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Daily Cuts - Reviving Singapore’s Nightlife - The new Centre of the Universe.

Singapore’s nightlife took a hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, with bars and nightspots shuttered for two years. But now, seven industry veterans are reinventing the scene with the launch of Centre of the Universe, an 18,000-square-foot venue in the CBD set to open this November. Work It’s Cheryl Goh speaks with Joshua Schwartz Co-Founder and CEO and Phillip Poon, Co-Founder and Nightlife Expert about their innovative concept and what sets it apart in the competitive entertainment and dining landscape.

 

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Daily Cuts - Is there room for another fast food chain in Singapore?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Tay Soo Sien speak with Dr Dianna Chang, Senior Lecturer, Marketing Programme, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences, about whether there is space for another fast food chain in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Exploring the underrated and little-known Nusa Tenggara

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Amanda Khoo, Instagram Travel Influencer under the handle @amandakhoo. Khoo chats about a remote and sparsely populated island in Nusa Tenggara. Located in Eastern Indonesia, Sumba has the same size as Jamaica or Hawaii. How distinct is the Sumbanese culture and its tribal villages? 

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Daily Cuts - Marrying art and sustainability through ocean innovation

In ‘Destination Anywhere’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Cesar Jung-Harada, Singapore-based French-Japanese Designer, Environmentalist and Educator. Jung-Harada talks about his solo exhibition ‘Cesar Jung-Harada: An Ocean City Imagined’. It showcases large-scale, groundbreaking technological inventions that harness the power of the oceans to offer renewable and sustainable solutions to the climate crisis. Jung-Harada discusses these solutions and more via his art installations christened: The International Ocean Station, Ocean Solar Hydrogen and Ocean Train.

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Daily Cuts - Get a peak into Singapore's first nature film festival

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro sits with Daphne Ong, Founder of Wild Space, as well as Ian Mun and Jayaprakash Bojan, local filmmakers. Wild Space is the organiser of ‘The Earth in Focus, Singapore Nature Film Festival 2024’, Singapore's first nature film festival. The festival also includes Singapore’s first Nature Film Competition and the first ‘Nature Film Competition with a mobile phone’ category in Southeast Asia. The three tell us about the projects and films they worked on, as well as other film screenings, photography and ecological art exhibitions, festival booths and children’s workshops run by conservation NGOs.

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Daily Cuts - Celebrating and exploring Hungarian culture in Singapore

In ‘Destination Anywhere’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Her Excellency Judit Pach, Hungarian Ambassador to Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. Her Excellency tells us about 'Hungarian Month: The Spice of Europe in Singapore’, a month-long celebration focusing on Hungarian culture and centred around Hungary’s National Day. She also highlights classical concerts, culinary experiences, cultural exhibitions, and a Rubik’s Cube competition for all to experience. She also reveals key Hungarian places of interest that are always a hit with visitors.

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