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Daily Cuts - New app lists unsold food at big discount, helps cut food waste

A new mobile phone application Yindii allows diners to buy unsold food from eateries at up to 80 per cent off the retail price before closing time. Launched in Singapore in August, it aims to beef up efforts to reduce food waste by eateries. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Louis-Alban Batard-Dupre, co-founder and CEO, Yindii, to find out the logistical arrangements behind coordinating the sale of these leftover food and how the businesses’ revenues may be affected given the big discounts offered.

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Daily Cuts - Mark Rutte takes over as NATO chief in a polarised world

Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte inherits the reins of the NATO grouping from Jens Stoltenberg, amid an increasingly polarised and destabilised world. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, to review the challenges awaiting the incoming chief and define what he’ll need to do in order to succeed. 

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Daily Cuts - 24-hour restaurant model: The way to go in expanding F&B businesses in Singapore?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Jedrick Tan, CEO of Popeye's Singapore and Fei Siong Fast Food, about whether the 24-hour restaurant model is the way to go, when expanding F&B businesses here.

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Daily Cuts - EWL disruption: What made it so difficult to restore train services

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Raymond Ong, Transport Analyst and Deputy Head (Research), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUS, about what has made it so difficult to restore train services between the East-West Line's Jurong East and Buona Vista stations.

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Daily Cuts - How to travel differently in Amsterdam and Iceland

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Jasmine How, personal blogger and Instagram travel influencer under the handle @howinthisworld. How reveals the best bits of her travels in Amsterdam and Iceland, and the value of travelling with an open mind.

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Daily Cuts - Connecting humanity and the natural world through art

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Kate Florence and Sylvie Kettle, Australian artists. They pair introduce their joint exhibition at local gallery Art Works. Titled, ‘Spirit of Life’ and running until 13 October, they’ll explain how their creations explore the connections between humanity and the natural world. They’ll also talk about how Singaporean art lovers have been receiving their artworks so far, and the overall scene of female artists in Australia.

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