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

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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 - Personalise your perfume at Scentopia

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro chats with Neyha Rohilla, Assistant Events Manager at Scentopia, a fragrance retail store that specialises in providing customised perfumes and scents. Rohilla shares how Scentopia takes customers on a comprehensive and immersive experience to tailor-make their preferred scent. She also shares a bit about Scentopia’s perfume workshops for couples, families and corporates.

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Daily Cuts - Screaming for livestreamers: Behind the wild fandom

First, it was celebrities. Now, it’s social media influencers and livestreamers that teenagers and young adults in Singapore are going ga-ga for. But why is the fandom so much more intense and apparent today? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Dr Natalie Pang, Senior Lecturer, School of Communications and New Media, NUS, to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Explainer: What sparked Sudan’s civil war and humanitarian crisis

Two major wars — in the Middle East and Ukraine — remain front and centre of people’s minds today, but less so the civil war in Sudan that has led to an equally urgent humanitarian crisis. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Mark Massoud, Professor of Politics and Legal Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, to gather the most crucial pieces of information from this war front.

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Daily Cuts - Flexible hours, shorter work weeks — but why aren’t companies listening?

A recent poll shows that nearly seven in 10 companies think it’s feasible to implement a four-day work week, which aligns with new guidelines for employers to roll out flexi-work arrangements come December. Yet companies like Amazon have u-turned on such policies with a return-to-office order. What’s behind the reluctance, and what risks are these firms taking by doing so? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Neil Dyball, Managing Director, Hudson Asia, to find out more.  

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Daily Cuts - Building a business from scratch early in one's career

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Guan Dian, Co-Founder and APAC General Manager, Patsnap, about setting up a business from scratch early in one's career.

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