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Grace Yeoh

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Being a Features Correspondent at The Straits Times allows Grace to do what she does best: drawing unexpected links across disciplines to show that everyday society is anything but dull. She brings that same expansive cross-cultural lens to her op-eds. She previously held news and lifestyle reporting roles at CNA Digital, and Rice Media.

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Why we love the public steps at Marina Square, One Holland Village and Funan

Fans watching the Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2008 practice session at an outdoor staircase across from the Esplanade at Marina Square.
Fans watching the Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix 2008 practice session at an outdoor staircase across from the Esplanade at Marina Square.

After a man got angry with another for patting a girl’s head, the internet stepped in

A man shoved an elderly man after he saw the elderly man pat a girl’s head on Aug 15 at a coffee shop in Roxy Square.
A man shoved an elderly man after he saw the elderly man pat a girl’s head on Aug 15 at a coffee shop in Roxy Square.

My left hand knows what my right hand can’t do

It’s not easy being a left-hander in a world designed for right-handers, says the writer. But some, like former US president Barack Obama, have done so with aplomb.
It’s not easy being a left-hander in a world designed for right-handers, says the writer. But some, like former US president Barack Obama, have done so with aplomb.

Tiger Beer employees gear up for a bittersweet final brew

(Clockwise from top left) Senior technical officer Thomas Heng, packaging efficiency specialist Sathiswaran Kumarasamy, supply planner Yu Seow Chui and customer service manager Lim Yee Fong.
(Clockwise from top left) Senior technical officer Thomas Heng, packaging efficiency specialist Sathiswaran Kumarasamy, supply planner Yu Seow Chui and customer service manager Lim Yee Fong.

Date night at the supermarket with CDC vouchers: Thumbs up or swipe left?

Every now and then, another disgruntled Singaporean dater takes to the internet to complain about bad etiquette and ruined evenings, says the writer.  Is it tacky to pay for a date with the vouchers?
Every now and then, another disgruntled Singaporean dater takes to the internet to complain about bad etiquette and ruined evenings, says the writer.  Is it tacky to pay for a date with the vouchers?

Nostalgic AI images of old Singapore make me uneasy

File photo of the now-demolished McDonald’s outlet at King Albert Park on 20 August 1991.
File photo of the now-demolished McDonald’s outlet at King Albert Park on 20 August 1991.

Just speak up? Not that easy – but far from impossible

Instead of just fearing or accepting a workplace culture, employees have the power to shape it by speaking up, says the writer.
Instead of just fearing or accepting a workplace culture, employees have the power to shape it by speaking up, says the writer.

Why we are haunted by the choices we didn’t make

No matter how much research we do before making a decision, however, we will never know that it will “work out” for sure. Because certainty doesn’t exist, writes the author.
No matter how much research we do before making a decision, however, we will never know that it will “work out” for sure. Because certainty doesn’t exist, writes the author.

‘I don’t want my children to grow up in a broken family’: Abused husbands in S’pore who are unseen

A man fell unconscious at a coffee shop. Life went on

What grinds our world to a halt may be just a brief interruption in someone else’s. 
What grinds our world to a halt may be just a brief interruption in someone else’s. 

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