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Daily Cuts - Strengthening Singapore's anti-money laundering regime and fighting against sophisticated crimes

The money laundering case has been taking over local and international headlines. Over $2.8 billion worth of assets are now involved. But investigations are ongoing, so that number could go up. Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo says this could be one of the largest anti-money laundering operations in the world. There will also be a new inter-ministerial committee to review Singapore's anti-money laundering regime and to ensure it stays up to date with increasingly sophisticated crimes. Professor Sumit Agarwal from NUS Business School explains how the new committee can help mitigate financial crimes.

Daily Cuts - A little day out this December Holidays

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Tan Ee Jia, Engagement Lead at Little Day Out, an online magazine for families with the best places, events, activities and ideas. She’ll share about the best things to do to keep the kids busy this December Holidays, with a mix of nature, space, and even disco!

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Daily Cuts - Christmas under the Candlelight

It's Beginning to look alot like Christmas! Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Lester, the lead violinist of the Quartet from Vocalise String Quartet and Rynne Tham, Fever Originals Project Manager, to share more on the upcoming Candlelight concerts for Christmas. With about 4 upcoming shows with different setlists, the season of Christmas is that much more magical. Both will share about the success of Candlelight Concerts, and how the preparation for the Christmas special has been like. 

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Daily Cuts - Green thumbs with Thiccly

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Grey Tan, Founder of Grow Thiccly – an eco-conscious brand offering a range of products, including aroid plant grow poles designed for climbing plants. Made out of recycled PET materials, his invention helps aroids produce larger leaves while being a sustainable offering for the local and international market. 

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Daily Cuts - Green Loans in Singapore

Two green loans in Singapore were announced earlier this week. Real estate firm City Developments obtained a S$338.2 million sustainability-linked loan. And telco Singtel secured its first green loan. S$535 million will be provided over five years by four banks - DBS, OCBC, Standard Chartered, and UOB. Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng understand more about Green Loans with Terence Koh, Head of Telecom, Media and Technology, Sector Solutions Group at UOB

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Daily Cuts - Singapore's report card for Programme for International Student Assessment

Singapore's 15-year-olds are outperforming their global peers in reading, mathematics and science. The Education Ministry says Singapore's strong showing affirms the resilience of the system during the pandemic. Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Jason Tan, Associate Professor, Policy, Curriculum and Leadership, NIE.

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