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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Ganesh Kumar planted seeds of healing in Woodlands

During a period of personal grief, Ganesh Kumar planted the first seeds of a hibiscus on a barren hillside in Woodlands, as a personal tribute to his late mother. A garden soon took shape, and along with it, a community blossomed, drawn to the therapeutic environment of Ganesh's labour of love. Today the Woodlands Botanic Garden spans 4,000 square metres and consists of over 350 species of plants and more than 60 species of butterflies. Ganesh Kumar, who's the founder of and chairman of the Woodlands Botanic Garden, shares the moving story of how the garden grew, the special place it has in his community's heart, and the lessons it's taught him.

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Daily Cuts - What companies can do to handle retrenchments better

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder, Career Agility International, about what companies can do to handle retrenchments better.

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Daily Cuts - How subsidy recovery rates could impact the appeal of Plus and Prime projects

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.sg, about how subsidy recovery rates ranging from 6 to 9 percent for Plus and Prime projects launched in the October 2024 BTO exercise could impact the appeal of these flats.

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Daily Cuts - The future of Singapore's MICE industry

With regional neighbours offering cheaper venues and superior natural attractions, how can Singapore remain a leading destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions? Work It's Chew Wui Lynn and Cheryl Goh speak with Michael Lim, Vice President of People & Development at venue and trade show organizer Constellar, and Eileen Quek, Assistant Director in Sales (International) at Constellar Venues – venue manager of the Singapore Expo.

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Daily Cuts - Exploring beachy Aruba and winter wonderland Norway

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie speaks to Cosmina Cartas, Romanian travel and fashion content creator. Cartas talks about “One Happy Island” often synonymous with Aruba in the south of the Caribbean Sea and magical winter scenes in Norway. You can find her @sheislittlewonderer and her art content @cosminasart in IG.

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Daily Cuts - 'Hard Mode': peeking into the lives and challenges of Singaporean teens

In ‘Made in SG’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Faith Ng, Playwright of the new Checkpoint Theatre production ‘Hard Mode’, which takes a peek into the lives ofn Singaporean teens. Audience members will meet siblings Adam and Arissa and their friends Rian, XY, and Maya as they navigate transitioning to new schools, maintaining friendships, and dealing with parental expectations - all the while traversing both real life and the digital world.

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