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Stephanie Yeo

Senior Correspondent

Stephanie is senior correspondent at The Straits Times’ Life section, covering lifestyle topics such as women’s issues, workplace trends, health and family life. In her previous role as editor of Young Parents magazine, she led the title to double honours in 2011 when it was awarded Magazine of the Year and Consumer Magazine of the Year by the Magazine Publishers Association of Singapore. When she is not hunting for profiles with a compelling backstory, she indulges her wanderlust.

Latest articles

School of life: These dropouts became successful entrepreneurs – here’s the grit behind their glow ups

(From left) Ms Merida Lim, Mr Mr Shaik Nifael Nazeemuddin and Mr Chow Yi Tong dropped out of school as teens but have gone on to launch successful businesses.

School of life: Gen Z boss with PSLE cert opens neon art-jamming studios after quitting JC and Nafa

Ms Merida Lim showing off glow-in-the-dark slime, which customers can make at Scuro.

School of life: Non-profit helping dropouts launches pilot programme for younger teens who quit school

Ms Siti Yariyati Mohamed, co-founder of Starfish Singapore, with Mr Al Zia Taffazal, a dropout who turned his life around after attending Starfish Singapore's N-level classes.

School of life: He quit school at 14, worked 3 jobs to support family and got an MBA at 46

Mindlink Groups founder Chow Yi at  PSB Academy, where he graduated with an MBA from Coventry University in 2021.

School of life: He quit school at 18 to ‘clean longkangs’ and started a $3m waste management company

Mr Shaik Nifael Nazeemuddin's waste management company, Jetters Incz, was named one of Singapore’s 100 fastest growing firms in January 2025.

How to train for Hyrox: Injuries spike as more in Singapore take part in the fitness race 

Hyrox’s popularity here has surged in just three years, with 12,840 athletes competing in the AIA HYROX Open Asian Championships 2025 in June and 10,395 in the AIA Hyrox Singapore race (pictured) in November 2025.

Joo Chiat Road, the new pet care hub: Buy fresh treats, book pet hotels and use a 24/7 dog wash

(Clockwise from left) Ms Ann Marie who runs Dog bakery The Barkery, Mr Kenneth Tan, founder of Wasuka Gallery, and Ms Soo Ming Hui, founder of The Dog Grocer.

Sweat, plunge, soak, repeat: How recovery spaces are changing Singapore’s wellness scene

(From left) Mr Leslie Kwok, Mr Hiro Ochi, Ms Lucy Chng and Mr Andrew Riady are among the six co-founders of Reva Social Wellness, a new semi-outdoor recovery space at Trifecta in Orchard Road area. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

Menopause support: From clinics to apps to events, midlife women now have more options

About 200 participants attended femtech startup Sol's Flash Forward event on April 26, which featured 39 experts including doctors, mental health professionals, complementary health practitioners and more. 

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Sold-out tickets, social media hype: Is Hyrox a fitness flex, fad or here to stay?

Ms Kamilah Tohar (left) completing Hyrox Bangkok in May with the help of partner Sam Chong, and Mr Edward Soon (right) at the Hyrox race in Bangkok in April 2025.