Daily Cuts CNA

Why are Gen Z apprehensive about face-to-face communication and how can they, well, face the issue? Mark Gabriel, Director and Senior Trainer, Julia Gabriel Education weighs in on how young people can confidently speak to their colleagues and management in the workforce, and how Gen Z can improve their elocution and defend their ideas by articulating their points coherently on Work It with Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh.
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A survey shows that two in three Singaporeans are willing to relocate for work for myriad reasons, with Australia being a top destination. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng take a look at the reasons and if Singapore is at risk of a brain drain with Monty Sujanani, Country Manager-Singapore, Robert Walters.
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Ticketmaster has introduced a dynamic pricing model for its concert and event tickets using an algorithm that sets prices based on real-time demand. Here in Singapore, tickets for the Hamilton musical and a concert by Icelandic singer Laufey are subject to dynamic or surge pricing, prompting audiences’ fears of unaffordable tickets.  Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng investigate the background behind dynamic pricing and whether it’ll end up being a deterrent for concert tourism here with Dr Walter Theseira, Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business, SUSS.
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Iran’s state TV announced the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian following a helicopter crash in the country’s mountainous northwest. As Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is left to lead the country on his own, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng ask Dr Amin Saikal, Adjunct Senior Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU if this moment of crisis leaves him in a vulnerable position.
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Disagreements in Israel are sowing seeds of discord in Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet, but analysts say the prime minister’s position remains secure and the war will go on as its military launches an offensive in Jabalia.  Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng analyse the latest developments from the war in Gaza with Dr Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Asia Institute, Griffith University.
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Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Founders of Beyond Expeditions – Scott Tay and Kavita Kaur – about their upcoming charity expedition – Beyond Limits 7 – in Kyrgyzstan from 4-16 July. Find out what it takes to go on such an expedition and what you can expect from such a rugged journey.
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