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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 - Retire better by retiring… later? Here’s the case to work longer

With the retirement age being progressively raised to 65 by 2030, most of us will be working longer. But should we be? Professor Paulin Straughn, Director, SMU Centre for Research on Successful Ageing, joined Andrea Heng and Joel Chua on Asia First to make the case for working longer and retiring later.

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Daily Cuts - How tulips survive a 10,000km journey so you can watch them bloom

10 years of tulips! Tulipmania is back at Gardens by The Bay, with this year’s display taking visitors to the Netherlands – and a lot of work goes into making sure the tulips are in the pink of health as Mihkaail Ng, Deputy Director of Conservatory Operations at Gardens by the Bay tells Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Joel Chua in a behind the scenes look.

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Daily Cuts - May Day Rally: Singapore’s tripartism tested & how PMEs shape union priorities

At the May Day Rally, NTUC Secretary General Ng Chee Meng stressed the importance of the working relationship among the labour movement, government and employers to ensure Singapore’s success. Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC expanded this concept on Asia First with Andrea Heng and Joel Chua.

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Daily Cuts - May Day Rally: The legacy PM Lee Hsien Loong leaves behind

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his final May Day Rally speech ahead of his handover to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Dr Mustafa Izzuddin, Senior International Affairs Analyst, Solaris Strategies Singapore shares his views on PM Lee’s legacy and the future that lies ahead for the labour movement.

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Daily Cuts - Keeping BreadTalk's legacy alive

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Jonathan Quek, Managing Director, BreadTalk Group, about taking over the reins of his father's company as a second-generation business leader.

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