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Daily Cuts - Singapore blocks Income-Allianz deal: What lies ahead for the business, customers

Singapore has moved to block a deal that would have allowed German insurer Allianz to own a majority stake in local insurer Income, citing a lack of confidence that Income would be able to continue as a social movement – but is leaving the door open as long as public concerns are addressed. Andrea Heng speaks to Eddy Cheong, CEO, Havend. They look ahead to Income’s future operations, how it can continue being financially viable as a co-operative movement and potential partners it can work with to stay relevant. 

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Daily Cuts - The effectiveness and relevance of political blocs and alliances

In navigating a world that is now more fragmented than ever, countries have come together to form alliances. There are the BRICS, AUKUS, QUAD and closer to home, Asean. How do members strike a balance between safeguarding their self-interests and working together to achieve their blocs’ objectives? And how effective and relevant are these alliances? Susan Ng and Hairianto Diman ask Dr Malcolm Davis, Senior Analyst, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

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Daily Cuts - Celebrating local artist and radio host John Klass

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro chats with John Klass, singer-songwriter, producer and GOLD 905 radio host. Klass talks about his debut self-titled album. He takes us through some of its 10 tracks, like the single, ‘Erased’ and the song ‘Jazz Bar’ – a musical collaboration with local jazzman Jeremy Monteiro.

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Daily Cuts - How a revised rental renewal policy will help Singapore's hawkers

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Susan Ng speak with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.sg, about how a revised rental renewal policy will help hawkers avoid overly high tender bids.

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Daily Cuts - What's helping Singapore's retail sales figure continue its growth?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Susan Ng speak with Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, NUS Business School, about what could be helping Singapore's retail sales figure continue its growth.

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Daily Cuts - How a Harris- or Trump-led presidency could affect US-Singapore relations?

As the US polls open, how would either a Harris- or Trump-led presidency affect Singapore relations? Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Susan Ng find out from Steven Okun, CEO, APAC Advisors.

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