Dillon Loh

Dillon joined The Straits Times Schools desk in 2024 where he covers everything related to young people. Prior to joining ST, he read International Relations and History at the London School of Economics, and served on the editorial board of its award-winning student publication The Beaver. Outside of work, he can be found running, hiking or playing card games.

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Want to start a home-based business? Here are 3 things aspiring entrepreneurs need to know

Republic Polytechnic business student Seah Rui En, who runs popular home-based salon NailsbyNoki, at her place on Nov 19, 2025.

Student-friendly home cafes: 5 spots near polytechnics and ITE reviewed

TL;DR susses out five different home cafes open on weekdays which might just be located near your chosen institute of higher learning.

Teachers learn to use AI to create visual content in ST’s AI prompt engineering workshops

Primary school teachers generating AI content during a workshop held at the SPH Media News Centre Auditorium on Nov 13, 2025.

Football programme for vulnerable youth gives them skills to score in life

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From left: Muhammad Arfa Yazmi, 20 and Fajriyah Binte Mohamed Farid, 20 from the SportsCare HEARTS Football League on Oct 18, 2025.

ST’s Little Red Dot marks 20th anniversary with Big Day Out at Singapore Oceanarium

Pupils from St Francis Methodist School (International) playing the Seahorse Nursery game at Big Day Out at Singapore Oceanarium.

SMU students, alumni and staff go the distance to raise funds for bursary

dlsmoo - The kick-off event for the SMOO Challenge 2025, which took place on Sept 12.

Credit: SMU

National footballer Irsalina Irwan eyes SEA Games debut

Ms Irsalina Irwan was one of eight recipients of the inaugural Unleash The Roar! Overseas Scholarship in August 2023.

Singaporean gymnast makes his mark on world stage

Jovi Loh is the first and only Singaporean to win a medal at the Junior Asian Championships.

From ITE to Nafa: Student scholar trying to make her mark on the fashion industry

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Ms Soh Ray Chel, 23, Year 2 undergraduate in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Design Practice, with two out of six pieces of her The Veil of Two collection, inside a sewing studio in
NAFA Campus 2 on Sept 16, 2025.

NAFA Student Soh Ray Chel, who first experimented with fabrics on Barbie dolls, is now an award-winning fashion designer whose works have been featured at the National Day Parade and Laos Fashion Week.

Pegged to the Ngee Ann Kongsi Scholarship, which will support 10 outstanding students each year, with each receiving $10,000 annually, starting from AY2026/27.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

How often do Singaporean teens see academic dishonesty?

Singaporean students talk about their experiences with classmates cheating to get an unfair edge.

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