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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 - Future for greener buildings

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Paolo Bevilacqua, Group Head of Sustainability, Frasers Property, about the need to develop more sustainable buildings for a greener tomorrow.

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Daily Cuts - Analysis: Higher public transport fares

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Associate Professor Raymond Ong, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, for insights into the bus and train fare increases effective this December.

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Daily Cuts - Great Singapore Sale's relevance in a digital age

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Charlene Chen, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Nanyang Technological University, about the Great Singapore Sale's current state and appeal.

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Daily Cuts - Reliving the highlights of the F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2023

Hours after Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took home the Singapore Grand Prix trophy, Asia First's Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng relive the highlights of one of the racing world's best-known circuits, and find out what in particular thrilled one super-fan who was among the 260,000 people at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

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Daily Cuts - Staging a festival at a carpark: The Substation Arts Festival 2023

Melanie Oliveiro goes on an arts journey with the Substation as they take her through how they changed a section of the Parklane Shopping Mall into their arts festival premises. Festival Director John Tung, Yvonne Lee, company manager at The Substation, and Kim Whye Kee, ceramicist and teaware maker will explain what there is to do, and runs to the 30th of September. 

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