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Daily Cuts - Simon Tay author of 'Enigmas - Tay Seow Huah, My Father, Singapore's Pioneer Spy Chief'

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Simon Tay author of “Enigmas - Tay Seow Huah, My Father, Singapore's Pioneer Spy Chief”. Tay – a former Nominated Member of Parliament and now Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs – will talk about the life of his late father Tay Seow Huah Singapore’s first director of the Security & Intelligence Division (SID). Tay will also discuss how his father played a significant role in Singapore’s history, especially when it concerned intelligence and security.

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Daily Cuts - Empowering mum-turned-instructors through Food Playground

Work It's Cheryl Goh and Hui Wong speak with two women who’ve undergone personal struggles in their lives, but pushed through as single mums to raise their children through their work with food. Through finding purpose and gainful employment at cooking school Food Playground, Instructors Ann Chua and Kelly Pang picked themselves up even when life got rocky. We find out more with these two mums, with Founder Daniel Tan as well.

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Daily Cuts - What pet-friendly eateries do to keep you safe

Eateries at pet-friendly mall One Holland Village have to clean up 10 times more than the average dining establishment, as patrons raise concerns about hygiene and cleanliness. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua ask Pang Gek Teng, Owner, Surrey Hills Grocer, a pet-friendly restaurant owner, what it takes to ensure food is kept safe and clean to ease diners’ fears. 

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Daily Cuts - Changes to Singapore’s cybersecurity laws: What you should know

A bill for amendments to the Cybersecurity Act was tabled in Parliament this week. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua dive deeper into the changes with Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State for Communication and Information to help you understand what you need to know. 

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Daily Cuts - Australia’s changes to student visa requirements: how they could backfire

In the latest measures to rein in migration numbers, Australia announced plans to increase the amount of savings international students will need in order to secure a visa – even warning several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua dig deeper into the issue and assesses the impact of these moves on the international student population with the help of Dr Liz Allen, Demographer, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Social Research & Methods, The Australian National University. 

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Daily Cuts - No hushed tones in the ongoing Donald Trump trial

Former U.S president Donald Trump’s hush money trial comes to a head as the adult film star in question, Stormy Daniels, takes the stand. Meanwhile, the case to hear Trump’s classified documents has been postponed without a new date set. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua take a look at the proceedings and find out the potential repercussions on the Presidential election in November from Dr John Donaldson, Associate Professor of Political Science, SMU.

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