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

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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.

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Daily Cuts - Money locking made simple

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Beaver Chua, Head of Anti-Fraud, Group Financial Crime Compliance, OCBC, Louis Foo, Head of Digital Banking, DBS, and Winston Lim, Head of Deposits and Wealth Management, UOB, about their new money-locking features to protect customers from scams.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are we using escalators incorrectly

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Teo Orh Hai, Group Director for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Group, Building and Construction Authority, about practising better safety on escalators.

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Daily Cuts - Impact of the Long Island Project

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Adam Switzer, Coastal Science, Asian School of the Environment, NTU, about how the Long Island project will help guard our nation against rising sea levels and create land for future needs.

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Daily Cuts - Travelling with neurodivergent kids

Children with autism face all sorts of social challenges, such as making eye contact and being easily anxious in new situations. Travelling can be challenging. But, Dr Abishek Abraham, Medical Director, Better Life Psychological Medicine Clinic, tells Asia First's Arnold and Andrea that with the right preparation, it doesn’t have to be impossible.

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Daily Cuts - Funeral businesses on why they don’t list prices

Funeral service providers say it’s difficult to list fixed prices for funeral services, as most clients want customised packages. This comes after a competition watchdog called for more price transparency in the industry. Asia First's Arnold and Andrea spoke with Eugene Tan, Founder, Empathy Funeral Services. He starts by sharing about what he thinks of the CCCS report.

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