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Daily Cuts - NDR2024: Kallang precinct plans show Singapore’s commitment to supporting sports, athletes

In his first National Day Rally as the leader of the 4G government, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has given the sporting community much to cheer about, says former NMP and national fencer Nicholas Fang. He adds that the plans Mr Wong shared on sports development in the years ahead indicate that this is not a knee-jerk reaction to Team Singapore’s success in Paris, but a signal of how the 4G leaders value sports as a part of our society. Hairianto Diman speaks with Nicholas Fang, former Nominated Member of Parliament and former national fencer and sports administrator, MD, strategic sports consultancy Novastella

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Daily Cuts - Say Olá to Portugal with 2 Travelling Aunties

In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro talks to Alicia Seah, Community Specialist, 3Playtopia about an overland adventure with 2 Travelling Aunties - Norah and Susie, to see 20 countries in 80 days next year. Seah shares more on the itinerary of this 20,000km road trip from Portugal to Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Women Inspiring Women: A fundraising book project

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Dr Chua Yang, Specialist obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Author second photobook, “ Women Inspiring Women — The National Edition, Women in Singapore Holding Up The Sky”. It features 101 photographic portraits accompanying stories of women in Singapore from all walks of life and professions including former beauty queen Marion Nicole Teo, Olympian Shanti Pereira, and RSAF fighter pilot Lee Mei Yi. Dr Chua also explains why this is a fundraising book project and which organisations the proceeds will go to.

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Daily Cuts - A mega-crew dance competition in Singapore: What's in it for the world's first four-sided performance format?

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro meets the creative people involved in Super 24 - a mega crew dance competition in Singapore. She spoke to Kenny Low, Founder of O School and Creator of Super 24, Melissa Quek, Head of the School of Dance & Theater, LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore and secondary and tertiary judge for Super 24 as well as Sam Chua, Former Super 24 participant and now coach of the team UNCLE PITO. The trio shares more about the the world's first four-sided performance format in Super 24 and where Singapore stands when it comes to other regional competitors from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Ryan Goh caught his "spark" of self-belief

Ryan Goh shares his remarkable transformation from a student who barely scraped through ITE and entered polytechnic in his mid-twenties to being a data analyst and Assistant Vice President with DBS.

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Daily Cuts - Explainer: How does HDB’s EIP work?

A property agent was issued a notice under Singapore’s fake news law, POFMA, over a video he posted about the country’s Ethnic Integration Policy for HDB flat ownership. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman clear the air about the policy, how it works and consider its relevance in an age of more mixed marriages with Associate Professor Eugene Tan, from the Yong Pung How School of Law at SMU

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