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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 - Sleep Tourism

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the travel trend Sleep Tourism. Laura Houldsworth from Booking.com will talk about sleep tourism practices and other 2024 wellness trends like ‘cool-cationing’. Houldsworth will also discuss if sleep tourism is effective and sustainable, features of sleep tourism like sleep concierges and cutting-edge technology like electromagnetic beds, and where are the best Zen-like places within APAC to get the best sleep.

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Daily Cuts - James Quan - Bynd Artisan

Melanie Oliveiro speaks to the co-founder of Bynd Artisan about the culture and art of personalising stationery and leather goods - tapping on a community of craftsmen and artisanal collaborators. James Quan will also talk about Bynd Artisan’s early days and their expansion plans, how they collaborated with Singaporean artists & designers, and how they’ve adhered to the legacy of co-founder Winnie Chan’s grandfather, who established Singapore’s oldest bookbindery in the 1940s.

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Daily Cuts - What to do when an earthquake happens?

8 Singaporeans were among 71 foreigners rescued in quake-hit Taiwan so, having some basic knowledge of survival skills could make a critical difference for us when we travel to countries prone to earthquakes. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua find out what we should and shouldn’t do if an earthquake hits when we’re overseas with Assoc Prof Wei Shengji, Asian School of the Environment, NTU

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Daily Cuts - Proposed Good Samaritan Food Donation Bill

Authorities are proposing a new Good Samaritan Food Donation Bill that would provide guidelines for businesses on safety and hygiene standards for food donations. If passed, it will also protect such businesses from being prosecuted if consuming the donated food results in illness or death, so long as the safety conditions are met. The bill will likely be tabled later this year. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua speak with Nichol Ng, Co-founder, Food Bank Singapore

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Daily Cuts - Tensions build between the US and Israel

US President Joe Biden tells Benjamin Netanyahu he will reassess Washington's policy towards the war in Gaza, if immediate steps are not taken to address the humanitarian crisis in the enclave and to protect aid workers. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua find out more from Dr Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University

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