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Daily Cuts - S1E190: Sri Lanka gets a $2.9 billion bailout from IMF

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The International Monetary Fund has approved a close to $3 billion bailout for Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said the decision will allow the country to access up to $7 billion in funding overall. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with Steve Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University to find out more. He also served on Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers and is one of the world's leading experts on hyperinflation.

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Daily Cuts - S1E200: Tiny homes for sustainable tourism

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Jeff Yeo, Co-Owner of Big Tiny, the first Singaporean company to integrate the concept of "tiny houses", which helps reduce carbon footprint through the use of solar energy and sustainable building materials.

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Daily Cuts - S1E199: Ramping up aviation safety

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with the Flight Safety Foundation's Dr Hassan Shahidi and Alan Foo from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore about ramping up safety efforts in the aviation sector for a post-pandemic era.

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Daily Cuts - S1E198: Understanding why teens run away from home

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with Adrian Lim Peng Ann, Family Counselling Psychologist, about what could truly be leading some teenagers to run away from their homes.

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Daily Cuts - S1E197: Charging for plastic bags: An effective move?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Justine Moss speak with the National University of Singapore Business School's Professor Sumit Agarwal about whether charging people for plastic bags is effective enough to reduce wastage or if more must be done to change consumer patterns.

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Daily Cuts - S1E196: Celebrating World Water Day

Just in Asia alone, hundreds of millions still do not have access to clean, fresh drinking water. But for us in Singapore, we don’t see a problem because we’re fortunate to have good water supply. CNA938’s Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with Chong Mien Ling, Chief Sustainability Officer, PUB to talk about how we’re protecting our water sources. Plus, they also speak with Vincent Sim, Managing Director, Kärcher Singapore to find out how his company is helping with water conservation.

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