ST180 Special

Forum: Heartening to see ST evolve with the times

Forum: A treasured tribute to 180 years of The Straits Times

Singapore sporting heroes before they were famous

The likes of Fandi Ahmad, Feng Tianwei, Yip Pin Xiu, Shanti Pereira, Joseph Schooling and Loh Kean Yew have achieved great success, not just regionally, but on the biggest sporting stages.

Storied histories of brands in Singapore

From crisis to comeback: How The Straits Times reported Singapore’s economic ups and downs

The Straits Times has chronicled Singapore’s economic highs and lows, capturing pivotal moments with immediacy, insight – and even foresight.

In moments of crisis, ST has stepped up to support, not just report

On Oct 12, 1978, an explosion on the Greek tanker Spyros at Jurong Shipyard killed 76 and injured 69 others.

Behind the bylines

‘Every day, there’s a brand-new chance to make a difference’

Life editor Susan Long says journalism is about other people and how interested you are in them, for their own sake.

Behind the bylines

‘We now start each day looking at data’

Ms Ong Hwee Hwee joined The Straits Times in December 1999 as a translator. Over the years, she has had various roles, and in 2014, made the leap from print to digital journalism. She now oversees the visualisation cluster.

ST180: 180 years of covering Japan, from isolationism to Westernisation to war and peace

ST has chronicled Japan’s transformation over the years. By the 1910s, features introduced readers to the rich traditions of sumo wrestling (above). Today, the country remains a compelling, evolving story, says the writer.

Straits Times New Year babies: Famous for a day, memories for a lifetime

Mr Daniel Cheong, the first baby born in Singapore in 1972, and his mother, Madam Lee, with a framed clipping of The Straits Times talking about his birth.

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