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Daily Cuts - Managing the danger of falling trees in a garden city

A large tree toppled in front of City Plaza on Sunday afternoon, causing damage to a number of cars. We also occasionally read reports of people being injured or even killed by falling trees. Dr Shawn Lum, Asian School of the Environment, NTU, tells us more about the science and methods of mitigating such damage and injury in a “garden city” lush with trees.

Daily Cuts - Female representation in Singapore's gaming industry

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Angeline Chen, Group Strategy and Marketing Director, Virtuos, about the state of women representation in Singapore's gaming industry.

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Daily Cuts - COE price fluctuations - is now right the time to buy a car?

Some relief for small car buyers, as COE prices fell by about S$10,600 for the latest bidding exercise on 22 Nov 2023. But COE prices for larger cars have rebounded – breaching the S$135,000 mark again. We get insights from Associate Professor of Economics Walter Theseira, from the Singapore University of Social Sciences.

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Daily Cuts - How might Israel and Hamas make the most of their truce?

After lengthy negotiations, a truce has finally been agreed between the warring factions in the Middle East conflict. Initial details say it will be a 4-day pause in fighting, in exchange for the release of at least 50 hostages. Although Israel later indicated there might be a delay to the start of the ceasefire. We get insights from Dr James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

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Daily Cuts - Open AI's Sam Altman's surprise return

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Professor Sam Garg, Professor of Management (Strategy and Entrepreneurship), ESSEC Business School, Singapore, about Open AI Co-Founder Sam Altman's surprise return to his former job position.

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Daily Cuts - Analysis: Q3 GDP expansion

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB, about 3rd Quarter GDP here expanding by 1.1 percent year-on-year, faster than the advance estimate of 0.7 percent.

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