SINGAPORE - Catch up on the hottest topics on The Straits Times' weekday talk show.
The Big Story, broadcast every weekday at 5.30pm on Facebook and YouTube, has reporters and senior editors discussing the top stories of the day.
The show is helmed by multimedia correspondent Hairianto Diman and assistant video editor Olivia Quay, and airs live from ST's digital studio.
The arrests of some 50 activists in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Jan 6) morning is the biggest sweep yet under the Beijing-drafted national security law. Former lawmakers Alvin Yeung, James To, Andrew Wan, Lam Cheuk Ting were among the dozens rounded up by the police's national security branch on allegations of subversion. Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang has the latest.
Separately, Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh shares more about his latest piece on the termination of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project. His story also touches on recent controversial rail projects in Malaysia.
On the Covid-19 front, Singapore's latest cluster - NewOcean 6, which has been linked to nine cases so far - has ceased operations and will be quarantined until further notice.
We will also share the latest news from Singapore and around the world.
