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

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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 - Sustainability - but make it Fashion

The clock is ticking for the fashion and textile industry to clean up their act on their infamously polluting ways. Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh learn what inroads are being made to make the sector more ‘fashionable’ with Nicole van der Elst Desai, Chair of the Singapore Fashion Council’s Sustainability Steering Committee.

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Daily Cuts - Writing about celebrities for children

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 - Meet Singapore's up-and coming innovators

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the 1st and 2nd runner-ups of the James Dyson Award:  Michael Lim, a team member of Project Mimir, a braille embosser and Sparsh, part of the duo behind Thermal Floater, a renewable energy generation device. Both teams will share about their ideation process and what sparked the thought behind their innovations. They'll also share about the struggles and challenges they encountered, all while they were schooling.  

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Daily Cuts - Turning France travels into food

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Lin Jiawen - owner and chief pastry chef of Arc-en-ciel Pâtisserie, to find out more about her travels around France and how its architecture and gardens influenced her cake creations. Lin also talks about competition in the form of celeb pastry chef Fedric Grolet who has just set up shop in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - Should you listen to your bosses when it comes to work-life balance?

A commentary on CNA called, ‘Should we really be listening to leaders’ advice on work-life balance?’ says there's a lot to consider when we are looking for work-life harmony. It depends on where we are in our career. Author, Sze-Yen Chee, Executive Director of Career Agility International tells us how much we should be listening to corporate leaders’ advice, in our quest to achieve work-life balance… or integration.

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