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Daily Cuts - Singapore median monthly household income exceeds $11,000 in 2024

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Median monthly household income from work in Singapore rose to S$11,297 in 2024 from S$10,869 in 2023, or by 1.4 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. Meanwhile, the Gini coefficient – which measures income inequality – was 0.364, lower than the 0.371 in 2023, and the lowest since records began in 2000. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the significance of the figures and what they reflect about Singapore’s income position with Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Real Estate and Economics, NUS Business School

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Is it too expensive to raise big families in Singapore?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Real Estate and Economics, NUS Business School, about whether it is too expensive to raise big families in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - #GE25: New political candidates making impressions on Singaporeans

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore, about the new political candidates that have been out making impressions on Singaporeans, as this year's General Election draws closer.

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Daily Cuts - Will it be tough to revamp Singapore's CBD?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore, about the challenges in revamping Singapore’s Central Business District.

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Daily Cuts - Formaldehyde-Free Furnishings: A Homeowner's Peace of Mind

For a homeowner,  concerns of Formaldehyde in furnishing have been taken up at the source, by the home furnishings manufacturers themselves, who have moved from formaldehyde-free processes that are safe for our usage. Work It's Hui Wong speaks with second-generation entrepreneur Dylan Zeng, the Marketing Director of A Star Furnishings on how the industry has pivoted with such concern among home owners. 

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Daily Cuts - Trump’s tariffs on China: Was Beijing ready, was Washington prepared? 

With the US and China imposing tariffs on one another, is the much-feared trade war between the world’s two largest economies finally here? Hairianto Diman and Elakeyaa Selvaraji take a look at how China prepared for Trump’s tariffs – plus, the resilience of either economy in a full-blown tariff war and what clues would point to one with Tommy Xie, Head of Asia Macro Research, OCBC Bank 

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