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Chin Soo Fang

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Soo Fang is a senior correspondent covering community, politics, social issues, consumer, culture and heritage. She first joined The Straits Times as a bilingual correspondent, where she had a column, Everyday People, in both English and Chinese. She left to helm corporate communications in several companies before rejoining the ST newsroom post-Covid-19. She was first drawn to journalism as a youth correspondent with Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao during her schooldays.

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More protein, less sugar: 500 seniors to learn tips for healthy eating in pilot programme

Seniors participating in the Stay Strong programme on Sept 28.
Seniors participating in the Stay Strong programme on Sept 28.

S’pore joins regional bid to add Malay dance form zapin to UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

Zapin practitioners giving a demonstration of the dance at the Malay Heritage Centre on Sept 24.
Zapin practitioners giving a demonstration of the dance at the Malay Heritage Centre on Sept 24.

41 Chinese artefacts to make Singapore debut on Dec 7 in four classic novels showcase

A rare edition of Water Margin is one of the items that China classified as its highest grade for national heritage objects.
A rare edition of Water Margin is one of the items that China classified as its highest grade for national heritage objects.

Boxing, yoga, cafe trail: Joo Chiat merchants band together to debut car-free street party on Oct 3

(From left) Dr Serena Shum, Meraki Vets; Hannah James, Head of Place-making, Katong-Joo Chiat Business Association; Edmund Sim, Twenty Blinks Studio; Danny Fleury, Spartans Boxing Club, (wearing cowboy hat); Archana Amlapure, Ojas Yoga & Wellness (holding the sound bowl); Benjamin Tan, Creo Customs (on the motorbike); and Edmond Wong, President, Katong-Joo Chiat Business Association.
(From left) Dr Serena Shum, Meraki Vets; Hannah James, Head of Place-making, Katong-Joo Chiat Business Association; Edmund Sim, Twenty Blinks Studio; Danny Fleury, Spartans Boxing Club, (wearing cowboy hat); Archana Amlapure, Ojas Yoga & Wellness (holding the sound bowl); Benjamin Tan, Creo Customs (on the motorbike); and Edmond Wong, President, Katong-Joo Chiat Business Association.

WP supports broad changes to political salaries, but calls for more transparency over ministers’ pay

WP chief Pritam Singh was the only WP MP to speak out of the 12 MPs who weighed in on the debate in Parliament on Sept 10.
WP chief Pritam Singh was the only WP MP to speak out of the 12 MPs who weighed in on the debate in Parliament on Sept 10.

Khaw Boon Wan to step down as SPH Media Trust chairman

Khaw Boon Wan was appointed chairman of SPH Media Trust following a restructuring of publicly-listed Singapore Press Holdings in May 2021.
Khaw Boon Wan was appointed chairman of SPH Media Trust following a restructuring of publicly-listed Singapore Press Holdings in May 2021.

‘I can now better appreciate’ challenges faced by newsrooms, journalists: Khaw

Khaw Boon Wan will be stepping down as chairman of SPH Media Trust.
Khaw Boon Wan will be stepping down as chairman of SPH Media Trust.

New book charts Lee Hsien Loong’s two decades of steering Singapore through change

(From left) Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Associate Professor Terence Ho, Associate Professor (Practice) from the Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Chua Mui Hoong, former Opinion Editor of The Straits Times at the launch of Lee Hsien Loong and Singapore on Sept 8.
(From left) Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Associate Professor Terence Ho, Associate Professor (Practice) from the Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Chua Mui Hoong, former Opinion Editor of The Straits Times at the launch of Lee Hsien Loong and Singapore on Sept 8.

Revised salary framework for political appointment holders and MPs: What are the key changes?

The House will debate the matter on Sept 10.
The House will debate the matter on Sept 10.

‘Unlock your DNA’: More young S’poreans taking up dialect classes

Eldred Wee exposing his son Eden to Hainanese language and culture at the Hainan Business Chamber.
Eldred Wee exposing his son Eden to Hainanese language and culture at the Hainan Business Chamber.

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