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

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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.

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Daily Cuts - Meeting Migrant Worker Needs in Singapore

There were almost 68,000 more work permit holders in the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors in June this year than in Dec 2019 before the pandemic. If more migrant workers means greater needs to be met, we hear how one non-profit is looking into their welfare. Work It's Stanley Leong and Tay Soo Sien speak with Dr. Benjamin Kuan, CEO of HealthServe, and their Mental Health Trainer & Coordinator, Karthi V.

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Daily Cuts - Couple complete drive from London to Singapore

In August, Jeremy and Sharleen See began a 98-day road-trip from London to Singapore. They arrived home on 10 November. The auto-adventure, which was supported by the Singapore Road Safety Council, took them across 23 countries. We speak to the husband-and-wife team to find out their most memorable experiences.

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Daily Cuts - Smart community fridges reduce food wastage

Smart fridges are now available at Bukit Timah and Bukit Gombak. This is part of a food rescue initiative, which sees items closer to expiry dates being made free to participants, instead of being thrown away. The digital aspect would enable inventory to be tracked and communicated to participants on a more timely basis, compared to food rescues conducted in person. We find out how this initiative came about. Joining us is Sim Ann, MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Development.

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Daily Cuts - On the agenda at Biden-Jokowi White House meeting

Ahead of US President Joe Biden's meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House later today (13 Nov), we preview what's likely to be top of their agenda. Joining us is Dr Bec Strating, Director and Associate Professor in Politics at La Trobe Asia.  

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Daily Cuts - Explorations in Myammar

Melanie Oliveiro speaks Karen Lam, Country Director, Thoughtful Food. Lam will talk about her travels to Yangon, Myanmar – before the military coup of 2021 – and talk about the dishes she ate: salty fried chicken pieces paired with a spicy coconut dip, tea leaf salad, sweet peanuts, deep-fried vegetables, and garlic eggplants as well as the locals’ version of beverages like toddy.

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