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Jessica Novia

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Jessica joined The Straits Times in 2024. Previously, she produced documentaries for CNA and Discovery Networks. Based in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2021, she filed food and culture stories about today’s China.

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Who goes missing in Singapore?

Seoul steals: Cost-saving tips and the city’s best shopping hacks

The Straits Times rounds up a set of tried-and-tested hacks to help you stretch every dollar on your next shopping spree in Seoul.
The Straits Times rounds up a set of tried-and-tested hacks to help you stretch every dollar on your next shopping spree in Seoul.

Under the red light: A tale of two sex workers in Singapore

Under the red light: The hidden lives of Singapore’s sex workers

Serene (not her real name), a part-time outreach worker with Operation Mobilisation, giving out snacks to sex workers soliciting along Geylang’s alleyways as she tries to connect with them.
Serene (not her real name), a part-time outreach worker with Operation Mobilisation, giving out snacks to sex workers soliciting along Geylang’s alleyways as she tries to connect with them.

She won big in Genting, but getting $240k winnings back to Singapore was dicey

Ms Sherylynn Kok won RM800,000 ($244,000) at a slot machine at a Genting Highlands casino in April.
Ms Sherylynn Kok won RM800,000 ($244,000) at a slot machine at a Genting Highlands casino in April.

Buying hope: Inside S’pore’s love affair with the lottery

Singaporeans rank among the world’s most avid lottery and betting enthusiasts.
Singaporeans rank among the world’s most avid lottery and betting enthusiasts.

Giving in the digital era: How Singaporeans are redefining charity

Madam Sonia Wong regularly donates money and volunteers her time for Be Kind SG, while Mr Reshveen Rajendran is a regular donor to Rare Disorder Society Singapore and other charities.
Madam Sonia Wong regularly donates money and volunteers her time for Be Kind SG, while Mr Reshveen Rajendran is a regular donor to Rare Disorder Society Singapore and other charities.

Kindness for clicks: The rise of online giving

Canadian content creator Zachery Dereniowski is one of the biggest “kindness content” creators in the world, raising money through online donations from the public.
Canadian content creator Zachery Dereniowski is one of the biggest “kindness content” creators in the world, raising money through online donations from the public.

Life coaching: Help, hype or hustle?

Life coaches (clockwise from top left) Ruchi Parekh, Tina Padia, Tan Yan Mei, and Ambra Liew.
Life coaches (clockwise from top left) Ruchi Parekh, Tina Padia, Tan Yan Mei, and Ambra Liew.

Life coaches who help clients through heartbreak, stress and personal challenges

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