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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Earth School's Cassandra Yip-Lee plants seeds in the young to care more about the environment

Cassandra Yip-Lee, founder and Executive Director of Earth School, spent much of her childhood "out at sea" with her diver-instructor parents, sparking her passion for nature. But for some time, she believed that a truly immersive experience of nature could only be had beyond Singapore's shores. That perception changed dramatically during a visit to one of Singapore's beaches. Cassandra vividly shares the biodiversity she encountered, and how that experience continues to fuel her drive to help others experience the richness of Singapore's flora and fauna through Earth School.

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Daily Cuts - Arterly Obsessed with encouraging art appreciation & creation in SG

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with artists Keith Ang and Guo Yixiu, founders of Arterly Obsessed – a Singapore art & design studio and collective. They’ll recall why they started Arterly Obsessed and how they plan to grow it. They’ll also discuss their Light to Night Singapore 2025 outdoor artwork – a sculptural installation inspired by pagodas, spirituality and 80s pop star Belinda Carlisle.

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Daily Cuts - Goodbye Biden, hello (again) Trump: What inauguration day spells for Asia

On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get fresh perspectives and commentary from Ylan Mui, Managing Director, Penta Group of the inauguration of Donald Trump, who takes the White House for a second term; and read clues from his message about his foreign policy, especially with regard to Asia and ASEAN. 

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Daily Cuts - Why would people make unauthorised attempts to change registered addresses?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Angela Lim speak with Associate Professor Soh Kee Hean from the SUSS' School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences about what would lead people to make unauthorised attempts to change registered residential addresses using online means.

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Daily Cuts - Could Singapore be in for more wet days and intense rains?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Angela Lim speak with Dr Koh Tieh Yong, Co-Chair, Working Group for Asian-Australian Monsoon, World Climate Research Programme, about whether Singapore could be in for more wet days and intense rains in the months ahead.

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Daily Cuts - New parental care leave scheme: Could it pull a strain on smaller companies in Singapore?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Angela Lim speak with Roland Wee, Board Chair, Great Place To Work ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand, about whether a new parental care leave scheme could pull a major strain on smaller companies in Singapore.

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