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Daily Cuts - Exploring Singapore’s WWII Past

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro explores the ‘Twilight Tour of Fort Siloso’, a special tour commemorating the 83rd anniversary of the Fall of Singapore as part of the National Heritage Board (NHB)'s annual ‘Battle for Singapore’ series of programmes. NHB’s Satha Logaraj will talk about the tour’s main features like Fort Siloso’s historic guns, military barracks, observation posts, and the underground network of tunnels constructed to shelter soldiers and store ammunition during World War II. Satha will also talk about other ‘Battle for Singapore’ programmes for Singaporeans, residents, and tourists to discover.

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Daily Cuts - Higher salaries for healthcare workers: How will it shape staff migration?

Singapore announced higher salaries for healthcare workers in a bid to retain existing staff and attract fresh talent as the industry faces a workforce crunch that’s needed to serve a super ageing society. Andrea Heng and Elakeyaa Selvaraji get a bird’s eye view of the sector here as well as in other developed nations facing a similar future, and the labour economy of healthcare workers around the world with Trevor Yu, Associate Professor, Division of Leadership, Management & Organisation, Nanyang Business School, NTU

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Daily Cuts - Breaking down Big Tech earnings amid Trump tariffs, new China player

Earnings from the Magnificent 7 continue this week amid the shadow of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump and in the wake of DeepSeek’s launch from China. On Asia First, Andrea Heng and Elakeyaa Selvaraji digest the latest results from Big Tech names and the threats to their AI-frontiered future with Ray Wang, CEO, Constellation Research

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Daily Cuts - After STIC, could tennis be bigger in Singapore?

Singapore Today’s Daniel Martin and Noor Farhan speak with Wilson Tay, General Manager of the Singapore Tennis Association, about Singapore Tennis Open 2025 and Singapore Tennis Invitational Cup. 

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Daily Cuts - Are we on the path to drone deliveries?

Singapore Today’s Daniel Martin and Noor Farhan speak with Paul Yam, CEO of DroneDash, as they explore the possible reasons behind the rule changes surrounding drone ownership.

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Daily Cuts - Abandoned terrapins in Singapore ponds

Singapore Today’s Daniel Martin and Noor Farhan speak with Anbarasi Boopal, Co-CEO of ACRES, about responsible pet rehoming options.

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