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Daily Cuts - A peek into Everest's peak

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Mount Everest is having a treacherous spring-climbing season this 2023, claiming the lives of 7. Singaporean and Malaysian climbers have gone missing as well. Asia First's Arnold Gay and Justine Moss hear from Ian Taylor, Co-owner of Ian Taylor Trekking, who reached the summit in May 2008, about the perils of tackling this uphill battle.

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Daily Cuts - A taste of the exclusive Cassia X WING collabor-ate-tion

Contemporary Chinese restaurant Cassia at Capella Singapore have partnered with award-winning Hong Kong restaurant, WING for an exclusive event from 17th to 19th May! Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh spoke with WING's Owner and Executive Chef Vicky Cheng and Cassia’s Chinese Executive Chef Eric Neo about the melding of Chinese and Cantonese flavours.

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Daily Cuts - Another heritage business bites the dust

Yet another heritage business bows out of Holland Village after over 80 years, citing dwindling customers and demand for their wares. The impending closure of Khiam Teck — once a go-to for toys and card games, party decorations and festive accessories — brings to mind how our shopping habits as well as our recreational choices have changed over the years. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Associate Professor Lau Kong Cheen, SUSS to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Birds sitting in a Singapore tree – why do they nest in our urban environment?

A nest of owlets in a tree in Telok Blangah caused a stir for nearby residents — and for the birds too. Dr Tan Yen Yi, Research Fellow, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, NUS tells Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman about the nesting habits and habitats of birds in Singapore, and how to ensure their safety if we encounter them on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - Divorce on mutual grounds

Singapore has introduced an amendment to divorce laws, allowing couples to file for a split based on mutual agreement, in a bid to encourage healing among affected families. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman are joined by Shaun Ho, Special Counsel for Family Law, Withers Worldwide to get a deeper understanding of this law and a closer look at divorce trends in Singapore. 

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Daily Cuts - Putin visits China

Russian President Vladimir Putin is off to China to visit his counterpart, Xi Jinping from 16 May. The two leaders are meeting amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and fresh from the Chinese leader’s tour of Europe. Dr Samir Puri, Associate Fellow, Chatham House; Visiting Lecturer, Department of War Studies; Associate, Imperial War Museum gives Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman more insight on what the leaders will ask of one another, and who’s got the upper hand on Asia First.

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