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Daily Cuts - 2024 was a year of war. How have the year’s conflicts shaped the world?

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From Israel’s war – first on Hamas in Gaza, then on Hezbollah in Lebanon – to Ukraine’s eastern front, to conflicts in Myanmar and Sudan, plus now a new era following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman took stock of the wars that took place this year. For more, they spoke with Dr Samir Puri, Associate Fellow, Chatham House. He is also the author of Westlessness, a book about changing global power balances and where it leads the West.

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Daily Cuts - China places yet another defence ministry personnel under investigation 

China has placed its defence minister Dong Jun and now senior military official Miao Hua under investigation – the third such minister to come under probe in over a year. While the move shakes up the ranks, it also throws any security diplomacy into uncertainty. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Associate Professor Graeme Smith, Senior Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University, to find out more. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How Gene Tan found meaning in the "seasons of life" and "new joy" after surviving stroke

Over 8,000 people in Singapore experience a stroke every year. Gene Tan survived his stroke in his mid-forties and endured months of intense rehabilitation to regain his physical abilities. He shares how the experience has helped him value the different "seasons of life" and discover new joy in his daily life.

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Daily Cuts - How motorists can practise safer driving in rainy weather

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Clifford Chow, Co-Founder, Asphalt, about what motorists can do to practise safer driving in rainy weather.

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Daily Cuts - How Singapore's F&B joints could better cope with erratic weather

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Stefano Alvin Manafe, Operations Director, Rumours Beach Club, about how F&B joints in Singapore could better cope with the impact of erratic weather on their operations.

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Daily Cuts - Nominating Chingay for UNESCO's cultural heritage list

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Tan Swee Leng, Vice-Chairperson, Chingay 2025 Executive Committee and Director of Arts and Culture Division, Partnership Group, People's Association, about the significance of Singapore and Malaysia jointly nominating the Chingay Parade for inclusion in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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