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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Going from gangs to earning his MBA, Weevyn To helps ex-offenders find their way

Weevyn To was raised by his grandparents after his parents divorced. Much of his early years were defined by gang activity, drugs, expulsion from school, and even going AWOL during his national service. That began to change when his ailing grandfather asked Weevyn a simple but heartfelt question from his hospital bed. Today, Weevyn is a senior social worker with a Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Business Administration under his belt. He shares the most valuable lessons his journey has taught him.

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: Parents having their third child or more get further funding

For each third and subsequent child born from Tuesday (18 February), Singaporean parents will receive up to S$16,000 more in financial support under a new scheme for large families. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at the extent these measures will encourage parents to have more children.

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Daily Cuts - Trump tariffs make currency trading cool again after years of decline

Following U.S President Donald Trump’s return to office and his announcement of imposing tariffs, currency trading is back in the spotlight. It went largely out of style in 2008, after the global financial crisis when central banks began altering interest rates in sync. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at how Trump tariffs have driven up interest in currency trading again, and the currencies that stand to benefit.

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: How families could benefit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks with Chong Ee Jay, a working dad of 1 and Lydia Lim, a working mum of 2, about how certain Budget 2025 policies could support families with their expenses.

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: How local business transformation could benefit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks with Kok Ping Soon, CEO, Singapore Business Federation and Ang Yuit, President, Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, about how Budget 2025 policies could benefit business transformation this year.

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Daily Cuts - Budget 2025: How our economy could benefit

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander speaks with Heron Lim, Assistant Director and Economist, Moody's Analytics and Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX, about what the new Budget announcements could mean for Singapore's economic outlook in 2025.

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