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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.

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AI gender gap at work: Are women being left behind in Singapore’s AI push?

Industry leaders (clockwise from top left) Soo Mei May, Camellia Chan, Monica Divik Agarwal, Yap E Fang, Anupama Kannan and Tien Nguyet Long are working to close the AI gender gap.
Industry leaders (clockwise from top left) Soo Mei May, Camellia Chan, Monica Divik Agarwal, Yap E Fang, Anupama Kannan and Tien Nguyet Long are working to close the AI gender gap.

Second chances: Cancer mum does Hyrox and triathlons with half her lung capacity

Ms Vivian Chee does not go to extremes when racing because she has a family.
Ms Vivian Chee does not go to extremes when racing because she has a family.

Second chances: They live life to the fullest after major illness

(From left) Ms Vivian Chee, Ms Devika S.P. Maruthanayagam and Mr Wee He Sheng live their lives to the fullest after major illnesses.
(From left) Ms Vivian Chee, Ms Devika S.P. Maruthanayagam and Mr Wee He Sheng live their lives to the fullest after major illnesses.

Second chances: Mum, 54, with Parkinson’s joins beauty pageant to show strength and self-love

Ms Devika S.P. Maruthanayagam, a sem-finalist in the Miss & Mrs ASEAN beauty pageant, has Parkinson's disease.
Ms Devika S.P. Maruthanayagam, a sem-finalist in the Miss & Mrs ASEAN beauty pageant, has Parkinson's disease.

Second chances: He had 4 cardiac arrests by age 32, now wants to share his love of golf

Mr Wee He Sheng, a survivor of four cardiac arrests, at Orchid Country Club.
Mr Wee He Sheng, a survivor of four cardiac arrests, at Orchid Country Club.

Perimenopause’s surprising symptoms: Heart palpitations, tinnitus, dry eyes

Ms Laurine Lim, 49, set up a yoga and wellness studio, Laya Studio, after yoga helped her heal from perimenopause symptoms.
Ms Laurine Lim, 49, set up a yoga and wellness studio, Laya Studio, after yoga helped her heal from perimenopause symptoms.

More in Singapore turning to custom insoles as they get more active

Doctor consulting patient on custom orthotic insoles in a clinic for a personalised custom fit.
Doctor consulting patient on custom orthotic insoles in a clinic for a personalised custom fit.

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

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

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