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Daily Cuts - Soaring With Sky Shen: A Musical Journey

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with singer-songwriter Sky Shen about his music career which has been going from strength-to-strength since winning the 2015 SPD Youth Aspiration Award, an award which allows youths with disabilities develop their interests and talents. Shen, an artist with muscular dystrophy, will talk how video game music sparked his songwriting journey, what it’s like performing to a global online audience when live-streaming his music on platform Twitch.tv, topics his music covers and how non-profit organisation ART:DIS has played a significant role in his life.


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Daily Cuts - What would a nuclear-powered Singapore look like?

Singapore still has not decided whether to deploy nuclear energy in the country, but signed an agreement with the United States as it continues to study ways to decarbonise its power sector. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the feasibility and operability of nuclear energy for the island nation with Dr David Broadstock, Senior Research Fellow and Energy Transition Research Lead, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute, NUS

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Daily Cuts - Myanmar junta extends emergency rule amid escalating conflict

Myanmar extends its state of emergency by six months as the military government fights rebels on multiple fronts. Could its main benefactor China's behind-the-scene pressure lead to any change? On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Damien Kingsbury, Emeritus Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University

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Daily Cuts - The death of Ismail Haniyeh: What happens now?

On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get a snap analysis of the death of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and how it positions the Israel-Hamas war with Dr Jessica Genauer, Senior Lecturer, Flinders University

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Kelvin Sng's journey from self-consciousness to self-confidence

Kelvin Sng has earned the nickname "million dollar director" thanks to the box office successes of his films. He shares how he has grown from a younger man who tended to compare himself with others, into a much more self-assured person.

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Daily Cuts - Millennials In Biz: Claudius Steinhoff of Mercedes-Benz Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speaks with Claudius Steinhoff, President and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Singapore, about overcoming the challenges faced in meeting demand for electric vehicles.

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