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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How former banking boss Eric Sim's success was built on "small actions", tenacity — and prawn noodles

The pinnacle of Eric Sim's illustrious banking career came in 2011, when he assumed the role of managing director of investment banking at UBS Hong Kong. It was a world away from his humble beginnings, which included having to help his father sell prawn noodles at his hawker stall every Sunday. Eric shares why he decided to leave the banking industry during a "magical stage" in his journey, and how he is continuing to thrive today as a sought-after speaker, coach and author who has almost 2.8 million followers on LinkedIn.

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Daily Cuts - What's driving Singapore's growing rat infestation problem?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with Joleen Goh, Council Member, Singapore Pest Management Association and Director of Legion Pest Control, about what could be driving Singapore's growing rat infestation problem.

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Daily Cuts - Workers' Party's Pritam Singh's trial: What the verdict could mean for his future

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with Associate Professor Eugene Tan from the SMU's School of Law about what the verdict over Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh's offences could mean for his political future.

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Daily Cuts - What could you gain from this year's Budget statement?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB, about what Singaporeans could expect from this year's Budget statement.

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Daily Cuts - Could there be growing demand among HDB upgraders for private homes?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with Vairavan Shanmugam, Data Analyst, Ohmyhome, about whether there's growing demand among HDB upgraders in light of new private home sales here surging five times in January from the previous month.

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Daily Cuts - Spotlight on celebrated photographer Sebastião Salgado

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans and Singapore residents can go to check out a major exhibition of the works of award-winning photographer Sebastião Salgado. “AMAZÔNIA: Photographs by Sebastião Salgado” is a multisensory and immersive exhibition comprising over 200 black-and-white photographs by the Brazilian lensman and photojournalist, capturing the beauty and majesty of the Amazon jungle and the indigenous communities. National Museum of Singapore assistant curator Samuel Lee will highlight several of the exhibition’s standout sections, including one where visitors can touch and feel the subjects of some of these incredible photos.  

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