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Daily Cuts - Scanteak: Paving the way for female leaders globally

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In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Jamie Lim, CEO of Scanteak Singapore, one of the leading local furniture stores in Singapore. Lim talks about her recent win at the SG-WEN/AWEN Awards 2024 which celebrates trailblazing Singaporean women entrepreneurs. Lim explains how – under her leadership – Scanteak has expanded to a network of more than 200 stores globally, with a commitment to having more sustainable practices. She also discusses her mentorship programs with Institutes of Higher Learning, and how Scanteak intends to partner with other local brands to showcase their products and services internationally.

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Daily Cuts - Abracadabra! Tommillusions merges magic with science

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro chats with Tommy Chiang, also known as Tommillusions, Singaporean magician. He reveals the culture of magic and science in the educational sphere and explains how magic tricks, that seemingly defy the laws of nature, have scientific explanations behind them. He also discusses how he curates his acts for both children and corporates. 

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Daily Cuts - Singaporean businesses offering sustainable home products

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Eileen Wan, Founder of byiroiro and Kay Hui, Founder of The Tinkerbox, two local founders of sustainable lifestyle brands. byiroiro produces crocheted sustainable homeware and lifestyle swaps from eco-friendly yarn like organic cotton, linen, jute and bamboo. The Tinkerbox offers fem care, reusable snack baggies and soap keepers for toiletry bags. Both founders explain how they source materials to make their products and how else we can all live more earth-friendly lives.

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Daily Cuts - Eat Drink Singapore - The Shifting Sands of Singapore’s F&B Industry

Even as Singapore's F&B scene remains vibrant, some high-end restaurants and casual eateries alike are finding it hard to survive - what drives them to wind up and what happens to the larger industry when businesses leave? On Eat Drink Singapore, Chew Wui Lynn and Cheryl Goh discuss with Dr. Guy Llewellyn, Assistant Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School (Singapore Campus). 

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Daily Cuts - Keeping Singapore’s outdoor workers safe in bad weather conditions

Companies here are encouraged to roll out safety measures and guidelines for their workers operating outdoors, as weather conditions in Singapore are set to be turbulent. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman ask one employer, Lee Hsin Chong, Managing Director, BNL, what his plans are to keep his workers safe and healthy. 

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Daily Cuts - Who and where are Singapore’s hidden youths?

Some 17,000 Singaporeans aged 15 to 25 years have fallen through the cracks — they are unemployed or not pursuing further education. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Nicholas Gabriel Lim, President, Youth Work Association (Singapore), to conduct a closer examination of this at-risk group and find out what’s being done to help them on the path to self-sufficiency.

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