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Daily Cuts - Algorithms for tickets — is dynamic pricing a fair system?

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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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Daily Cuts - Why Singapore has one of the world's highest lightning strike rates

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with lightning protection expert and Emeritus Professor Liew Ah Choy from the National University of Singapore's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering about why our island has one of the world's highest lightning strike rates.

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Daily Cuts - A Tale of Two Tastes

Nyonya food or steamboat buffet….which way are you leaning? Well you don’t really have to make it an ‘either-or’, since our guests have both a stone's throw away. Chef couple Cheney Chua and Sarah Tay own two restaurants - Nyonya Taste and Imperial Taste, and we get to know all their offerings in this Eat Drink Singapore chat with Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh.

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Daily Cuts - From Restaurants to Runway

Cheney Chua works the restaurants as easily as he walks the runway. Work It's Stanley Leong and Cheryl Goh get to know an F&B entrepreneur who’s also a professional model and Mr Worldwide Singapore 2023 and hear about his varied skills.

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Daily Cuts - Unlocking the Value of Public Relations

Are the services of public relations agencies for organisations big and small? What value can they bring to businesses or can this function be performed by your company’s own marketing communications team? Get an inside look at the work of public relations consultancies with Consultant & Director at Sixth Sense PR, Noelle Tan who spoke with Work It's Stanley Leong and Hui Wong.

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Daily Cuts - Baker X: Igniting your Love for Wagashi

Many of us flock to buttery pastries and trendy desserts... but how about Nerikiri Wagashi? This traditional Japanese confection is served before traditional tea ceremonies is a feast for the eyes as the stomach. The new season for Baker X introduces us to a thematic line up with the launch of “Around the World in Bakes and Sweets”, starting with the first resident baker, Dionne Ho, founder of Love For Wagashi.  

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