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Daily Cuts - US election: How early voting works and why it matters

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    Early voting for the next American president taking place in the U.S with some states reporting record turnouts, two weeks out from the election. Andrea Heng speaks to Miles Coleman, Associate Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, University of Virginia Center for Politics, to check out the states conducting these early elections, why they matter and what could change between now and November 5th. 

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    Daily Cuts - October 7th anniversary: Israel’s war of trauma – from Hamas to Hezbollah

    From a retaliation to an attack by Hamas to a protracted war against proxies funded by its enemy Iran, Israel is effectively on a war footing one year after the October 7 attacks. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take stock of the intensifying conflict in the Middle East, where it leaves the ceasefire negotiations, and what further devastation awaits the victims of war with Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan

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    Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Clarence Ching on social mobility and keeping his passion burning

    Clarence Ching is the founder and executive director of Access Singapore, a charity that promotes social mobility for disadvantaged students by connecting them with corporate mentors. He shares more about his own challenging youth, how his organisation has grown since he started cold-emailing large organisations for support as a university student, and why it's important to remind himself to remain true to the inspiration that started his journey.

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    Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Historian Jeya Ayadurai on staying true to his beliefs, optimism, and the healing power of history

    Jeya Ayadurai MBE, is a noted historian and heritage entrepreneur whose companies operate heritage icons such as Haw Par Villa and The Battlebox. In 2023, he was made an Honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his work in preserving Singporean, British, and Commonwealth military history. He shares how he fell in love with history, the most human and inspiring experiences his work has given him, and the importance of in staying true to his beliefs.

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    Daily Cuts - How better welfare support could help retain platform workers

    Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with transport analyst Terence Fan, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, SMU, about how better welfare support could help retain platform workers.

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    Daily Cuts - Encouraging more Singaporean SMEs to decarbonise

    Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Hui Wong speak with Hu Ching, Head of the Net Zero Transition Programme Office, Singapore Business Federation and Gerry Mattios, Partner, Bain and Co, about how we could encourage more small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here to decarbonise.

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