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Daily Cuts - What's on at Sneakrcon

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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 - European Council summit — responding to ongoing hotspots

The European Council Summit begins today, as tensions on the continent and elsewhere continue to heat up. How will European leaders respond? Andrea Heng and Joel Chua speak with Professor Cedomir Nestorovic, from the ESSEC Business School Asia Pacific to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Cheryl Wee

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Cheryl Wee about setting up her businesses Cheryl W and The Fifth @ Ngee Ann City – with a focus on beauty, hair and wellness services, how she learnt business skills from her mother Jean Yip, and her past showbiz life acting in the Channel 5 TV series, “Mata Mata”.

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Daily Cuts - TV culture: Female representation in the media

Melanie Oliveiro talks about the culture of female representation in the media landscape, and how films, streaming programmes and TV series have changed over the years, especially in terms of female representation. She speaks with Shuning Fu and Natasha Koster to analyse if certain genres have a better rate of female representation than others and what else audiences in Singapore and Asia are looking for when it comes to preferred content in a competitive media world.

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Daily Cuts - Peranakan Museum - Armenian Street Party

Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans – young and older - can go to experience a street party with a difference. Audience manager Malvika Agarwal will talk more about the Armenian Street Party and the Instagrammable larger-than-life inflatable Peranakan kuehs called ‘The In-Kueh-Dibles’ that welcome guests outside Peranakan Museum. They will also discuss celebrated local artist Yip Yew Chong’s Mari Kita Makan, his first-ever projection mapping on Peranakan Museum’s facade.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Is the 44-hour work week still viable in Singapore?

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Adrian Choo, CEO and Founder of Career Agility International, about whether the 44-hour work week is still viable here.

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