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Daily Cuts - No hushed tones in the ongoing Donald Trump trial

Former U.S president Donald Trump’s hush money trial comes to a head as the adult film star in question, Stormy Daniels, takes the stand. Meanwhile, the case to hear Trump’s classified documents has been postponed without a new date set. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua take a look at the proceedings and find out the potential repercussions on the Presidential election in November from Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science, SMU.

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Daily Cuts - Need for recreational spaces in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Dr Woo Jun Jie, Senior Lecturer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, about the need for recreational spaces in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Does upskilling lead to higher wages?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Adrian Tan, Former HR entrepreneur-turned-marketing strategist who writes about the future of work on his website, adriantan.com.sg, about whether upskilling will necessarily lead to higher wages.

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Daily Cuts - The Music of Elaine

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with up-and-coming singer-songwriter Elaine a Chinese-Indonesian talent based in Singapore. Elaine will talk about her new single Matters of the Heart, an indie-pop track that addresses the complexities of modern romance. The 23-year-old will also discuss earlier singles and how she was discovered after gaining widespread online recognition for her song covers in various languages - amassing over 1.7 million likes on a single TikTok video alone. Elaine will also explain how her bicultural upbringing has influenced her musicality to create more genre-fluid sounds and topics.

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Daily Cuts - Tatyana Todorova

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Bulgarian violin teacher Tatyana Todorova, who has resided in Singapore for the past 22 years, about how she 'marries' music and travel to enhance music learning and appreciation among her students. They have performed in Kuching, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Taipei, Kuching, Tokyo and also in Europe – in Vienna and Prague.

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Daily Cuts - European Film Festival 2024

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Her Excellency Iwona Piórko, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore, Kenneth Tan, Chairman, Singapore Film Society, and Huang Junxiang, a Singaporean filmmaker and director to find out more about what's new at the annual European Union or EU Film Festival (EUFF) - the 2024 edition, and how the event has broadened its reach to include Singapore filmmakers - thanks to a partnership with *SCAPE.

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