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Daily Cuts - NDR2024: Reprieve for retrenched workers under new temporary financial support scheme

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Some reprieve for those who are involuntarily unemployed in the form of an interim financial support under an upcoming new scheme. The SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme will provide retrenched workers payouts of up to $6,000 over a maximum period of six months, as they seek out or train for better jobs. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong unveiled these details in his maiden National Day Rally speech on Aug 18 with more information about the scheme to be provided in due course by the Manpower Ministry. Hairianto Diman and Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC takes a look at how far this scheme will go in helping retrenched workers.

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Daily Cuts - What would a nuclear-powered Singapore look like?

Singapore still has not decided whether to deploy nuclear energy in the country, but signed an agreement with the United States as it continues to study ways to decarbonise its power sector. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the feasibility and operability of nuclear energy for the island nation with Dr David Broadstock, Senior Research Fellow and Energy Transition Research Lead, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute, NUS

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Daily Cuts - Myanmar junta extends emergency rule amid escalating conflict

Myanmar extends its state of emergency by six months as the military government fights rebels on multiple fronts. Could its main benefactor China's behind-the-scene pressure lead to any change? On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Damien Kingsbury, Emeritus Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University

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Daily Cuts - The death of Ismail Haniyeh: What happens now?

On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get a snap analysis of the death of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and how it positions the Israel-Hamas war with Dr Jessica Genauer, Senior Lecturer, Flinders University

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Kelvin Sng's journey from self-consciousness to self-confidence

Kelvin Sng has earned the nickname "million dollar director" thanks to the box office successes of his films. He shares how he has grown from a younger man who tended to compare himself with others, into a much more self-assured person.

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Daily Cuts - Millennials In Biz: Claudius Steinhoff of Mercedes-Benz Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speaks with Claudius Steinhoff, President and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Singapore, about overcoming the challenges faced in meeting demand for electric vehicles.

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