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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 - Weaving her love for textile crafts

Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Autumn Brown, Founder and creative director of WithAutumn Studios, a local textile craft studio located in Chinatown. No stranger to different textile art forms like Shibori (Indigo dye art), punch needle felting, Tufting, and tapestry art, Autumn shares her love for crafts and quality creations.

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Daily Cuts - Wandering around Wunderground

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Rose Tong, Executive Director of Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) about Wunderground, a traveling F&B + art & design market pop-up bazaar. Rose discusses how the SRA is addressing the current challenges facing Singapore's retail industry by organising fresh retail experiences like Wunderground.

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Daily Cuts - A balanced meal for your fur baby

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with the people behind the Singaporean company PetCubes. Evans Sin, CEO & Dr Francis Cabana, Wildlife nutritionist and Director of Nutrition, discusses why PetCubes is considered a pioneer in the fresh pet food movement.

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Daily Cuts - A leader's musical journey with Singapore's symphony pride

The Singapore Symphony Group is Singapore's flagship classical music company, under which is Singapore’s national pride, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, among other performing groups. So what does it take to become the top person there? Work It's Cheryl Goh and Hui Wong speak with Kenneth Kwok, Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Symphony Group.

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Daily Cuts - Witnessing history in Hangzhou with Shanti Pereira's gold

We say congratulations to Singapore's sprint queen, Shanti Pereira. She clocked 23.03s to win the women’s 200m final at the Hangzhou Asian Games. This was Singapore’s first athletics gold medal since 1974, when Chee Swee Lee won the women’s 400m. CNA's Correspondent, Matthew Mohan is in Hangzhou to witness all of this first hand.     

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