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

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.

Daily Cuts - S1E169: WHO's declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic - 3 years on

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization made the decision to characterise COVID-19 as a pandemic. 3 years on, CNA938's Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers reflect on the lessons we have learnt with Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake from the ANU College of Health & Medicine. 

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Daily Cuts - S1E170: Seeking help: The latest statistics from Samaritans of Singapore

From April 2022 to February 2023, Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) saved 114 clients from suicide through their interventions. CNA938's Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with John Lam, Senior Manager, Crisis Support, Samaritans of Singapore to find out more about these latest statistics.  If you need help or know of someone who needs help, you can call Samaritans of Singapore’s 24-hour hotline - 1767. You can also WhatsApp SOS through their 24-hour CareText at 9151 1767.

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Daily Cuts - S1E168: A world anew through a poet's eyes

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with local author Koh Buck Song about how the Covid-19 pandemic and the National Gallery's art pieces inspired some of his latest poems.

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Daily Cuts - S1E167: Unpacking the White Paper on Singapore’s COVID-19 response

The Singapore government recently published a White Paper on their COVID-19 pandemic response. It spelled out what went well, what could have been better as well as the lessons to learn. CNA938's Arnold Gay and Yasmin Jonkers speak with Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, Vice Dean (Global Health) at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health to unpack it all.

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Daily Cuts - S1E166: Celebrating a woman in jazz

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Melanie Oliveiro speak with ​​local jazz pianist Cheryl Ann Spencer about growing her career as a female musician in Singapore.

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