Venessa Lee

Senior Correspondent

Venessa Lee is a senior correspondent at The Straits Times who writes features on parenting and social issues.

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Why Singlish is winning big on social media

New Zealander Angel Tao, 21, has made Instagram reels poking gentle fun at Singlish, which she picked up from Singaporean friends during her student exchange programme in China.

American’s Singlish wedding vows a ‘love letter’ to Singapore

Although American Tyler Creasman left Singapore 15 years ago, his childhood home made such an indelible mark on him that he penned a set of Singlish wedding vows.

Teachers with special needs: Guiding blind students and, sometimes, their parents

Penny Chong, who is blind, has been a resource teacher coaching visually impaired students at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School for nearly 20 years.

Teachers with special needs: Homecoming at Pathlight

Maths teacher Joel Lee, 29, is neurodiverse like his students at Pathlight School. Lee has autism and ADHD.

Teachers with special needs: ‘Sir, are you deaf?’

Science teacher Syed Ali Mohamed Alhabshee has significant hearing loss.

The unheralded strengths of teachers with special needs

(Clockwise from top left) Maths teacher Joel Lee, science teacher Syed Ali Mohamed Alhabshee and resource teacher Penny Chong.

Grieving parents launch Singapore non-profit to beat childhood brain cancer

Johnson Loo and Linda Ong – parents of Natasha Loo, who died from DIPG, a virtually fatal paediatric brain tumour – have founded non-profit DIPG Alliance.

PSLE stress management: Find out root causes and listen to your child

Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) student Miyahara Karin, 12, started reading to improve her English oral and composition skills, but soon developed a love for books.

More than tips: Buskers seek applause and audience interaction

Freestyle footballer Valerie Su busking outside Wisma Atria on July 17.

Why singer Kira Peace embraces rejection

A portrait of singer-songwriter Kira Peace, who takes her spontaneous public performances to spaces such as buses, at her home.

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