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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Kavitha Krishnan on how dance saved her and uplifts the differently-abled

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Kavitha Krishnan was already an accomplished traditional Indian dancer performing across the world, while her peers were studying for their "O" Level examinations. But a spinal surgery almost took away her ability to walk when she was 21. Motivated by her love for dance, she made an astounding recovery and went on to co-found Maya Dance Theatre in 2007. She later started the Diverse Abilities Dance Collective which empowers individuals living with conditions such as Down's Syndrome. Kavitha shares the most valuable lessons she's gained from her journey.

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Daily Cuts - Radicalisation cases rising, Singapore must be prepared for terror incident: Shanmugam

More radicalised people have been caught here, and Singaporeans should be psychologically prepared for an incident, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on Feb 11. He said the recent cases of a teen, a housewife and a cleaner who were dealt with under the Internal Security Act point to a worrying trend. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a look at the threat risk with Dr Noor Huda Ismail, Visiting Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies

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Daily Cuts - Singapore median monthly household income exceeds $11,000 in 2024

Median monthly household income from work in Singapore rose to S$11,297 in 2024 from S$10,869 in 2023, or by 1.4 per cent in real terms after adjusting for inflation. Meanwhile, the Gini coefficient – which measures income inequality – was 0.364, lower than the 0.371 in 2023, and the lowest since records began in 2000. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the significance of the figures and what they reflect about Singapore’s income position with Professor Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Real Estate and Economics, NUS Business School

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Daily Cuts - Cuscaden Peak offers to privatise Paragon Reit for $2.78b

Cuscaden Peak Investments has proposed to privatise and delist Paragon Reit for $2.78 billion, eyeing major upgrades to Paragon mall. Paragon Reit currently owns Paragon mall, which accounts for 72 per cent of the Reit’s value. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out this means for the buyer with Kenny Loh, Wealth Advisory Director, REIT specialist and SGX Academy Trainer.

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Daily Cuts - Could climate change undo Singapore's major flood-proofing efforts?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with David Ng, Chairman of the Civil and Structural Engineering Technical Committee, Institution of Engineers, Singapore, about whether climate change could undo Singapore's major flood-proofing efforts.

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Daily Cuts - Why are drug abusers getting younger in Singapore?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Susan Ng speak with Dr Lambert Low, Senior Consultant, National Addiction Management Service and Chief, Department of Addiction Medicine, IMH, about why drug abusers are getting younger in Singapore.

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