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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 - Exploring Cambodia

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Joffrey Thin-Gris, the General Manager of The Aviary Hotel about the best places to visit in Cambodia and what’s good to eat. He'll also talk about how hotels are embarking on sustainable, greener efforts, as well as ongoing environmental and social efforts in Siem Reap. 

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Daily Cuts - A West End star performing for a cause

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Miss Saigon star Joanna Ampil who will perform in Singapore on Sunday (27 August) with Thai pop opera group FIVERA at the VIVA Fiesta concert, organised by VIVA Foundation for Children with Cancer. She will talk about her role in London's West End as the first female Engineer in 'Miss Saigon', and how she's preparing for her upcoming gig at the Botanic Gardens.

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Daily Cuts - The OtterHalf of a marketing plan

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Cassandra Ong, the founder and CEO of OtterHalf, about going from employee to entrepreneur, and the challenges overcome in running her remote-based company. She'll also cover how her team helps tech business clients bridge the gap in marketing expertise, while sticking to budget constraints.

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Daily Cuts - Trump missing in action in GOP debate

Republicans have wrapped up their first Presidential debate on 24 Aug, 15 months ahead of the actual vote in November. There are eight hopefuls from the Republican party, but the ninth is a no-show and he is former president Donald Trump. He says people already know who he is. Trisha Craig, Senior Lecturer in Global Affairs, Yale-NUS College shares her thoughts on this strategy.

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Daily Cuts - Japan releases treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan is releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, 24 Aug. The water will be released over 30 years. But neighbouring countries have been opposing this - like China and South Korea. Cities like Hong Kong and Macau will implement a seafood import ban against 10 Japan regions starting Thursday too. Stephen Nagy, Professor of Politics and International Studies, International Christian University explains if there is a political component to this decision.

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