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Daily Cuts - Why are we ingesting so much microplastic waste?

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Southeast Asia tops the charts in microplastic consumption, but should Singapore be worried too? On Asia First, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Dr Stephen Summers, principal Investigator with the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - First school-friendly public bus service in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Jeffrey Sim, CEO, SBS Transit Group and Suma Vinakota, one of the bus ambassadors, about Singapore’s first school-friendly public bus service aimed at encouraging young students to travel on their own.

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Daily Cuts - Mother’s Day special: What it’s like to run a mother-daughter business

Of the many things we share with our mothers, a business is certainly a rare one! Ahead of Mothers’ Day on Sunday, Asia First finds out the joys – and challenges – of running a business with mummy dearest. Desleen Yeo, Co-Owner, Yeomama Batik tells Andrea Heng and Joel Chua her experience working with her mum.

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Daily Cuts - Are jumbo flats meant to have jumbo prices?

A $2 million HDB flat in Sengkang was inaccurately marketed as a jumbo flat in a property listing. Another $2 million HDB flat in Toa Payoh was also flagged for being priced way above the market range for similar units in the estate. Nicholas Mak, Chief Research Officer, Mogul.sg tells Andrea Heng and Joel Chua if this has sent the wrong pricing signals for the rare and in-demand jumbo flats, and how valuations are determined and regulated on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - Is the customer always right? How to handle abuse towards service staff

Verbal abuse, throwing tantrums, damaging property. We’ve witnessed these scenes before, of customers being abusive towards service staff. When we see such incidents, do we know what to do in the heat of the moment? Dr Tania Nagpaul, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management Programme, SUSS joins Andrea Heng and Joel Chua on Asia First to try and rationalise such behaviour, as well as advise us on what we can do to ease tensions. 

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Daily Cuts - Singapore HeritageFest 2024 - Photowalk and Interactive Game

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Dr John Kwok, Heritage Researcher and Co-Founder of consultancy Total Heritage to find out more about the Singapore HeritageFest 2024 programme ‘Connecting with Conservation and Heritage: A Photowalk and Interactive Game to Learn About Singapore's Conservation of Built Heritage and Monuments’. She’ll find out how participants can embark on a photo walk in the Ann Siang Hill district to learn more about Singapore’s conservation efforts to preserve its rich built heritage.

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