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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 - #TalkBack: How businesses can protect themselves from unfair online reviews

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Guan Chong, Director, SUSS Academy, about how businesses can protect themselves from unfair online reviews.

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Daily Cuts - Baby boom at Singapore's wildlife parks

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Luis Neves, Vice President of Animal Care, Mandai Wildlife Group, about the baby boom seen at our wildlife parks in 2023, with 970 baby animals born across almost 130 species last year.

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Daily Cuts - Why money locking lacks appeal among young adults

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Jonathan Chang, Entrepreneur, Policy Advisor, Lecturer and Researcher, about why the take-up rate of money locking among our young adults is low.

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Daily Cuts - World Down Syndrome Day

Singapore launches a rockin’ campaign to raise awareness for Down Syndrome this World Down Syndrome Day. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua speak with Evelyn Lai, executive director of Down Syndrome Association to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Foreign domestic workers vulnerable to financial schemes

Domestic helpers in Singapore appear to be falling for financial schemes that land them in debt. How can we remedy this? Andrea Heng and Joel Chua are joined by Lynn Koi, Executive Director of Centre for Domestic Employees and Steven Lam, Director, Templars Law LLC to dive deeper into the issue.

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