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Daily Cuts - US election: How early voting works and why it matters

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    Early voting for the next American president taking place in the U.S with some states reporting record turnouts, two weeks out from the election. Andrea Heng speaks to Miles Coleman, Associate Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, University of Virginia Center for Politics, to check out the states conducting these early elections, why they matter and what could change between now and November 5th. 

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    Daily Cuts - Sri Lanka votes: Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

    Sri Lankans have spoken and chosen leftist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake to lead the Indian Ocean island nation out of economic and political strife as its next president. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Michael Kugelman, Director, South Asia Institute, Wilson Center, to gain insight into the election result and the signals Sri Lanka’s voters are sending to its politicians.

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    Daily Cuts - Could hybrid work arrangements be losing their relevance?

    Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Jasmine Liew, Founder, Breakthrough Catalyst, about whether hybrid work arrangements could soon lose their relevance.

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    Daily Cuts - Helping young Singaporeans avoid serious mental health symptoms

    Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Associate Professor Mythily Subramaniam, Assistant Chairman, Medical Board (Research), IMH, and co-principal investigator of the study, about helping young Singaporeans avoid serious mental health symptoms.

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    Daily Cuts - Supporting small businesses in SEA and Australia

    In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Mary Knickrehm Kumar, Founder of the ‘With Love’ curated pop-up experience that supports and uplifts small businesses. Located along Keong Saik Road, ‘With Love’ showcases a collection of fashion, accessories and lifestyle products by creators across Southeast Asia and Australia. Kumar talks about why she founded the pop-up, how she chose and got the various brands on board, and how she aims to expand ‘With Love’.

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    Daily Cuts - AWS: Granting the last wishes of terminally ill patients

    In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Grace Young, Board Member, Kenny Wang, Volunteer, Elaine Chin and Marya Malek, Staff Members at Ambulance Wish Singapore (AWS) – a non-profit organisation dedicated to granting the last wishes of terminally-ill patients. They talk about how AWS has granted wishes in the past and how wishes have changed over the years. They also share some stories of beneficiaries and what type of volunteers are needed to carry out various wishes. This comes on the edge of the AWS’ signature fundraising event, the Cycle of Peace (COP) 2024, a virtual cycling event that aims to raise more than S$200,000.

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