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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Firdaus Sani is preserving the heritage of Orang Laut in Singapore

Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Firdaus Sani is preserving the heritage of Orang Laut in Singapore
20 Sep 2024 04:09PM
35 mins

Firdaus Sani, founder of Orang Laut SG and The Black Sampan digital marketing agency, shares his experience growing up on Pulau Semakau, the aspects that make Orang Laut culture unique, and why he's driven to preserve and celebrate the culture of one of Singapore's indigenous communities.

Daily Cuts - Singapore and South Korea to form strategic partnership by 2025

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Assistant Professor Yongwook Ryu at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, about the significance of a new strategic partnership between Singapore and South Korea next year, which also marks the 50th anniversary of the two nations setting up diplomatic relations.

08/10/2024 10 mins

Daily Cuts - Pan Pacific Orchard crowned the best new skyscraper in the world

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Phua Hong Wei, WOHA Architects’ Director-in-Charge of the Pan Pacific Orchard project, on what goes into the inspiration behind designing the Pan Pacific Orchard hotel which has been crowned the best new skyscraper globally.

08/10/2024 8 mins

Daily Cuts - Marian Carmel explores love and identity in new EP

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Marian Carmel, Singapore-based singer-songwriter who’s just released her EP, ‘What if Nobody Kisses Me?’. Carmel talks about the creative process putting out the EP and the issues her indie-pop songs are trying to address like unrequited love, infatuation and other issues experienced by twenty-somethings today. She also discusses why she departed from her acoustic R&B roots to explore a grittier yet more light-hearted sound.

08/10/2024 27 mins

Daily Cuts - Mayura Station: the ultimate wagyu and dining experience

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Mark Wright, Head Chef and Restaurant Manager at The Tasting Room, Mayura Station. He chats to us about what makes its environment suitable for breeding Wagyu cattle in Australia, and how the team has created the ultimate paddock-to-plate experience for diners at The Tasting Room.

08/10/2024 18 mins

Daily Cuts - Reading with children from less-privileged families

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Cheryl Anne Lee, Librarian and Janet Law, kidsREAD volunteer at National Library Board (NLB). kidsREAD is a nationwide reading programme in Singapore which turns 20 years old in 2024. It's aimed at cultivating the love of reading among children aged 4 to 8 from less-privileged families. Lee and Law talk about how the club operates and has grown significantly over the years. They also discuss how some alumni have returned to volunteer and share their joy of reading with others.

08/10/2024 33 mins