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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 - World Hepatitis Day 2023: Hepatitis, a silent killer

World Hepatitis Day falls on 28 July. Hepatitis is a cluster of viral infections that lead to liver inflammation. While some cases may be asymptomatic or mild, others can pose life-threatening risks. Dr Margaret Teng is Consultant of Hepatology & Gastroenterology at the Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital. She tells Arnold & Nadirah how prevalent hepatitis is here in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Malaysia's state elections: Which states to look out for?

6 Malaysian states will be heading to the polls very soon. The vote is on 12 Aug, but tomorrow, 29 July, candidates will file their nomination papers, before starting their campaigning. Observers say the state polls will be a test of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government. Selangor is the biggest state with more than 3.7 million residents. It’s expected to be most fiercely fought, with the outcome closely scrutinised. Dr Johan Saravanamuttu, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Malaysia Studies Programme, RSIS tells Arnold & Nadirah how significant the green wave is in the industrial state.

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Daily Cuts - Bye bye birdie, hello 'X'!

From the friendly blue bird…. To a scary big ‘X’, Elon Musk is planning to change the logo of Twitter. He has other plans for the social media platform, to include new offerings like: audio, video, messaging, banking. It’s almost like China’s WeChat. Spokesperson from Twitter says X would be the “future state of unlimited interactivity”. Xiaofeng Wang, Principal Analyst at Forrester tells Arnold & Nadirah if we really need another 'super app'.

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Daily Cuts - Love is in the air - More marriages in Singapore in 2022!

According to a report from the Statistics of Marriages and Divorce, 2022. The number of marriages registered last year rose to a record high of 29,389! The previous high was nearly 10 years ago, in 2014 (28,407). There also seems to be a trend towards later marriages! Divorce rates before the 10th marriage anniversary have also declined - especially among couples who got married after 2005. Paulin Straughan, Prof of Sociology (Practice) & Dean of Students at SMU, and Council Member at Families for Life, shares with Arnold & Nadirah her thoughts on the findings.

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Daily Cuts - Public transport vouchers to help with rising costs

The government is helping lower to lower-middle income households cushion the impact of rising transportational costs. Almost half, about 300,000 public transportational vouchers, or PTVs, valued at $30 each, have already been given out. But more help is coming for those on social welfare schemes. Senior Minister of State for Transport, Dr Amy Khor explains how this new tranche of vouchers is different from the PTVs from December.

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