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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 - Is Zelenskyy’s “Victory Plan” the last chance at peace in Ukraine?

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his presence felt in the US, addressing the United Nations General Assembly and making his plea for weapons to strike deeper within Russia, through private meetings with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Dr Alica Kizekova, Lecturer, Strategic Studies and Security, Curtin University, to get a sense of his so-called “Victory Plan” as war weariness bites. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Yeo Chuen Chuen found her calling by "choosing her fear wisely"

Yeo Chuen Chuen is an established executive coach and award-winning author on leadership matters who left a 14-year career as a teacher to pursue her passion. She shares the most impactful realisations leading up to her life-changing decision and how embracing a very specific fear spurred her on.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: How have you been managing this unprecedented MRT disruption?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Teo Chor Kok, member of the mechanical and electrical engineering technical committee, Institution of Engineers, Singapore & transport analyst Terence Fan, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, SMU, about how the SMRT's East-West Line disruption has been managed.

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Daily Cuts - What to do during wild monkey encounters in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Anbarasi Boopal, Co-CEO, ACRES, about what to do if you encounter wild monkeys in public spaces.

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Daily Cuts - What's driving more child and spousal abuse cases in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Martin Chok, Deputy Director, Family and Community Services, Care Corner Singapore, about why there has been an increase in the number of child and spousal abuse cases here.

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