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Daily Cuts - Weaving luxury and innovation into handcrafted rugs

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 - What it’s like to work in an emergency zone

Singapore has established an emergency response team called the Singapore Emergency Response Team (SGEMT) that can be activated for disaster relief efforts both locally and internationally. Hairianto Diman gets a glimpse into a real-life experience from a Singaporean medical professional, Joshua Sim, Emergency Nurse and Activity Manager, Doctor Without Borders, who’s just returned from the West Bank, to tell us what one can expect in such situations. 

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Daily Cuts - Ball in Israel’s court as Hamas agrees to ceasefire deal with no new conditions

UNWRA workers are once again victims of the war in Gaza as Israeli strikes hit a school in the central region of the enclave, worsening an already dire humanitarian situation. Meanwhile, Hamas has indicated its readiness to implement a ceasefire without new conditions, leaving the ball in Netanyahu’s court. Hairianto Diman finds out more from Dr Ran Porat, Lecturer and Analyst on Middle Eastern Affairs, Monash University. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Aman Alhamid performs illusions but the real magic is his family

Aman Alhamid has pursued magic with a passion since he was 18 and recently performed his second show at The Esplanade, which sold out. The dedicated husband and father of three shares how his relationship values — including a hard-won reconciliation with his late-father — have found a way into the messages he seeks to convey through his magic shows.

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Daily Cuts - Must we limit tourists from visiting our universities?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks with Melvin Lee, Founder and CEO, Flying Chalks, about whether a balance can be struck to allow tourists to visit our local universities without strict measures, while student life continues normally.

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Daily Cuts - How Casino Control Act amendments could curb problem gambling

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks with Associate Professor Razwana Begum, Head, Public Safety and Security Programme, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, about how amendments to the Casino Control Act could curb the issue of problem gambling here.

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