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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How empathy transformed Cai Chengying's approach to the law

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Cai Chengying is Pro Bono SG's Head of Strategy and Impact Evaluation. Prior to this, she was a successful lawyer in some of Singapore's top law firms but left to devote herself to motherhood. Now as she supports the underprivileged, Chengying shares how her current role has helped her truly appreciate the value and power of empathy in the provision of legal services.

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Daily Cuts - Monday Reset: How to choose a flat for your needs and budget

Buying a house for the first time is a huge milestone, but also a daunting responsibility. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get an expert to break down all you need to know so that you can find your home sweet home, with minimal fuss and fear. They speak with David Baey, Co-Founder and CEO, Mortgage Master.

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Daily Cuts - Treating non-urgent emergency cases in shorter times

SGH is partnering medical group Minmed for the rollout of SWIFT, a care programme that attends to non-urgent cases at the hospital’s emergency department by way of teleconsultation. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out how the process works, and which parts of the hospital’s emergency pressures will be relieved by this initiative. They speak with Associate Professor Kenneth Tan, Head of Department, Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine. 

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Daily Cuts - Punggol monitor lizard: What you need to know about owning non-native animals in Singapore

Authorities have confirmed that the monitor lizard that wandered into an HDB flat in Punggol is not native to Singapore, with a probe underway. Despite a strict ban, Singapore has a list of allowable exotic animals for those looking to adopt an alternative pet.  Asia's First Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get a herpetologist to give us a 101 rundown of such non-native animals finding their way here and the challenges in curbing the illicit trade involving exotic pets in Singapore. They speak with Kannan Raja, president, Herpetological Society of Singapore. They also ask one such pet owner, Randal, a former reptile keeper what’s involved in adopting and caring for these creatures and get his thoughts on the illicit exotic pet trade here.   

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Daily Cuts - How to handle the sudden closure of your child's preschool

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Elizabeth Wu, Director of Schools and Chief Operating Officer, Trehaus School, about what you could do as a parent if your child's preschool suddenly ceases operations without proper notice.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are there better solutions to address the issue of illegally-planted trees?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Shawn Lum, Senior Lecturer, Asian School of the Environment, NTU and former president of Nature Society Singapore about better solutions to address the issue of illegally-planted trees.

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