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Daily Cuts - The road ahead for the Workers’ Party

The top brass of the Workers’ Party will remain largely unchanged ahead of Singapore’s next General Election, following the re-election of secretary-general Pritam Singh and chairwoman Sylvia Lim at a party conference. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get analysis on how the party’s Central Executive Committee appointments – which include the return of former MP Lee Li Lian – will shape its campaign. They speak with Dr Elvin Ong, Assistant Prof at the Department of Political Science and Global Studies, National University of Singapore.

 

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Daily Cuts - Ukraine moves into Kursk: What is Kyiv’s objective?

Ukrainian forces say they have seized 1,000 square kilometres of Kursk with a Russian official admitting to the seizure of 28 settlements during an attack on the border region – a move that has prompted President Vladimir Putin to vow a severe response. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the strategic significance of Kursk and calculate Kyiv’s objectives and next moves with Dr Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University

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Daily Cuts - Why is China’s economy still struggling when the rest of us have moved on?

China’s economy continues to remain in slow recovery mode, with no clear sign of improvement. Why is it persistently ailing? A China-focused economist Bo Zhengyuan, partner, Plenum helps us out in this explainer. He speaks with Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - Bangladesh has an interim government. What must it do first?

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to lead the caretaker government in Bangladesh. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman analyse its top priorities as the ageing leader leads the charge towards building what’s anticipated to be a true democracy in the country, following the ouster of former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. Dr Amit Ranjan, research fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS joins them on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - How one Singaporean went from gangster to master’s degree

How does a troubled young man who led a misguided life of aggression and bad company, recover to become an inspiring role model? From joining a gang to joining the pursuit of education, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Mohamad Fairizal Jaffar, former gang member, Yellow Ribbon beneficiary, who’s grown to become the master of his own fate.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Is Singapore becoming a monolingual nation and is that a boon or bane for national identity?

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Tan Ying Ying, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies at the School of Humanities in Nanyang Technological University, about how more young parents are speaking English at home with their children, and how this could lead to Singapore becoming a monolingual nation.

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