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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 - Total Employment in Singapore Grew by over 88,000 Last Year

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Jaya Dass, Managing Director of Permanent Recruitment in Asia Pacific at human resources solutions agency Randstad, about the sectors in Singapore that saw solid growth and hiring optimism.

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Daily Cuts - Centre for Sustainable Medicine

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Amanda Zain, Deputy Director at the Centre for Sustainable Medicine and Assistant Dean of Sustainability at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, about how a warming planet could affect human health. 

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Daily Cuts - Ways to boost workplace morale

A commentary on CNA.asia explores the idea of having a Chief Happiness Officer at the workplace, and why appointing a dedicated person to look into this aspect of employee morale could make business sense. Joel Chua and Susan Ng find out how workplaces can move the happiness needle among their staff with Tan Hwee Hoon, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources.

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Daily Cuts - World Kidney Day - Singapore's rise in kidney failure rates

Today, on World Kidney Day, Asia First focuses on a critical health issue in Singapore: the alarming rate of kidney failure. Singapore has the world's second-highest prevalence rate, after Taiwan, according to the United States Renal Data System. Joel Chua and Susan Ng speak with Adj Asst Prof Yeo See Cheng, Head and Senior Consultant from the Department of Renal Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He's also the author of the commentary: What this doctor wishes Singapore knew about kidney disease prevention    

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Daily Cuts - Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine’s army chief says his forces face a difficult situation, even as the US approves a one-off military aid package. But is this enough? Joel Chua and Susan Ng speak with John Ciorciari, Dean of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University

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