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Daily Cuts - Tropical at National Gallery Singapore

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Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Teo Hui Min, Curator at National Gallery Singapore, on where Singaporeans can go, to get up close to an original painting by iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Kahlo’s work is just one of the many highlights of the ongoing NGS exhibition Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America. Teo will highlight some of the over 200 paintings, sculptures, prints and immersive installations on display at Tropical, which she co-curated.

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Daily Cuts - Competing for talent and brain-drain in Southeast-Asian countries

A Malaysian study reveals skilled workers flocking to Singapore, sparking "brain drain" concerns. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng find out which other regional countries are facing the same issues with Aiko Kikkawa, Senior Economist with ADB under the Economic Research and Development Impact Department.

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Daily Cuts - Flying high in a helicopter

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Australian technopreneur John-Paul Thorbjornsen who recently bought a new Airbus ACH125 helicopter. Together with the Airbus ACH130 Aston Martin helicopter, Thorbjornsen and his team will fly some 30,0000 nautical miles around the world via the North & South Poles. Thorbjornsen will talk more about this 2026 journey.

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Daily Cuts - What's on at Sneakrcon

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Singapore streetwear designer Mark Ong aka Mr Sabotage (SBTG) who’ll talk about his involvement at this year’s Sneaker Con SEA held at Resorts World Sentosa. Sneaker Con SEA  2024 is a celebration of sneaker and streetwear culture with on-stage panel discussions, a customised lineup of over 200 global and local iconic brands, and a gathering of 150+ traders and passionate sneaker collectors from around the globe. Ong will talk about how he will design exclusive limited-edition Kintsugi Air Jordan 1 highs, crafted from vintage scarves and bandanas, embodying the artistry of Kintsugi, which is the Japanese process of repairing ceramics traditionally with lacquer and gold. Ong will also talk about how he is collaborating with RWS in designing 22 pairs of limited-edition sneakers for RWS as a commemoration of their partnership. RWS and SBTG will auction off two pairs of the limited-edition sneakers and donate all proceeds to the students from Temasek Polytechnic (Mark Ong’s alma mater). 

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Daily Cuts - HSBC Women’s World Championship

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Andy Johnston, General Manager and Head of Agronomy at Sentosa Golf Club, about this year’s edition of the US$1.8 million (S$2.4 million) HSBC Women’s World Championship which is making a welcome return to Singapore next week.

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Daily Cuts - Potential Zika Transmission in Boon Lay

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Chan Kuan Rong, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, about a potential Zika transmission in Boon Lay.

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