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Daily Cuts -Top readers in the world — and we're not enjoying it

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The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study shows that Singaporean students rank first globally. Yet, the study also shows that fewer kids enjoy reading. Asia First's Arnold Gay and Justine Moss speak with Associate Professor Loh Chin Ee, Deputy Head (Research) of the English Language & Literature at NIE, and Tharsh, an English tutor, who share their observations.

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Daily Cuts - Coffee from the Shan Hills in Myanmar

On Work It's Eat Drink Singapore, Stanley Leong & Cheryl Goh speak to Javier Phua, Co-Founder of Humble Origins Coffee Roasters. This café is brewing up a storm in the hip neighbourhood in Joo Chiat, tapping on the underrated goodness of community-grown coffee beans from the Shan Hills in Myanmar to serve aromatic cups of coffee to their customers.

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Daily Cuts - High powered EV chargers

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Doong Shiwen, General Manager of Shell Mobility Singapore, to find out more about Singapore’s first smart and clean energy-powered service stations. Three Shell service stations located in Tampines, Pasir Ris, and Lakeview will provide EV charging using 100% certified renewable energy. They are more than three times faster than the chargers commonly available, and can be completed in less than 15 minutes.

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Daily Cuts - Better representation for private-hire drivers and food delivery riders

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Jean See, a Nominated Member of Parliament, and Director of Freelancers & Self-employed Unit at NTUC-ARU. We find out how private-hire drivers and food delivery riders can look forward to better representation, as associations representing them enter a partnership with Grab. This marks the first of such partnerships initiated by a platform operator. 

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Daily Cuts - New Nominated Member of Parliament, Dr Syed Harun

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Syed Harun, Nominated Member of Parliament, and consultant psychiatrist. He’s also been an active volunteer since his school days, and wants to encourage more Singaporeans to start volunteering.

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Daily Cuts - Creating toys to deal with school bullies

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with local artist and toy designer Lester Lim also known as Lesdoublewood. Lim talks about how Jelilo, his brand of jellyfish-like toys & collectibles, was created to help his daughter deal with school bullies.

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