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Daily Cuts - Tech layoffs 2025: Why companies like Meta, Microsoft and Amazon are cutting jobs

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The tech industry is undergoing another round of job cuts in 2025, with leading companies reducing their workforce to streamline operations and focus on strategic goals. This follows a trend of mass layoffs that began in 2022, with job losses continuing through 2023 and 2024. Andrea Heng and Elakeyaa Selvaraji speak with Florie Mae Salazar, Senior Manager, Tech & Transformation Division at Robert Walters Malaysia, for more.

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Daily Cuts - Fresh Flowers for Springtime

While it’s hard to see a visible change in seasons in Singapore, many homes celebrating Chinese New Year have fresh flowers and lucky plants adorning their spaces. If you have yet to ring in the season with the flowers, one nursery in Singapore is open on the first day. Work It's Cheryl Goh speaks with Peter Cheok, Assistant Deputy Group Managing Director of Far East Flora Holdings.

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Daily Cuts - Roaring back to life: behind Thailand’s rebounding tiger population

Deep in the forests of Thailand, an iconic wild feline is making a comeback. The population of the iconic tiger has rebounded, thanks to conservation efforts. Andrea Heng speak with Vilma d'Rozario, Co Director of the Singapore Wildcat Action Group, to find out how it was done and whether there’s hope for other endangered wildlife here in Asia. 

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Daily Cuts - Singapore a slam dunk choice for the NBA Rising Stars Invitational

In a historic first, Singapore will become Asia’s basketball capital when it holds the first-ever NBA Rising Stars Invitational this June. The NBA Rising Stars Invitational is a major highlight, featuring elite boys’ and girls’ teams from across the region. Andrea Heng fetch the baseline details and get reactions from the industry’s best as Singapore raises its sport hosting profile. For that, she speak with Matthias Koh, Deputy President of Basketball Association of Singapore and Loron Orris, Founding Partner of Asia Sports Tech.

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Daily Cuts - How will Trump’s tariffs affect Singapore and Singaporeans?

US President Donald Trump has begun wielding his tariff tool to pressure America’s biggest trade partners to the negotiating table. While Singapore may not be directly hit, we stand in the midst of the ripple effects of the added costs. Andrea Heng examine the risks and prospects with Priyanka Kishore, Founder and Principal Economist at Asia Decoded.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: What do you want to see Orchard Towers become?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.sg, about the potential Orchard Towers holds as an icon, in light of the completion of its revamp.

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