporean

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, NUS Business School, about how the recent major Fed rate cut could impact the everyday Singaporean.

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Daily Cuts - Explore the Galapagos Islands and the British Isles

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Conrad Combrink, Senior Vice President of Expeditions, Destination and Itinerary Management from Silversea, an ultra-luxury and expedition travel brand. In the second part of their chat, Combrink talks about his travels to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador and the British Isles. He also addresses Silversea’s onboard enrichment experiences and workshops tailormade for guests.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Hirfan Romzi on chess, choices, and community

Hirfan Romzi, 24, is the founder of the Aliwal Chess Club, which brings together people from all walks of life. He shares how his own challenging childhood spurred him to seek a sense of community, and gave him the grit to persevere through the challenges of pursuing his goals... one of which involves a sport called "chess boxing"!

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