Wong Yang

Yang joined The Straits Times in 2024, where he produces and presents short-form videos on politics, governance and policy. He was previously a housing reporter at the paper.

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As Clementi Mall changes hands, residents worry over dwindling diversity

A recent influx of foreign investors and businesses is changing Singapore’s retail landscape, with local businesses concerned that they will be pressured by rising rents.

More competition, changing tastes put heritage in Kampong Gelam at a crossroads

Various stores and shops at Haji Lane on April 10, 2026.

Migrant workers: Let’s not make them invisible again

Today, there are more than 1.2 million work permit holders on the island.

Book review: Poet Jonathan Chan’s second collection weaves a thesis on joy and sorrow

Singaporean poet Jonathan Chan's second poetry collection bright sorrow reflects on the mingling of joy and despair.

Critical to communicate, standardise, review if S’pore wants to raise construction productivity

The issue of raising construction productivity is not just an industry issue - it affects everything from housing prices to how soon people get their flats, says the writer.

Once touted as future of construction in Singapore, high-tech precast factories struggling

Workers assembling steel that has been cut to length into a cage-like structure, which serves as a reinforcement for precast components.

Rents for privately held HDB shops double in past year; prices hold steady for those leased from HDB

Commuters walk pass Bread Line Bakery, which is in a row of HDB shops at the foot of Block 190 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, during the evening rush hour on June 19.

NDP 2025: In red and white, 200,000 revel in extended NDP celebrations at Marina Bay

Some 7000 members of public at The Promontory @ Marina Bay for the NDP as seen from MBS SkyPark Observation Deck on Aug 9.

Excitement builds as crowds gather at Marina Bay and Padang ahead of parade

People were out in force with umbrellas and picnic mats as they gathered ahead of the National Day Parade on Aug 9.

A love letter: 60 tastes, traits and things that make Singapore home

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