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Ang Yiying

Yiying covers issues and trends for and about young people as part of The Straits Times Schools team. A corporate communications practitioner turned journalist, she rediscovered what it was like to be a student while working and furthering her studies during the pandemic. She holds a master’s degree in translation and interpretation, and enjoys watching crime shows and travelling in her free time.

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Need help caring for grandma? Undergrads create the Ahma app to help caregivers

NUS computer science students (from left) Andrew Soon, Aishwarya Goyal, Abhishek Paranjape and Hazel Low designed the Ahma app to support caregivers.
NUS computer science students (from left) Andrew Soon, Aishwarya Goyal, Abhishek Paranjape and Hazel Low designed the Ahma app to support caregivers.

It’s a match – for the dogs!

Four recent poly graduates created Wagglo, an app that allows dog owners to find new friends for their pets. The Wagglo team comprises (left to right) Pang Ben Yang, 20, Timus Tan Shao Qi, 20, Cailin Yeo Yao Can, 20, and Ervin Ng Yu Boon, 22. Posing with the team are also Tan’s dog, two-year-old Taffy, and Yeo’s dog, seven-year-old Doya.
Four recent poly graduates created Wagglo, an app that allows dog owners to find new friends for their pets. The Wagglo team comprises (left to right) Pang Ben Yang, 20, Timus Tan Shao Qi, 20, Cailin Yeo Yao Can, 20, and Ervin Ng Yu Boon, 22. Posing with the team are also Tan’s dog, two-year-old Taffy, and Yeo’s dog, seven-year-old Doya.

One more chance for poly and ITE students to activate ST account, read articles to win prizes

A Straits Times roadshow at Nanyang Polytechnic in July.
A Straits Times roadshow at Nanyang Polytechnic in July.

Concert Viva: S’pore students take the stage to help the visually impaired

(From left) Keyboardist Ethan Lim, guitarist Jordon Ong, vocalist Vanessa Boswell, drummer Joshua Chia, guitarist Joelle Ong and bassist Megan Wee from student band Ducking Ducks.
(From left) Keyboardist Ethan Lim, guitarist Jordon Ong, vocalist Vanessa Boswell, drummer Joshua Chia, guitarist Joelle Ong and bassist Megan Wee from student band Ducking Ducks.

Students stand to win rewards, lucky draw prizes when activating ST accounts, reading

ayyread - A ST roadshow at Republic Polytechnic in 2024

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in Digital float
ayyread - A ST roadshow at Republic Polytechnic in 2024

Credit: SPH Media
in Digital float

NTU students launch campaign to raise acceptance of assistance dogs

(In dark shirts from left) Ruth Loo, Tan Tze Wei, Jaymee Tan, Jin Qiuhui, along with guide dog handler Thomas Nathan Chan with his guide dog Eve.
(In dark shirts from left) Ruth Loo, Tan Tze Wei, Jaymee Tan, Jin Qiuhui, along with guide dog handler Thomas Nathan Chan with his guide dog Eve.

University CCAs, social life sidelined by work until scholarship brought her financial relief

Profile of SPH Foundation's Lim Kim San Memorial Scholarship holder Shira Ong, a third-year student at SMU. She received the scholarship in 2025 and will be supported for her studies until she graduates. Before receiving the scholarship, she had to juggle multiple part-time jobs to cover her school fees.
Profile of SPH Foundation's Lim Kim San Memorial Scholarship holder Shira Ong, a third-year student at SMU. She received the scholarship in 2025 and will be supported for her studies until she graduates. Before receiving the scholarship, she had to juggle multiple part-time jobs to cover her school fees.

A volunteer for over a decade, caring comes naturally to her

Shantini Subramaniam (centre of picture, in blue) at a recent Death Cafe event as part of Project Caring Hearts.
Shantini Subramaniam (centre of picture, in blue) at a recent Death Cafe event as part of Project Caring Hearts.

Taoist temple in Singapore offers blind boxes to attract young visitors

Prizes the “blessings” blind boxes include (from left) a Guan Gong desk buddy, deity stickers, a phone amulet, Patriarch Lu's wisdom brush and a Guanyin figurine.
Prizes the “blessings” blind boxes include (from left) a Guan Gong desk buddy, deity stickers, a phone amulet, Patriarch Lu's wisdom brush and a Guanyin figurine.

Singaporean film-maker reaches into his own experiences for Project One Last

Profile of filmmaker Cho Jun Ming, 29, at Toa Payoh North on Feb 10, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Profile of filmmaker Cho Jun Ming, 29, at Toa Payoh North on Feb 10, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

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