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Daily Cuts - Russia’s cabinet surprise — why Putin swapped out his defence minister

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Vladimir Putin made a surprise change to Russia’s defence ministry, swapping staunch Putin supporter Sergei Shoigu for a civilian with an economic background. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman are joined by Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute to take a closer inspection of the eyebrow-raising move and discuss the implications on Russia’s war on Ukraine, and its political future on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - Singapore's newest female naval divers

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with the Singapore Navy’s two only active female naval divers Captain Angelia Tan and Captain Jhosy Ng about why they got involved in elite combat

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Daily Cuts - Understanding class action lawsuits

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Felicia Tan, Dispute Resolution Partner, TSMP Law Corporation, for a better understanding of class action lawsuits.

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Daily Cuts - Commentary: How do we help kids handle bad news?

Being exposed to bad news in the media can make our children particularly susceptible to a psychological phenomenon called “vicarious trauma”. Dr Elise Waghorn, lecturer at the School of Education, RMIT University in Australia, has advice for parents as told to Andrea Heng and Joel Chua on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - Red light cameras to catch speeding: will they reduce accidents in Singapore?

Red light cameras have already captured more than 100 speeding violations just days since they were activated on April 1st. But will they work? Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua ask Dr Raymond Ong, from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering.

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Daily Cuts - Will a US, Japan, Philippine summit blunt China’s assertiveness?

Once rivals, now friends faced with a common challenge. Leaders of the US, Japan and the Philippines gather at the White House for a momentous meeting focusing on security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua get an analysis of this new alliance from Naoko Aoki, Associate Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

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