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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 - Should NS deferment be extended beyond top sportsmen?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law, SMU, about whether National Service deferment should be extended not just to top sportsmen, but e-gamers and tech entrepreneurs too.

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Daily Cuts - Master The Art of Wellness With National Gallery

Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Kng Mian Tze, Assistant Director (Engagement), National Gallery about Gallery Wellness Special 2024. She finds out how transformative the curated programmes can be for attendees' well-being.

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Daily Cuts - Beats And Feats: The Artistries of DJ Aurora & Yung Raja

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with DJ Aurora and Yung Raja about their performances at the upcoming Suara Music & Arts Festival, now in its third year, happening 26 to 28 July. Held at Nuanu Creative City (“Nuanu”), a hidden coastal enclave in Tabanan, Bali, this three-day multisensory extravaganza celebrates creativity, culture, and community. Apart from discussing how they’re preparing for their sets, DJ Aurora and Yung Raja will also talk about how their careers have evolved so far.

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Daily Cuts - How Starbucks fortified their "Third Place" identity

It’s a coffee brand that many of us are familiar with. Since its inception at Liat Towers in 1996, Starbucks Singapore is known not just for its wider variety of coffee and non-coffee beverages, but also as a place where people can hang out and chat, work or study. But what has made Starbucks such a lasting force? Work It's Cheryl Goh and Hui Wong share a cuppa with Patrick Kwok, General Manager of Starbucks to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Philippines & Japan 2+2 meeting

The Philippines and Japan will hold a 2+2 foreign and defence ministerial meeting in Manila to discuss defence and security issues in the region. The meeting comes as the Philippines and Japan are negotiating a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) that would deepen defence cooperation between two key allies of the United States in Asia. Asia First's Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine how the current geopolitical conditions will shape these talks and the potential outcomes that may emerge. They speak with Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, foreign policy and security analyst; President, Philippine Association for Chinese Studies; and Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation.

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