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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Lucas Saw refused to toe the line and turned his business around

Lucas Saw is the CEO of Talking Toes socks company, which designs and sells colourful, whimsical socks with inspiration quotes. But Lucas had a rough start in business. In the earlier days, he faced debt and came close to despair — at one point, losing a $30,000 loan he took from his father. But he believed in the potential of his product, refused to abide by the status quo, and pushed the boundaries of what a sock company could be. He shares the most valuable personal and business lessons he gained from this journey in his letter to himself.

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Daily Cuts - Wealth Wise - Observations when it comes to the property market in Singapore for 2025

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks to Marcus Chu, the CEO of ERA, a major property agency in Singapore on his observations when it comes to our property market and if you can never go wrong with buying property in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - TalkBack: Why did the Dragon Year not boost Singapore's birth numbers?

Singapore’s total fertility rate used to receive a boost in Dragon years. But that was not the case in 2024 – remaining at its record low of 0.97. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss further with Dr Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies and Ariel Lim, mother of soon-to-be three children.

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Daily Cuts - How CDL built its property empire

For over sixty years, CDL has been one of Singapore’s biggest property developers behind some of our island’s most ground-breaking buildings. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin take a look at the property giant’s legacy with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.sg.

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Daily Cuts - Singaporeans shocked by tragic accident along Nicoll Highway

Videos of an accident circulating on social media showed a blue car crashing past multiple vehicles and landing on a road divider, before bursting into flames. What causes a car to catch fire so quickly? Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak to Prem Roy, founder of PRM Group, which runs Porschify – a Porsche workshop.

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Daily Cuts - The Wellness Hour - World Hearing Day: Hearing the struggles of those with hearing loss

Early hearing loss may be subtle, and many may not recognise the symptoms, which in turn delays treatment. With World Hearing Day commemorated on the 3rd of March, Cheryl Goh speaks with Naomi Wong, Founder and Chief Therapist of Speech Therapy Adventures to listen to the experiences of those with hearing loss. 

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