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

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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 - A Letter to Myself: How openness and intention inspire Safafisalam Bohari Jaon's approach to career mentoring

Safafisalam Bohari Jaon is the programme director of MARA Mentoring, a platform that prepares undergraduates from the Malay-Muslim community to make the most of their career aspirations. Safa shares how his own career journey has been shaped by the invaluable support he received from his mentor, how he overcame his own challenges with self-esteem as a youth, and how he's helping others from the community do the same.

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Daily Cuts - TalkBack - How do you retain your Singaporean identity if you work and live overseas long term? ft. Sharon Au

Living abroad long-term may challenge your Singaporean identity, as you navigate new cultures and environments. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Sharon Au, local actress and host - now based in Paris, France.

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Daily Cuts - Caning for scammers?

Singapore will consider caning scammers in some cases, in light of the serious harm they cause victims and financial losses hitting a record high last year. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Noelle Teoh, Associate Lawyer, GJC Law. 

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Daily Cuts - Wealth Wise - Could Singapore's economy be in for more headwinds?

Singapore's core inflation has fallen to its lowest in more than three years but with inflation likely creeping up in the US and tit-for-tat tariffs, could that be a problem for Singapore going forward? Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks to Selena Ling, Chief Economist and Head of Treasury Research & Strategy at OCBC Bank. 

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Daily Cuts - Discover WWII-era Singapore at the Amara Heritage Trail

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans can go to book a guided heritage trail that takes place on the grounds of a 5-star hotel that was formerly a British Army site on Sentosa island. Listeners will find out where on the Amara Sanctuary Sentosa compound they can view a petai tree that’s more than 120 years old; how to access two World War II air raid shelters; and the two blocks  - now housing hotel rooms - where British army personnel and their families stayed.  

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