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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 - More inclusive designs and features in our buildings

We’ve heard of baby diaper changing stations in toilets. But not so much for adult changing stations. Bird Paradise received an award at the recent BCA Universal Design Excellence Awards just for that. Caregivers can now change diapers of wheelchair-bound adults with ease. It’s all part of the Building and Construction Authority’s plan to encourage developers and architects to be more inclusive in their designs. Alan Kueh, Director, AK+ tells us how important it is to be more inclusive in our building designs. 

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Daily Cuts - The Time Teller

Now just how many local watchmakers do you know? You couldn’t name a single person could you? Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh speak with Christopher Long, Co-founder of Azimuth - a Swiss-based Singapore-founded brand of watches who recounts how he turned his passion into a business that turns 20 years old this year.

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Daily Cuts - Watch out for the Watch Festival

Time is ticking down to the Singapore Watch Fair where horological marvels will be on display. This is going to be a watch enthusiast’s playground with not just time pieces to gawk at, but panel discussions on all things related to watches to lap up. Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh speak with Nelson Lee, Festival Director for the Singapore Watch Fair that opens on the 18th of October at Equarius Hotel at Resorts World Sentosa and Christopher Long, Co-founder of Azimuth - a Swiss-based Singapore-founded brand of watches.

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Daily Cuts - Life as a millennial entrepreneur

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Joel Lim, Managing Director, Ruhens, about life as a millennial entrepreneur.

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Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are you tired of receiving WhatsApp advertisements?

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Shashwat Khandelwal, Head of South-East Asia Consumer Business, McAfee, about the benefits and disadvantages of WhatsApp ads for businesses and consumers.

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