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Daily Cuts - Why there are more profits to be made in Southeast Asia’s still-growing digital economy

It’s often challenging for a sector to grow and be profitable simultaneously, but the digital economy in South-East Asia is proving otherwise. A report shows a 15 percent growth forecast for the region for 2024, while revenues are projected to rise by 14 percent to $89 billion. Andrea Heng speaks to Florian Hoppe, Partner, Bain & Company, to assess the data and identify the spots that will spur the industry in South-East Asia. 

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are you concerned about losing your job to foreign talent?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin speaks with Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Dr Tan See Leng and Kohe Hasan, Deputy Honorary Secretary, SNEF, about whether Singaporeans need to be concerned about foreigners taking their jobs.

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Daily Cuts - Is Singapore's economy in for tough times ahead?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin speaks with Dr Tan Kee Wee, Chief Economist, Waveney Economics, about how geopolitical conflicts and market volatility could impact Singapore's economic growth in 2025.

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Daily Cuts - Starting Social Media for a Steakhouse

Nestled in Takashimaya is Angus House that overlooks Orchard Street since 1993. How does a classic steakhouse get a new wave of younger folks into their space? Work it’s Janine Tan speaks with Yang Yuan Feng, the second generation business owner of the restaurant to find out more.

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Daily Cuts - Blue, Red and Green chip art in the secondhand market

What drives the secondhand Art market in Singapore, and where’s a good place to start if you are keen on buying or selling a painting? Work It’s Hui Wong speaks to Milon and Chingyi from ART Again - an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of pre-owned ART- to understand the appeal of pre-loved art and everything that goes into selling it.

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Daily Cuts - WWE’s flagship Raw show streams on Netflix

On Jan 6, WWE Raw streamed live on Netflix for the first time in over 30 years, ushering in a monumental new beginning from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. This comes, as the streaming giant signed a $5 billion deal to acquire rights to the show Raw and other WWE programming, including its archive content. Susan Ng examines the possible reasons behind this move by Netflix now, and what it means for the streaming platform moving forward, with Marc DeBevoise, CEO of Brightcove.

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