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Joanne Soh

Lifestyle Correspondent

Joanne has been a journalist for more than 20 years and is now a lifestyle correspondent at The Straits Times. Her career began at SPH Magazines, evolved to entertainment reporting for The New Paper, before she moved to the Life desk in 2023. A mother of one, she sews, plays pickleball and binge-watches K-dramas outside work.

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Chinese actor Zhang Linghe charms fans, defines ‘cute’ as ‘see you tonight’ in NYC live stream

Chinese actor Zhang Linghe attends the Gucci Cruise 2027 collection fashion show at Times Square in New York on May 16, 2026.
Chinese actor Zhang Linghe attends the Gucci Cruise 2027 collection fashion show at Times Square in New York on May 16, 2026.

Chaos and hilarity abound with K-stars Park Seo-joon and Choi Woo-shik in Unplanned Trip

South Korean variety series Unplanned Trip: Limited Edition, starring (from left) Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik and Park Seo-joon.
South Korean variety series Unplanned Trip: Limited Edition, starring (from left) Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik and Park Seo-joon.

‘We were very close to death’: Jet Li says in memoir that Maldives tsunami nearly killed his family

Martial arts star Jet Li (right) with his daughters Jane (left) and Jada on the Tamron Hall Show.
Martial arts star Jet Li (right) with his daughters Jane (left) and Jada on the Tamron Hall Show.

Former TV host Mickey Huang escapes jail time for possessing child porn

Ex-TV host Mickey Huang was originally sentenced to one year and six months in prison, suspended for four years.
Ex-TV host Mickey Huang was originally sentenced to one year and six months in prison, suspended for four years.

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K-pop girl group IVE at their Show What I Am world tour at the SIngapore Indoor Stadium on May 9, 2026.
K-pop girl group IVE at their Show What I Am world tour at the SIngapore Indoor Stadium on May 9, 2026.

Celebrity couple Edwin Goh and Rachel Wan’s crochet pattern allegedly stolen and resold

Singaporean celebrity couple Edwin Goh (right) and Rachel Wan alleged that one of their crochet patterns had been copied.
Singaporean celebrity couple Edwin Goh (right) and Rachel Wan alleged that one of their crochet patterns had been copied.

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Dr Petrina Teo, with a rescued community cat, is a senior veterinarian with the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation at the Animal & Veterinary Service, a cluster of NParks.
Dr Petrina Teo, with a rescued community cat, is a senior veterinarian with the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation at the Animal & Veterinary Service, a cluster of NParks.

First Singaporean female specialist in small animal surgery gives dogs and cats a second chance

Dr Derniese Goh, the first female small animal surgeon practising in Singapore, at her clinic Westside Emergency, on Apr 14, 2026.
Dr Derniese Goh, the first female small animal surgeon practising in Singapore, at her clinic Westside Emergency, on Apr 14, 2026.

Helping pets that act out: The specialist in veterinary behavioural medicine giving hope to families

Dr Emmanuelle Titeux, Singapore’s first board-certified specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine, pictured with her dogs Scapim (left), four and a half and Sam Sam, five, at Beecroft Animal Specialist and Emergency Hospital on April 22, 2026.
Dr Emmanuelle Titeux, Singapore’s first board-certified specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine, pictured with her dogs Scapim (left), four and a half and Sam Sam, five, at Beecroft Animal Specialist and Emergency Hospital on April 22, 2026.

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