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Daily Cuts - Fate of ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal hangs in the air

US President Donald Trump warned on Monday (Feb 10) that "all hell" would break loose if every Israeli hostage is not released from Gaza within days, after Hamas threatened to postpone further exchanges under a fragile ceasefire deal it said Israel was violating. Tensions have been running high since a shock proposal by Mr Trump to take over the Gaza Strip and remove its more than two million inhabitants. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the fragility of the situation and whether this is the beginning of the end of the truce with Nader Hashemi, Assoc. Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics, Georgetown University

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: How heartland merchants could benefit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with about how important Budget cash voucher rollouts and government support schemes are for our heartland merchants.

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: How caregivers could benefit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with Daniel Lim, Co-Founder, Enable Asia and Heron Khalid Goh, a partner of a firm providing advisory services, about how certain Budget policies could benefit caregivers like them.

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: How mid-life workers could benefit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with Lee Wee Teck, Head of Data and Analytics, Cariuma and Alfred Liew, Decarbonisation Lead, SAS M&E Pte Ltd, about how an expanded SkillsFuture initiative could entice older Singaporeans to take on lifelong learning courses.

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Daily Cuts - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Three Star Michelin Chef Mathew Leong flying the flag high

Singaporean chef Mathew Leong was ranked 6th in the prestigious Bocuse d’Or, deemed as the Olympics of the culinary world. Singapore was the highest ranked Asian country in the competition’s grand finals, which saw 24 countries fielding their top chefs. What does this achievement mean for the culinary scene in Singapore? Work It’s Cheryl Goh speaks with Chef Mathew Leong, who is also the executive chef of Norway’s three Michelin-starred Re-naa. 

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: Supporting businesses, workers amid global uncertainty

More help for companies and workers will be provided as part of Budget 2025, with Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong tackling cost pressures and supporting firms and employees in preparing for future challenges. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the different measures and how they will keep Singapore competitive.

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