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Daily Cuts - Penguin Random House SEA authors book launch

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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 - Manila Galleon: From Asia to the Americas

Melanie Oliveiro explores the Asian Civilisations Museum’s special exhibition, “Manila Galleon: From Asia to the Americas”, with Clement Onn, ACM’s Manila Galleon Trade Exhibition Principal Curator and Deputy Director & Melissa Viswani, Assistant Director (Education), to find out more about the 140 works of art that range from the 16th to 20th century.

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Daily Cuts - Grounded with Singapore Theatre Company

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Gaurav Kripalani about the Singapore Theatre Company’s first theatre production since their name change. Called “Grounded”, it’s about a fighter pilot who finds herself grounded as a drone operator, following the birth of her daughter.

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Daily Cuts - Becoming Margaret Leng Tan: The Toy Piano Virtuoso Who Couldn’t Stop Counting

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Margaret Leng Tan and Low Lai Chow, author of her children’s book, “Becoming Margaret Leng Tan: The Toy Piano Virtuoso Who Couldn't Stop Counting”, and the various themes addressed in it – including how she overcame her own challenges like Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

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Daily Cuts - Rare Diseases Day

On today's Rare Disease Day, Asia First spotlights the long and challenging journey for diagnosis, affecting millions worldwide. Can Singapore offer brighter solutions? Andrea Heng and Susan Ng find out more from Associate Professor Angeline Lai, Senior Consultant, Genetics Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital

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Daily Cuts - Russia-Ukraine war updates

NATO and allies deny sending troops to Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron raised the possibility, prompting a warning from Russia of wider conflict. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng find out more with Alexey Muraviev, Assoc Prof of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University

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