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Daily Cuts - Allianz pulls out – what’s next for Income Insurance? 

German insurer Allianz has withdrawn a proposed offer to acquire 51 percent of local insurer Income, following government intervention and much public debate. Now that Income Insurance is back to square one, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess its potential options and special position, and how it may affect its future with Professor Lawrence Loh, Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability, National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School

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Daily Cuts - Eat Drink Singapore - International Women’s Day Offerings at Goodwood Park Hotel

With International Women's Day coming up this week, Goodwood Park Hotel celebrates with an array of specially curated experiences that pay tribute to the remarkable women who shape our world. Cheryl Goh speaks with Sherrill Lee, Director of Marketing Communications, Goodwood Park Hotel to find out more. 

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Daily Cuts - Mind Your Money - Why financial compatibility is the new romance standard

In a high-cost, high-pressure society in Singapore, financial transparency isn’t just practical– it’s romantic. Shared financial goals like home ownership, long-term stability, and building wealth together is now a new romance standard. Cheryl Goh speaks with Delbert Ty, CMO of Coffee Meets Bagel, and Sebastian Sieber, CMO of Syfe to find out more about financial compatibility in today’s dating scene.

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Daily Cuts - Returning lost artifacts – a boon or a bane?

Returning stolen or lost items back to their rightful owners is naturally the right thing to do. But what happens if the receiver does not have the capacity to accept the objects? That’s the issue Cambodia’s national museum is facing as the country’s stolen statues are coming home to an overflowing museum. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out more from Dr Karin Oen, Director, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. She's also Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Art History, NTU School of Humanities

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Daily Cuts - Just for entertainment? The evolving role of zoos

According to the global non-profit organisation Association of Zoos and Aquariums, there are more than 10,000 zoos worldwide today. Collectively, they attract more than 700 million visitors each year. In conjunction with World Wildlife Day on March 4, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at the evolving role of zoos, going beyond a place of entertainment with Dr Cheng Wen-Haur, Deputy CEO (Life Sciences & Operations) and Chief Life Sciences Officer, Mandai Wildlife Group

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Daily Cuts - More can be done for victims of scam centres, human trafficking in Southeast Asia

The trafficking of individuals forced to work in overseas scam call centres run by cybercriminal syndicates – forced criminality – demands regional attention. Southeast Asian governments can do more to protect their citizens from such exploitation while improving victim assistance through proactive rescue and post-rescue support. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out what more can be done with Judah Hira Tana, International Director, Global Advance Projects

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