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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 - Should some tuition centres avoid being so aggressive with advertising?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Victor Kwan, Deputy Director, SUSS Academy, about what separates some tuition centres' undesirable advertising practices from mere reactions to prime business opportunities.

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Daily Cuts - Meta to stop using third-party factcheckers: How it could impact Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Natalie Pang from the Department of Communications and New Media, NUS, about how Meta's decision to cease the use of third-party factcheckers could shake up Singapore's digital ecosystem.

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Daily Cuts - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Keeping it Authentic at KOKO

KOKO-nnichiwa! We’re bringing you to Japan today for some insight into Tras Street’s newest addition- KOKO, a Japanese cafe and patisserie that keeps their pastries and cakes authentic and reminiscent of your travels to Japan. Work It’s Tay Soo Sien speaks to  Chai Karim, Principal of GAIA Group F&B, which oversees Gyutan-tan chain and KOKO Cafe and Patisserie.

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Daily Cuts - Is choosing a preschool becoming too difficult, or are we overthinking it?

Choosing primary and secondary schools is tough enough – now parents are finding it a challenge to navigate preschool selection too. But does it have to be difficult? Andrea Heng speak with Roshni Mahtani, Group CEO and founder of The Parentinc for her views.

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Daily Cuts - Explainer: What’s in the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act and why now?

Singapore’s parliament voted unanimously to pass the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act, after an hours-long debate. An accompanying constitutional amendment to update the president’s powers in implementing the Act, meanwhile, was rejected by seven Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Workers’ Party. To unpack what went down, Andrea Heng spoke with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law at SMU. 

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