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Daily Cuts - Will the Israel-Hamas ceasefire hold?

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The truce between Israel and Hamas is expected to take effect on 23 November — after the Israelis delayed the start of the ceasefire by a day. During the delay, Israel bombed more targets in Gaza. We get insights on how likely the four-day truce will hold — and what might happen after. Joining us is Dr Ran Porat, research affiliate at the Australian Centre of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University.

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Daily Cuts - Strengthening Singapore's anti-money laundering regime and fighting against sophisticated crimes

The money laundering case has been taking over local and international headlines. Over $2.8 billion worth of assets are now involved. But investigations are ongoing, so that number could go up. Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo says this could be one of the largest anti-money laundering operations in the world. There will also be a new inter-ministerial committee to review Singapore's anti-money laundering regime and to ensure it stays up to date with increasingly sophisticated crimes. Professor Sumit Agarwal from NUS Business School explains how the new committee can help mitigate financial crimes.

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Daily Cuts - Launch of 'Responders for Resilience' by the Singapore Red Cross

The Singapore Red Cross recently launched a new programme called 'Responders for Resilience'. This programme aims to train a thousand volunteers in areas such as standard first aid, psychological first aid, and befriending skills. It all started in part because of shrinking family sizes and a fast-ageing population. Charis Chan, Assistant Secretary-General, Operations, Singapore Red Cross tells us more.

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Daily Cuts - Importance of sustainability in banking

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Helge Muenkel, Chief Sustainability Officer, DBS, about the importance of sustainability in the banking sector.

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Daily Cuts - Unemployment measures in Singapore

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Song Seng Wun, Economic Adviser, CGS-CIMB Securities, about what unemployment measures here should constitute.

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Daily Cuts - Rise of vaping among Singapore youth

ingapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Sean Ang, a smoking cessation counsellor, about what could be leading to a sharp rise in vaping cases among our youth.

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