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Daily Cuts - Winner of Exemplary Young Mother Award raises her brother's children

Even though Siti Fatinnurain is not their biological mother, she has taken it upon herself to raise her brother's two children by herself, as their legal guardian. Both children have autism. She's the winner of Jamiyah Singapore's Exemplary Young Mother Award. She shares what motivated her to take on this responsibility, and the challenges she's had to overcome.

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Daily Cuts - Helping underprivileged women and children in Cambodia

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Hannes Schmid, Founder of Smiling Gecko, who has photographed some of the most famous rockstars in the world including Freddie Mercury, David Lee Roth, Mick Jagger and Phil Collins. He says Bob Geldof actually helped him realise he could follow his dream of helping underprivileged women and children in Cambodia.

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Daily Cuts - Commentary: I just got used to being in my 50s, now I’m a ‘young senior’

In the days after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech, “young seniors” became a buzzword on and offline. Commentary writer Tracy Lee, 51, shares her thoughts on how this identity description influences the way she perceives herself.

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Daily Cuts - What's next for the Wagner mercenary group?

The reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin has not come as a shock to most Russia watchers. What lies ahead for his powerful mercenary group that played a key role in the early days of the Ukraine war and went on to be a thorn in the side of Russia’s president? We find out more from Dr Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University.

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Daily Cuts - A confident Trump skips Republican debate

Eight candidates participated in the latest Republican primary debate, while the notable absence of Donald Trump cast a long shadow. Although the former president himself wasn’t worried about missing out, given his “legendary” 20-point lead. Miles Coleman from the Center for Politics, University of Virginia, shares his take on the debate's outcome.

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Daily Cuts - Giving children the best start in life

Early childhood development lays the foundation for a child’s physical, emotional, and intellectual well being, and is a strong predictor of long-term development. Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Esther Goh, Advisor, Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), to find out if Singapore is doing right in this area. 

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