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Daily Cuts - What is an ETA and why are more countries like Thailand implementing it?

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From December, visitors to Thailand will need a mandatory electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for travellers from some 93 visa-exempt countries, including Singapore. But what is an ETA, why do we need one when we’re already visa-exempt, and why are more countries implementing it? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get an explainer from a travel expert, Aaron Wong, Founder, travel website The MileLion, plus what you’ll need to prepare for future travels. 

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Daily Cuts - Violence re-emerges in Manipur: What to understand

Violence in Manipur has re-emerged, amid clashes sparked once again between the Meitei and Kuki peoples, prompting authorities to shut down the internet and impose a curfew. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the tensions and how the Modi administration could navigate the situation with Angshuman Choudhury, Joint PhD candidate, NUS and King's College London.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Mint Lim learned to see her difference as a strength and gift

Mint Lim founded The School of Concepts in 2017, motivated by a desire to offer children with learning differences a quality education. Mint's own learning difference filled her earlier years with self-doubt. She shares how a specific piece of advice from her father reshaped the way she perceived her challenges and laid the foundation for her to go on to become a successful entrepreneur.

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Daily Cuts - Could age restriction on kids to use social media work in Singapore?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Dr Annabelle Chow, Principal Clinical Psychologist at Annabelle Psychology, about whether an age restriction on children to use social media could work here.

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Daily Cuts - How Singapore's Platform Workers Bill could impact consumers

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Professor Lawrence Loh, Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School, about the Platform Workers Bill's potential impact on consumers and businesses here.

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Daily Cuts - Why Pope Francis' visit matters to Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Dr Paul Hedges, Professor, Interreligious Studies, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, about the significance of Pope Francis' visit here.

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