SINGAPORE - Catch up with the hottest topics on The Straits Times' new weekday talk show.

The Big Story, broadcast every weekday at 5.30pm on Facebook and YouTube, will have reporters and senior editors discussing the top stories of the day, in the heart of the newsroom.

In Thursday's (May 9) episode, assistant foreign editor Lim Ai Leen will talk about how Pakatan Harapan has fared a year after its win in the watershed 2018 General Election in Malaysia.

Journalist Calvin Yang will look at what items are being peddled on the Dark Web, such as fake Singapore passports.

STFood online editor Hedy Khoo will spill the tea on interesting food offerings at the Hari Raya Bazaar in Geylang Serai.

The Big Story debuted on Monday.

Topics covered in the first few episodes included top picks from the Singapore International Festival of Arts: Singular Screens, points made by several MPs on the issue of protection against sexual misconduct on campus, the Committee of Inquiry's findings into the death of Aloysius Pang, and proposed changes to the Road Traffic Act.

Helmed by multimedia journalist Hairianto Diman, the episode will air live from ST's new digital studio.