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Teo Kai Xiang

Kai covers the “oddball beat” for The Straits Times – stories about emerging trends, unusual subcultures and hidden sides of life in Singapore. His favourite reads are stories about the culture of culture, and he believes that no story is too small to be told. Before this, he had stints at Yahoo Singapore and Business Insider. 

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Comeback kids: Who are the familiar faces behind Singapore’s 2026 nightlife revival?

(Clockwise from top left) New bar-restaurant Milli, the new Zouk Mainroom, newly opened bar-restaurant 67 on Scotts, and nightclub Lulu's Lounge.
(Clockwise from top left) New bar-restaurant Milli, the new Zouk Mainroom, newly opened bar-restaurant 67 on Scotts, and nightclub Lulu's Lounge.

AI as a leadership KPI: Workers clash with AI mandates

NUS senior vice-provost Bernard Tan says that AI has not been made an official leadership KPI as yet, and that annual performance reviews will measure quality of work, regardless of whether AI was used.
NUS senior vice-provost Bernard Tan says that AI has not been made an official leadership KPI as yet, and that annual performance reviews will measure quality of work, regardless of whether AI was used.

Caring for the dying in S’pore: From death houses in Sago Lane to dealing with a super-aged society

Patients at Dover Park Hospice's day care doing a volunteer-led seated exercise activity.
Patients at Dover Park Hospice's day care doing a volunteer-led seated exercise activity.

This is how you’re going to die?

Singapore Casket staff unloading a hearse.
Singapore Casket staff unloading a hearse.

Decades of image-based sexual abuse: How perpetrators evade tech platforms and the authorities

From IRC to deepfakes, perpetrators of image-based sexual abuse have taken advantage of regulatory lag.
From IRC to deepfakes, perpetrators of image-based sexual abuse have taken advantage of regulatory lag.

Singapore then and now: Liu Thai Ker planned 20 of 24 HDB towns, here’s what they looked like on paper

The late veteran architect and urban planner Dr Liu Thai Ker in 2023.
The late veteran architect and urban planner Dr Liu Thai Ker in 2023.

Free meals for first dates? Singpass login to deter catfishers? Survey seeks views to boost coupling

GovTech has been soliciting feedback on the visual design of a potential new dating service.
GovTech has been soliciting feedback on the visual design of a potential new dating service.

Why are people betting thousands of dollars on how hot it will be in Singapore?

As users embrace betting on topics such as the weather, the inherent contradictions of prediction markets become more apparent.
As users embrace betting on topics such as the weather, the inherent contradictions of prediction markets become more apparent.

‘Not allowed to use the home Wi-Fi’: How domestic workers get online in Singapore

Foreign domestic workers queue to top up their prepaid SIM cards at Lucky Plaza.
Foreign domestic workers queue to top up their prepaid SIM cards at Lucky Plaza.

‘Devastated’ to not have ADHD: Is the condition overdiagnosed in Singapore?

It seems like everyone has ADHD in this digital age, but for those living with it, the reality is more complicated.
It seems like everyone has ADHD in this digital age, but for those living with it, the reality is more complicated.

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