It was originally established on 10 November 2000 as a free print newspaper, competing primarily with Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) Streats.

In October 2024, Today was merged into CNA, becoming a weekly digital news magazine devoted to long-form journalism.

Today launched on 10 November 2000; it was established as a rival to Streats, another English-language freesheet published by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

[1][2] In 2002, Today launched a weekend version, WeekendTODAY, which was also distributed to homes as a free newspaper but also available for sale at newsstands for 50 cents.

Today would be relaunched as a "digital long-form weekend magazine" published by CNA, focused on its "The Big Read" features, human interest stories, and opinion columns.