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Daily Cuts - Out of office: Thai PM Srettha Thavisin is dismissed, so what happens next?

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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over for a breach of ethics, after he appointed a former lawyer and ex-convict to his cabinet. This makes him the fourth Thai premier in 16 years to be removed by verdicts by the same court. Andrea Heng examines the events that unfolded and what the Thai parliament could do to fill the vacuum with Dr Gregory Raymond, Senior Lecturer, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University

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Daily Cuts - Is it becoming too easy getting MCs in Singapore?

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Kelvin Goh, Medical Director and Lead, United Primary Care Network, about whether it has become too easy getting a medical certificate from local clinics.

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Daily Cuts - National Day Rally 2024: The road ahead for Singapore

Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, about the key issues covered during Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's maiden National Day Rally speech.

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Daily Cuts - Taking a trip into North Korea

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with travel influencers Marilyn and Jian Sheng (JS), Digital Nomads, travelling the world while waiting to move into their Build to Order Flat. The duo talks about their pre-pandemic trip to North Korea – the preparations they made with the travel agency, how they entered the country and how their guided tour was carried out as they were sightseeing.

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Daily Cuts - Monday Reset: How much insurance is too much?

More Singaporeans are buying insurance for savings and protection and getting better coverage. A report by the Life Insurance Association shows new sales of single and annual premium policies jumped 30 percent on-year in the first half of 2024. While getting insurance coverage is important to help us defray costs, Hairianto Diman finds out if we are buying too many insurance policies that may actually be unnecessary with Timothy Ho, Managing Editor, Dollars And Sense

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Daily Cuts - National Day Rally 2024: A Refreshed Singapore Dream

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong lays out what he calls a major reset in policies and attitudes to chart the next chapter of the Singapore story. Speaking in his first National Day Rally since taking office Mr Wong says his team will adopt a prudent and bold approach to lead Singapore there. Hairianto Diman unpack the details with Terence Ho, Associate Professor in Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

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