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Daily Cuts - Penguin Random House SEA authors book launch

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with four authors – from Singapore and the region – who will be doing a nationwide launch of their books. The events are part of publisher Penguin SEA launching their first-ever brand campaign – Fiction Frenzy – which brings together a diverse list of twelve fiction titles across genres for readers in the South East Asian region. Authors participating in the Culture Club chat are: Mica De Leon (Love On The Second Read), Claire Betita De Guzman (Sudden Superstar), Catherine Dellosa (For The Win) and Joyce Chua (No Room In Neverland).

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Daily Cuts - South Korea protest updates

Some medical school professors in South Korea have joined a strike by trainee doctors, by shaving their heads or tendering their resignations – in protest over the government's plan to increase the medical school enrollment quota. Susan Ng and Joshua Vong speak with Dr. Andrew Eungi Kim, Professor in the division of International Studies at Korea University

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Daily Cuts - Nuclear power: A clean energy source for Singapore?

On Singapore Today, Tay Soo Sien and Justine Moss speak with Dr Victor Nian, CEO of the Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, about whether nuclear power could be used as a clean energy source here.

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Daily Cuts - Restoring Dignity Kitchen

On Singapore Today, Tay Soo Sien and Justine Moss speak with Koh Seng Choon, Founder, Dignity Kitchen, about raising $200,000 for restoration works, after a fire damaged their premises on 69 Boon Keng Road last month

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Daily Cuts - Super Tuesday Preview

One of the busiest days in the US election calendar is about to begin. Can Donald Trump sweep the series of contests on Super Tuesday? Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Charles Lipson, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Chicago and Columnist with The Spectator

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Daily Cuts - Declining Birth Rates: Shrinking families and growing concerns

Declining birth rates are a pressing issue facing many countries around the world. South Korea, Japan, and us here in Singapore are all experiencing record lows in fertility, despite government efforts to reverse the trend. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Dr Tan Poh Lin, senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies

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