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Yamini Chinnuswamy

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Yamini is a correspondent who covers lifestyle news and features, with a special interest in pop, geek and celebrity culture. She joined The Straits Times as a digital sub-editor in 2019, before moving to the Life desk in 2021. In 2024, she served as the newspaper’s unofficial Taylor Swift correspondent, and needs little excuse to start talking about the American pop star and her music.

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No more dumbbells or weight plates: Could a digital home gym replace your gym membership?

Smart equipment for home gyms are taking off, especially among fitness enthusiasts who have no time to use their gym memberships.
Smart equipment for home gyms are taking off, especially among fitness enthusiasts who have no time to use their gym memberships.

How to ditch the gym and bring your workout home

ST20260505_202668000166 Kua Chee Siong/ yahgym08/

Feature story about home gym set-ups.

Mr Othniel Indran and Ms Janet Poh each have their own dedicated personal spaces in their HDB flat in Toa Payoh, on May 5, 2026.

For Mr Othniel, the space is a home gym equipped with a mult-functional smith machine, while Janet uses the walking pad.
ST20260505_202668000166 Kua Chee Siong/ yahgym08/

Feature story about home gym set-ups.

Mr Othniel Indran and Ms Janet Poh each have their own dedicated personal spaces in their HDB flat in Toa Payoh, on May 5, 2026.

For Mr Othniel, the space is a home gym equipped with a mult-functional smith machine, while Janet uses the walking pad.

Furniture gets cute with Snoopy-inspired collection by Office Planner 

The Snoopy & Friends Team Furniture Collection from Office Planner.
The Snoopy & Friends Team Furniture Collection from Office Planner.

7 ways to cool your home without increasing your electricity bill

Poor airflow might be driving the temperature up inside your home.
Poor airflow might be driving the temperature up inside your home.

Meet the Singapore artists and entrepreneurs making their mark on Batman and Western comics

(From left) Comic Grail Vault's co-founders Bryan Ku and Randolph Tan, local artist Kendrick Lim and Singapore-based Thai artist Rachta Lin.
(From left) Comic Grail Vault's co-founders Bryan Ku and Randolph Tan, local artist Kendrick Lim and Singapore-based Thai artist Rachta Lin.

Tamagotchi: 30 years old, and still beeping for attention

A Tamagotchi is a digital pet which lives in a small electronic device that fits in the palm of your hand.
A Tamagotchi is a digital pet which lives in a small electronic device that fits in the palm of your hand.

Paragon and Janice Wong unveil Singapore’s largest chocolate art installation

The Blooming Imagination chocolate art installation at Paragon is now open to the public.
The Blooming Imagination chocolate art installation at Paragon is now open to the public.

Decor and lifestyle brand Stacked Store opens first physical retail outlet at Gardens by the Bay

The IMBA Stacked Store at Gardens by the Bay is now open.
The IMBA Stacked Store at Gardens by the Bay is now open.

Inside the Singapore decor store that sells lamps made of real baguettes

Stacked Store has made a name for itself selling premium and unique home decor and lifestyle products.
Stacked Store has made a name for itself selling premium and unique home decor and lifestyle products.

Need a place for clothes not dirty enough for the wash? There’s a chair for that

yastuff03 - Laundry Chair 2

CREDIT: YETCH STUDIO
yastuff03 - Laundry Chair 2

CREDIT: YETCH STUDIO

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