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Daily Cuts - Pager blast deals blow to Hezbollah, gives it another incentive to strike back at Israel

Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Sept 17, a day after Israeli officials said they were ready to step up attacks against the Iranian-backed militia. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Dr Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer, Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, to explore how Israel might have been able to implant the explosive material in the devices, and whether this incident will spark a bigger outward conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Daily Cuts - America votes 2024: Key takeaways for Singapore, Asia

Days before Americans head to the polls, Andrea Heng speaks to Kevin Chew, Associate Research Fellow – U.S Programme, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, to gain a deeper understanding of the high stakes of this U.S presidential election on the entire world and get an observer’s view of what a Trump or Harris presidency will mean for Singapore and the region. 

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Daily Cuts - How Singapore’s youths are gaming the telehealth system to obtain Ozempic

Reports point to young Singaporeans gaining access to GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to lose weight through telemedicine channels by way of false declarations. Andrea Heng investigates this phenomenon with Dr Sueanne Toh, Founder, CEO and Medical Director, NOVI Health. They discuss the vulnerability of both telehealth providers and unknowing youths. 

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Daily Cuts - Role of digitisation in shaping the future of retail

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Stephen Sing, Executive Director, Singapore Retailers Association, about the role of digitisation in shaping the future of retail.

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Daily Cuts - How we can push for higher board representation for women in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Wong Su-Yen, Global Board Director and past Chair of the Singapore Institute of Directors, about how we can push for higher board representation for women here.

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Daily Cuts - Why dengue continues to be a big problem in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Ooi Eng Eong, Professor of the program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, about why dengue continues to be a big problem in Singapore.

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