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Daily Cuts - Weaving luxury and innovation into handcrafted rugs

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In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro explores the culture, art and world of custom rugs and carpets with Karinna Gobbo, Founder, Tappeti Fine Hand-Crafted Rugs + Carpets in Australia. Gobbo talks about the latest trends concerning bespoke rugs and carpets while working with commercial and private clients in Singapore. She also touches on Tappeti's latest collection - developed in collaboration with five esteemed designers - to be unveiled at an ArtHouse Singapore exhibition in October.

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Daily Cuts - Relocating overseas – is it worth the hassle?

More and more Singaporeans are seeking to broaden their prospects abroad, but being away from the comforts of home has its trade-offs. How can we best weigh the gains and costs for ourselves? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Rosazlin Rosli, Senior Business Manager, Colenso BBDO, a Singaporean who relocated to New Zealand to get her experience and perspectives about the allure of moving overseas. 

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Daily Cuts - Demand for residential solar panels heating up as electricity prices go up

As electricity bills go up, demand for solar panels is seeing a rise. In the last seven years, Singapore's solar deployment has increased by about 10 times. The Energy Market Authority says the country is on track to achieve its goal of at least two gigawatt-peak of solar deployment by 2030. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman, together with Prof Xu Yan, Director, Center for Power Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, explore the installation of solar panels in residential homes and how cost efficient this option is.

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Daily Cuts - Would allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons pay off?

As the US and Britain discuss allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep within Russia, some US officials are deeply skeptical that doing so would make a significant difference in Kyiv's battle against Russian invaders. Meanwhile, Russia warned the US and its Western allies that should they permit Ukraine to fire weapons deeper into Russia, they would put his country “at war” with NATO. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine how much of a help an easing of the restrictions on weapons usage would be to Ukraine, with the help of James Der Derian, Michael Hintze Chair of International Security Studies and Director, Centre for International Security Studies, University of Sydney. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Andrew Matthews on acceptance, happiness, and bouncing back

Andrew Matthews' books on happiness and resilience have sold millions of copies around the world, and have been translated into dozens of languages. The Australian author and illustrator of "Being Happy!" and "Bouncing Back!" shares with us how his own journey towards happiness has been paved with lessons on acceptance of the things that we can't change... and realising how we have the power to change the way we see things.

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Daily Cuts - Tech Talk: In Focus - iPhone 16s, Airpods 4, Apple Watch Sr. 10

In this edition of Tech Talk, Daniel Martin finds out if a new Camera Control sensor, bigger screens and better cameras are enough to draw people to the new iPhone 16s. Also in discussion: Newly-announced Airpods 4 and Apple Watch Sr. 10.

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