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 in the heart of the newsroom.

The show is helmed by multimedia correspondent Hairianto Diman and assistant video editor Olivia Quay, and airs live from ST's digital studio.

Singapore's full-year economic outlook was slightly lowered, with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) now predicting the nation's GDP will shrink between 5 per cent and 7 per cent in 2020, compared to the previous forecast range of -4 to -7 per cent.

Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said that Singapore must chart a new economic path.

CIMB economist Song Seng Wun shares his thoughts and insights on the outlook for the economy.

Aviation continues to be one of the hardest-hit industries affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group, more than 6,000 staff have taken no-pay leave to help the company cope with the collapse of air travel.

We speak to Mr Brendan Sobie, independent analyst of Sobie Aviation, on the measures SIA has taken to mitigate the impact of the crisis.

Topics covered in previous episodes of The Big Story include the first look at clinical human trials in Singapore for a Covid-19 vaccine and the resurgence of Covid-19 infections in Japan.