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Daily Cuts - A long road for Four Horse Road

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Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Director Kuo Jian Hong and cast member R Chandran of Four Horse Road, an immersive site-specific production by The Theatre Practice, a local bilingual theatre institution. They’ll discuss how this restaged production was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and how audience members will be exposed to 150 years of history staged across two heritage buildings along Waterloo Street.

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Daily Cuts - Will there be peace in the upcoming Saudi Peace Summit?

Saudi Arabia is planning to host a summit involving Ukraine, several Western states and major developing countries. The talks, which are scheduled to take place this weekend in the port-city of Jeddah, will focus on a 10-point peace plan proposed by Ukraine’s president. Russia has reportedly not been invited to the summit. But a Kremlin spokesperson said that they will monitor the talks. Dr James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies tells Arnold & Nadirah what he expects from this summit. 

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Daily Cuts - Singaporean picked to co-chair IPCC

Our very own Scientist has been elected to co-chair the bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - the UN’s top climate science body. Dr Winston Chow, Co-Chair of Workgroup 2, Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change & Associate Professor of Urban Climate, College of Integrative Studies, SMU tells Arnold & Nadirah his priorities. 

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Daily Cuts - Joss paper burning and how to do it responsibly

The Alliance for Action has organised a dialogue recently to get views on joss paper burning & to address myths of the Hungry Ghost Festival. The goal is to address issues like pollution during joss paper burning, without ending tradition. Venerable Shi Yo Guang, Secretary-General of the Singapore Buddhist Federation tells Arnold & Nadirah what was discussed during the dialogue. 

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Daily Cuts - World Gold Council's Gold report

The World Gold Council’s latest report shows gold prices at a quarterly high, and central banks are buying the precious metal. Overall demand in Q2 was fairly resilient, and there were some interesting shifts between the first two quarters of the year. Juerg Kiener, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, at Swiss Asia Capital breaks down the report. 

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Daily Cuts - Is the Great Barrier Reef really out of the danger zone?

The Great Barrier Reef has escaped UNESCO’s ‘in-danger’ list. But the site remains under "serious threat". In November, UNESCO says the reef should be put on the danger list after frequent cases of coral bleaching. Scott Heron, Associate Professor in Physics, James Cook University. He shares what actions is necessary. 

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