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Daily Cuts - Why more Singaporeans are volunteering today

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Volunteerism in Singapore rose year on year while donations remained stable, marking a positive note – but time spent volunteering and donation amounts have decreased. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman are joined by Dr Mark Stanford, Deputy Director of Knowledge and Insights, National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre on Asia First. They look past the data to rationalise this finding and ask if there are other ways to boost altruism here.

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Daily Cuts - Exploring 30 years of Night Safari

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Dr Cheng Wen-Haur about the 30th anniversary of the Night Safari. Dr Cheng will also talk about its earlier days, notable milestones, and how the world’s first nocturnal wildlife park’s current installations and experiences showcase its evolution over the past three decades.

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Daily Cuts - Can we slow down ageing? Singapore’s scientists may have found the answer

As Singapore’s population ages rapidly, the quest to find solutions to slow down ageing in a meaningful way has led scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School to identify a protein that promotes ageing – it’s the key to developing an antidote that not only seeks to combat the effects of ageing but also increase our lifespan. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a look at this revolutionary effort with Assistant Professor Anissa Widjaja from Duke-NUS’ Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Programme

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Daily Cuts - Why are we paying for standard seats on full-service airlines?

Paying for extra leg room and other so-called “special” seats on a flight is normal in today’s context, but full-service commercial airlines are charging even to select standard, no-frills seats. How did this quietly become a norm, and are the benefits to the airlines worth the customer complaints? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get a better understanding from Aaron Wong, Founder, The Mile Lion

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Daily Cuts - J.D. Vance as Trump’s new MAGA poster boy & Biden’s quickie nomination

The world is clamouring to get to know J.D. Vance, as the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump thrust him in the spotlight by announcing him as his running mate. As he’s touted to be the future of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement, how big of a threat will he be to future Republican presidential candidates and more immediately, the incumbent Democrats? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out more from Jared Mondshein, Director of Research, The United States Studies Centre

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Daily Cuts - What Singapore’s low-income households would do with extra cash given without question

AWWA trialled a monetary scheme that doles out cash to a group of vulnerable, low-income families in Singapore — no questions asked. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman closely examine the mechanics and understand the objectives of this social initiative with Hui Xia See Toh, Director of Family Services, AWWA

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