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Daily Cuts - Thank you for the music! The real purpose of SMRT’s new chimes

The new jingles and chimes at SMRT station platforms and onboard its trains aren’t just an audio pick-me-up for commuters – they’ve also been specially curated for the visually impaired to create a more inclusive public transport system here. Our guest on Asia First tells Andrea Heng and Joel Chua about the science and hard work that went into composing San Lun Che, Chan Mali Chan and Singai Naadu for this now-permanent feature. 

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Daily Cuts - Lessons from the Edge

Edges are sharp. Edges can be scary. So what can you do when you’re pushed to the edge? Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh spoke with mountaineer, motivational speaker, teamskills expert and author, David Lim who’s lived life on the edge as a mountaineer and distil some precious lessons from his experiences. David most recently released his latest book titled 'Lessons From The Edge: Learning Self-Mastery, How To Lead Others and Resilience’.

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Daily Cuts - Driven to innovate: Electric sports car built by Singapore students

Could an ​​electric sports car designed and made entirely by students from Singapore give commercial sports vehicles a run for their money? We learn more about the ambitious collaboration between LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Joining us is Professor Lim Seh Chun, Advisor to Provost, Head of the Electric Vehicle Additive Manufacturing (EVAM) project, SUTD.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are you ready if the haze returns to Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Professor Rajasekhar Balasubramanian of NUS' Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor Ang Peng Hwa of NTU's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, and Dr Steve Yang, Consultant Respiratory Physician, The Respiratory Practice, about what to do if the haze should return here.

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Daily Cuts - Ensuring safe bomb disposal in Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Bernard Loo, Senior Fellow, Military Studies Programme at S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, about how to ensure bomb disposals are done safely.

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Daily Cuts - Retiring later? You're not alone

According to data from GWI, an audience research company, Singaporeans tend to retire later than people in other countries. Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh find out more from Chase Buckle, Vice President for Trends at GWI.

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