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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 - Home Buyers to be More Cautious and Prudent

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Eugene Lim, key executive officer of ERA Singapore, about how home buyers here need to be more cautious and prudent amid looming economic uncertainties.

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Daily Cuts - Inaugural Global Fraud Summit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Razwana Begum, Head, Public Safety and Security Programme, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, about how Singapore has signed a Communique with 11 countries at the inaugural Global Fraud Summit in London, to achieve a common goal of combatting scams and fraud. 

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Daily Cuts - Gen AI in education

Singapore learners are prioritising AI skills and STEM education to meet shifting job demands. What does GenAI mean for the education system, and what are the greatest challenges in effective GenAI deployment in Singapore and the region? Work It’s Cheryl Goh and Hui Wong speak to Jeff Maggioncalda, Chief Executive Officer at Coursera.

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Daily Cuts - Nomad Experiences in Mongolia

Yearning to explore less travelled locales and marvel at different ways of life? Hui Wong speaks to Anand Munkhuu, Nomadic Expeditions based out of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, who will share about ways to experience an authentic Mongolian experience, and ignite the adventurous spirit in city dwellers.

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Daily Cuts - More companies inflating job titles here

Seeing more fancy job titles on recruitment portals? You're not alone - more than a few companies here appear to be inflating those titles. A new survey published this week by recruitment firm Robert Walters found that 2 in 5 companies here appeared to use this approach to attract and retain talent. Joel Chua and Susan Ng speak with Monty Sujanani, Country Manager for Singapore at Robert Walters.  

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