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Daily Cuts - S1E194: Singapore to receive a new pneumococcal vaccine

Singapore will be the first country in South-East Asia to receive Pfizer's new pneumococcal vaccine which has a broader range of protection and could replace the two now in use here. The Singapore Today team speak with Professor Ooi Eng Eong from the Duke-NUS Medical School's Emerging Infectious Diseases programme about how it could improve our defences in the fight against pneumonia.

Daily Cuts - S1E386: Exploring the future of fashion

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Martin Bonney, a LASALLE fashion lecturer and Varsha Venkatesan, a LASALLE student, about their visions for the future of fashion in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - S1E385: Is eldercare leave sufficient in caring for aged parents?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Dr Ng Wai Chong, CEO of NWC Longevity Practice, about whether having more parental care or eldercare leave would help us cope better in providing for our parents' needs as they age.

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Daily Cuts - S1E384: Reducing the likelihood of criminal reoffending

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with Andrew Cheong, Principal Consultant at NTUC and Jean Chiang, Deputy Director at Community Corrections Command about the Volunteer Case Officer Scheme.

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Daily Cuts - S1E383: New laws to give police more powers to prosecute money mules

In Parliament, new laws that will give the police more powers to prosecute money mules and scammers were passed. This means it’s illegal for people to share their Singpass password or account with someone whom they suspect will use it to commit a crime. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Ashwin Hari-haran, Associate Director of Kalidass Law Corporation, who tells us why he doesn’t think this is a huge change to the law.

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Daily Cuts - S1E382: Breaking the glass ceiling in a male-dominated industry

A study by global policy advisory firm Kantar Public showed that women are thought to lead best in sectors like childcare, fashion and beauty. But not so much in areas like tech, gaming, engineering or manufacturing. This “occupational segregation” shows that women are also prejudiced against themselves, moving away from careers in such sectors. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Dr Viveka Kalidasan, Founder of The Edify Project who’s been able to break the glass ceiling in the male-dominated AI space.

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