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Daily Cuts - Writing about celebrities for children

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Melanie Oliveiro speaks with children’s author David Seow who has written more than 40 well-received children's books. Seow - who has worked in public relations and gained skills in sitcom writing - will talk about the highs and lows of publishing; What inspires him to create a new story; and which celebrities he’s personally given his books to. He shares more about his children’s titles featuring Oscar-winning Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, the Prince and Princes of Wales and Olympian Joseph Schooling.

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Daily Cuts - Israel moves towards the South

More than 800 people killed in Gaza since the collapse of the truce – as Israel's military widens its ground offensive. Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip is now in the spotlight. Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng speak with Nader Hashemi, Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. 

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Daily Cuts - Green loans for a more sustainable future

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Lawrence Loh, Director of Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School, about the role green loans play in realising a more sustainable future for business.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Future of country clubs in Singapore

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Dianna Chang, Senior Lecturer, Marketing Programme, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences and Professor Sing Tien Foo, Provost's Chair Professor, Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School, about whether country clubs are losing their appeal here and if they are still relevant enough to occupy space in land-scarce Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Coping with Covid-19 this festive season

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Lee Tau Hong, Chair of Chapter of Infectious Disease Physician, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, about better protecting ourselves against COVID-19 as the number of infections recently spike here.

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Daily Cuts - The stories of Our Amazing Pioneers

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with local author Shawn Seah about his ‘Amazing Pioneers’ series. It’s about Singapore’s pioneers, the people who travelled from distant lands to seek out adventure and fortune in early Singapore. In this series of fully-illustrated books, young readers will discover their inspiring stories, some of which have never been written out children before. Seah will talk about how the series started, what research he did, and how the pioneers were chosen.

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