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Daily Cuts - A museum owner's travels abroad

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Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Alvin Yapp, owner of The Intan museum, about his travels abroad with his nephews. Being an avid traveller who has gone to Sarawak, Nepal, Kulai and Kluang, he has trekked along the Bario mountains and other nearby destinations.

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Daily Cuts - Could Singapore get more support in calling for a UN Security Council reform?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore, about whether Singapore could get more member support in calling for the United Nations Security Council to reform.

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Daily Cuts - Why some seniors have chosen to downsize to 2-room Flexi flats

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.sg, about why some seniors here are choosing to downsize to 2-room Flexi flats.

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Daily Cuts - Witness an explosion of culture at the Asian Village Festival

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Abdul Malieq Shaabaz, Founder of Shaabaz Events Hub. The company is the organiser of the 'Asian Village Festival', which celebrates a rich tapestry of cultures, products and food from various parts of Asia over four days at the Singapore Expo. Shaabaz talks us through the festival's wide variety of cuisines, memorable performances, retail stalls, and a special feature ‘Mega India Expo’ in celebration of the upcoming Deepavali festival.

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Daily Cuts - Insights into independent film, Hero Borneo

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Lee R., Director-Producer behind the independent movie ‘Hero Borneo’. It stars Malaysian matinee idol Zaidi Omar as Pak Demai, a cantankerous village fisherman who wants his son Aman to follow in his footsteps. But Aman is disinterested in village life and yearns to live in the big city when he grows up. Lee discusses what makes the film a unique story, and how this distinct Borneo narrative is presented from a Singaporean director’s eyes.

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Daily Cuts - Singapore’s 6 million population: How can we live together without feeling crowded?

As Singapore’s population hits 6 million, questions re-emerge on what needs to be done in terms of infrastructure and social landscapes to allow all of us to live on this tiny island comfortably and harmoniously. Plus, a discussion on how the rising cost of living – especially for the sandwich generation – could re-popularise multi-generational households. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Paulin Straughn, Professor of Sociology and Director, Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA), SMU, to find out more.

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