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Daily Cuts - Kevin McCarthy is no longer US House Speaker

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Kevin McCarthy has been voted out as House Speaker. This is after Florida congressman Matt Gaetz introduced the bill for his removal on Monday. Lawmakers voted 216 for (versus 210 against) the motion — and that included nearly all Democrats present. McCarthy is the first House Speaker in American history to get the boot. Vote for new House speaker is expected to be next week. Shawn Treier, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations, The Australian National University tells us what’s next in US politics.

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Daily Cuts - No respite for Gaza

Israeli forces push into south Gaza's biggest city - Khan Younis, further displacing Palestinians. The UN expects one million people to flee to the last remaining shelters - Rafah. US officials think the Gaza ground operation could end by January. Arnold Gay and Andrea Heng spoke with Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Middle East Fellow, Baker Institute, Rice University about the situation there.

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Daily Cuts - Making Orchard Towers' revamp successful

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore, about what Orchard Towers needs to do to successfully leave its seedy reputation behind.

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Daily Cuts - Gearing Singapore up for the future of AI

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Arif Khan, CEO and Founder, Alethea AI, about how the updated National AI Strategy could impact local industry players.

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Daily Cuts - Culinary travels to Peru and Mexico

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Peruvian-Mexican husband-wife chef couple, Daniel and Tamara Chávez who founded/run the restaurants Tinto and Canchita. The couple will talk about their culinary travels in their home countries and other places.

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Daily Cuts - Feasting on a Peranakan Banquet

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with local author Arthur Lim about his new book ‘Tok Panjang: The Evolution of a Peranakan Heritage Feast’. Tok Panjang refers to the iconic Peranakan banquet of a wide range of classic, signature dishes. Lim will discuss how his book delves into the origin of the practice – right down to why designated dishes were served together on particular types of crockery. Lim will also talk about his mother’s time-tested Tok Panjang recipes.

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