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Daily Cuts - Beyoncé and her legacy set to be the subject of a new university course

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University in 2025. The class will focus on how the multi-hyphenated artist has generated awareness and engagement in social and political ideologies. She is not the first performer to be the subject of a college-level course, with the recent one being Taylor Swift. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Jem Aswad, Executive Music Editor, Variety, to find out if the study of entertainment icons as a subject of academia is an emerging trend.

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Daily Cuts - Is there room for e-commerce growth in South-East Asia?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Dr Ng Weiyi, Assistant Professor, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School, about whether there is room for e-commerce growth in South-East Asia.

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Daily Cuts - How could Changi Airport's charge hikes impact your next flight?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Brendan Sobie, Founder, Sobie Aviation, about how your next flight could be impacted by Changi Airport's plans to progressively raise its charges.

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Daily Cuts - How to stay safe, while travelling abroad?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Lavinia Rajaram, Director of Asia Public Relations and Global Brand Communications, Expedia Brands, about staying safe while travelling abroad.

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Daily Cuts - There's more to Belgium than chocolate and waffles

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks to Emma Verhaeghe, a Belgian travel blogger, known as @emmasroadmap on Instagram. Verhaeghe tells us about the hidden gems in her country and gives an alternative perspective to Belgium, which has a strong reputation as the land of waffles, beer and chocolates. 

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Daily Cuts - Godpawrents: a new local pet sitting platform

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Maurice Png, founder of Godpawrents, a newly launched pet sitting platform. Png talks about how pet owners can access the platform with ease, and how most of the pet sitters, walkers, groomers, trainers and transport providers are Singpass-verified. Bruce Yeo, a Godpawrent, talks about how he's looked after other people's dogs.

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