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Lee Li Ying

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Li Ying is a correspondent on the technology beat, covering issues like online safety, cybersecurity and the impact of artificial intelligence. She is particularly interested in how emerging technologies shape societies, economies and everyday life. She joined The Straits Times in August 2022. Prior to that, she was a broadcast reporter with CNA, covering major political developments and the Covid-19 pandemic for live television and radio.

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Back-to-back mobile network outages hit Singtel: Major telco disruptions in S’pore in recent years

ST20251209_202549200884 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of the Singtel logo on the facade of the SingPost Centre, located in Eunos Road, on Dec 9, 2025. Singapore Post will raise rates for all regular domestic mail by 10 cents from Jan 1, amid declining mail volume, escalating costs and its modernisation efforts. The new rate for standard regular mail and standard large mail will be 62 cents and 90 cents respectively, SingPost said in a release on Dec 9. Rates of domestic bulk mail used by businesses will also increase.
ST20251209_202549200884 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of the Singtel logo on the facade of the SingPost Centre, located in Eunos Road, on Dec 9, 2025. Singapore Post will raise rates for all regular domestic mail by 10 cents from Jan 1, amid declining mail volume, escalating costs and its modernisation efforts. The new rate for standard regular mail and standard large mail will be 62 cents and 90 cents respectively, SingPost said in a release on Dec 9. Rates of domestic bulk mail used by businesses will also increase.

Singtel mobile services restored after eight-hour disruption; payments, ride hailing affected

Singtel's mobile outage lasted more than eight hours on March 16, and disrupted essential services in Singapore.
Singtel's mobile outage lasted more than eight hours on March 16, and disrupted essential services in Singapore.

Legal AI start-up Harvey opens Singapore office

Harvey AI said demand for AI assistance in the region is significant and it wants to be closer to customers here.
Harvey AI said demand for AI assistance in the region is significant and it wants to be closer to customers here.

In the age of AI, learning how to learn is the ultimate skill: Dr Ayesha Khanna

AI expert Dr Ayesha Khanna interviewed by ST on the job skillsets needed in a world with rapid AI advancement on Dec 11, 2025.
AI expert Dr Ayesha Khanna interviewed by ST on the job skillsets needed in a world with rapid AI advancement on Dec 11, 2025.

Lecturers at four Singapore universities use AI to grade students’ work

Associate Professor Wong Shin Yee, programme leader for SIT’s Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours programme (centre) with her students Lief Chng Han Wei, 26 (right) and Jason Goh Jie Sheng, 24, as they do their assessment with the chat bots.
Associate Professor Wong Shin Yee, programme leader for SIT’s Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours programme (centre) with her students Lief Chng Han Wei, 26 (right) and Jason Goh Jie Sheng, 24, as they do their assessment with the chat bots.

Singapore’s national AI push: What does it mean for businesses, workers?

To fully realise AI’s potential, Singapore needs to move beyond individual pilots and isolated experiments.
To fully realise AI’s potential, Singapore needs to move beyond individual pilots and isolated experiments.

Free premium AI subscriptions for those taking certain SkillsFuture courses from 2nd half of 2026

The subsidy is to help Singaporeans gain confidence to work alongside AI.
The subsidy is to help Singaporeans gain confidence to work alongside AI.

Singapore to develop its own threat detection tools on the heels of UNC3886 attacks

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore said that the nation’s own threat detection technology will be developed by the Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies.
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore said that the nation’s own threat detection technology will be developed by the Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies.

Singapore to train 100,000 AI-savvy workers by 2029

The new National AI Impact Programme is also set to uplift 10,000 enterprises in the next three years.
The new National AI Impact Programme is also set to uplift 10,000 enterprises in the next three years.

PM Wong assures Singaporeans that there will be no jobless growth amid AI push

MPs had raised concerns on greater AI use during the Budget debate.
MPs had raised concerns on greater AI use during the Budget debate.

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