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Daily Cuts - S1E170: Seeking help: The latest statistics from Samaritans of Singapore

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From April 2022 to February 2023, Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) saved 114 clients from suicide through their interventions. CNA938's Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with John Lam, Senior Manager, Crisis Support, Samaritans of Singapore to find out more about these latest statistics. 

If you need help or know of someone who needs help, you can call Samaritans of Singapore’s 24-hour hotline - 1767.

You can also WhatsApp SOS through their 24-hour CareText at 9151 1767.

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Daily Cuts - S1E391: Teaching our kids about food sustainability

In line with MOE’s push to focus on food sustainability in schools, Si Ling Primary School has begun introducing the concept of responsible grocery shopping to their students. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Ashri Shukri, Head of Department of Science at Si Ling Primary School, who told us more about this. 

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Daily Cuts - S1E390: A preview of the Thai elections

Thai elections will be held this Sunday where 52 million Thais will be voting for their government. So far, the country is divided into two - conservative royalists and supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Dr Kevin Hewison, Weldon E. Thornton Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to find out more about what’s to come.

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Daily Cuts - S1E389: Entrepreneurship in soap crafting

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Low Li Ting, Founder of My Naked Bar, about what led her to venture into entrepreneurship as a soap crafter, after spending many years in the commercial healthcare industry.

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Daily Cuts - S1E388: Protecting victims of domestic abuse

ingapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Zaharah Ariff, Executive Director at Casa Raudha, about a new Bill that has been tabled in Parliament to strengthen the government's ability to intervene in family violence cases and better empower victims.

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Daily Cuts - S1E387: Could we be scaring off our foreign property investors?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Alan Cheong, Head of Research and Consultancy at Savills Singapore, about Singapore ranking highest globally for total tax levied on foreigners buying residential property.

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