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Daily Cuts - S1E368: Psychological First Aid Training for SGSecure Responders

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Our SGSecure responders are volunteers who are always on high alert to identify and offer help to people in distress. But how are we supporting them? 1,500 responders are getting training in psychological first aid over the next three years, with the goal of strengthening the community's ability to recover from a crisis. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with volunteer Ahmad Faritz Mohamed Hairudin, who is also Head of Religious Guidance and Community Development at Al-Falah Mosque. They also speak to Edwin Tan, Director of the SGSecure Programme Office at the Ministry of Home Affairs, to find out more. 

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Daily Cuts - S1E351: Drop your anchors, green financing is here to stay.

Set the sails towards more sustainable maritime practices! The maritime sector inevitably produces significant pollution at work and green financing seeks to gradually tackle this. CNA's Stanley Leong finds out more from Heng Chih Chwen, Head of Maritime Research and Decarbonisation at Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore).

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Daily Cuts - S1E350: Warnings from the 'godfather of AI'

Dr Geoffrey Hinton, known as the 'godfather of AI', has quit Google. He was behind Google’s AI technology and his research led the way for current systems like ChatGPT. Dr Hinton says he quit so that he could speak freely about the dangers of AI and even regrets his contribution to the field. To unpack Dr Hinton's concerns, CNA938's Arnold Gay and Justine Moss speak with Ong Kok-Leong, Director, Enterprise AI and Data Analytics Hub, RMIT University.

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Daily Cuts - S1E349: Putting naval defence and maritime security on show

The Asia Pacific’s leading naval defence and maritime security show is back after four years. IMDEX Asia 2023 features warship displays, conferences, and more. CNA938's Arnold Gay and Justine Moss speak with Ridzwan Rahmat, Principal Defence Analyst at Janes, to find out more about the show and the backdrop against which it takes place.

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Daily Cuts - S1E348: Australia's latest move against e-cigarettes

Australia will move to ban recreational vaping, its latest move against e-cigarettes. To find out more about the problem of vaping in Australia and the implications of this ban, CNA938's Arnold Gay and Justine Moss speak with Becky Freeman, Associate Professor at The University of Sydney's School of Public Health.

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Daily Cuts - S1E347: Keeping up with the ESGs: SME Edition

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up the big giants of businesses globally, but fall behind on Environmental, Social, and Governance strategies (ESG). CNA's Stanley Leong discusses possible challenges and helpful tools to kickstart this, with Shaun Tan, Programme Director of The FinLab - an innovation accelerator by UOB that specialises in SME sustainability and digitalisation.

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