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Daily Cuts - S1E268: Macron's unpopular decision to raise retirement age

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French President Emmanuel Macron approved the controversial pension reform into law on Saturday. The retirement age in France is now 64, from 62. The opposition and unions are saying he did this secretly, in the middle of the night. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with Patrick Chamorel, Senior Resident Scholar at the Stanford Center in Washington, to find out what Macron’s move says to the people of France.

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Daily Cuts - S1E265: En route to a more sustainable future

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with the Centre for a Responsible Future's Richard Hartung about how his organisation empowers people to make healthy and sustainable choices through advocacy, education and engagement.

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Daily Cuts - S1E264: Cashing out your HDB nest egg

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Ku Swee Yong, Director at International Property Advisor, about whether is it a good time for elderly flat owners to cash out their HDB nest eggs, as resale values climb in recent years.

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Daily Cuts - S1E263: International Jazz Day

Singapore Today’s Melanie Oliverio and Justine Moss speak with Tan Weixiang Tan, the Jazz Association of Singapore’s Senior Associate Music Director and Norwegian clarinet virtuoso Felix Peikli who’ll be coming here just for the concert “Swing! Swing! Swing!” It celebrates UNESCO International Jazz Day, which will be held on Sunday, 30 April.

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Daily Cuts - S1E262: The Kuihmaker

From savoury epok-epok to sweet wajik gula melaka - Singapore Today’s Melanie Oliverio and Justine Moss speak with the man behind The Kuihmaker, a home based business that has grown quickly into a physical store in Bukit Batok West.

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Daily Cuts - S1E261: Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Why is #EldestDaughterSyndrome trending on TikTok and does it rob eldest daughters of their childhood? Singapore Today’s Melanie Oliverio and Justine Moss speak with Professor Yang Hu from the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University to unpack this issue.

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