Daily Cuts - Singapore HeritageFest 2024 – Chicken Rice Diaries: The Hainan Story in Bugis - CNA
Logo
Best News Website or Mobile Service
WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Worldwide 2022
Best News Website or Mobile Service
Digital Media Awards Worldwide 2022
Hamburger Menu

Advertisement

Advertisement

Daily Cuts

Daily Cuts - Singapore HeritageFest 2024 – Chicken Rice Diaries: The Hainan Story in Bugis

Daily Cuts - Singapore HeritageFest 2024 – Chicken Rice Diaries: The Hainan Story in Bugis
WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn
16 May 2024 08:53PM
18 mins

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about a Singapore HeritageFest 2024 tour called ‘Chicken Rice Diaries: The Hainan Story in Bugis’. Key personnel from CQ @ Clarke Quay & Bugis, as well as Tribe Tours will talk about this two-hour adventure through Singapore's vibrant Bugis district with a Hainanese guide. Highlights include a bingo game with hidden clues,  origins of the Hainanese community in the Bugis precinct,  stories of the Hainanese bartender who invented the world-famous Singapore Sling and more.

Daily Cuts - #TalkBack: Are Singaporeans ready for AI-driven customer support?

On #TalkBack, Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with  Associate Professor Guan Chong, Director, SUSS Academy, about whether Singaporeans are ready for AI-driven customer support.

31/05/2024 17 mins

Daily Cuts - Shangri-La Dialogue's role in addressing global security concerns

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Lim Tai Wei, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, about the role of the Shangri-La Dialogue in addressing global security concerns.

31/05/2024 15 mins

Daily Cuts - Toxic textiles in fast fashion and the harms you could be exposed to

Authorities in Seoul, South Korea have detected harmful levels of chemicals in products sold by Chinese mega e-tailer Shein. However, studies have found that many of our clothes and lifestyle accessories from across the apparel industry contain high levels of such substances – some we may not even know about – have been disrupting our bodies’ biology over the years. Asia First’s Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Professor Graham Peaslee, Department of Physics & Astronomy; Concurrent Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame about the dangers of such chemicals and how we can stay safe.

31/05/2024 14 mins

Daily Cuts - The last mile: India’s marathon election comes to its final day

India enters the final stage of its seven-phase voting process on 1 June, with the results expected on 4 June. The state of Uttar Pradesh – the most populous and the only state that has voted in all seven stages – is in focus in this historic mammoth election and could be the key to an unprecedented third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look ahead of India’s last polling day with Dr Karthik Nachiappan, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS

31/05/2024 7 mins

Daily Cuts - Trump found guilty in hush money trial. Can he still be president?

Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be a convicted felon, after a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 counts in a hush money trial. But Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, The United States Studies Centre told Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman on Asia First that even if he does get the maximum 4-year sentence, he could still run for president from prison. And while Trump is likely to appeal the verdict, it's too early to tell if the case -- the smallest of all his other legal troubles -- will have an impact on his support base.

30/05/2024 11 mins

Pressed for time? Stay informed with CNA's newsletters

This service is not intended for persons residing in the E.U. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners.