Cherie Lok

Singapore

Journalist at The Straits Times

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Articles

GE2025: With storms, cheers and mandates, Singapore votes in the age of PM Lawrence Wong

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok |Carmen Sin |Stephanie Yeo

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has spent the last few weeks warning of an approaching storm. To weather the challenges ahead, the nation’s most pre-eminent weatherman had repeatedly called for a “dedicated and experienced team” with “capable leaders”, operating under the assurance of a clear mandate. But by 11pm on May 3, as sample counts rolled in, the skies over Singapore’s future began to clear.
New town, new boundaries: Tengah goes to the polls in GE2025

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – Spend an hour in Tengah and you will start to understand the jokes on the @tengah.memes Instagram account. Daily life is indeed sound-tracked by the constant hum of construction, cars suddenly lose all regard for the time-honoured rules of the zebra crossing, and buses take “an eternity” to come. Singapore’s newest town is bordered on one side by the Bukit Batok neighbourhood, and a forest on the other.
Singapore GE2025: Banners, banter and ballots - a tale of four constituencies

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Carmen Sin |Cherie Lok |Elizabeth Law |Shawn Hoo

SINGAPORE: The people of East Coast GRC are used to choice. Daily, they have their pick of the “big three” hawker centres in Bedok – at blocks 16, 58 and 216 – and soignee Joo Chiat cafes, newly drawn into the GRC. Nightly, cocktails at modish bar Santai or supper in the noirish light of Simpang Bedok. So, too, politically.
GE2025: PAP’s Foo Cexiang once dreamt of opening a football cafe. He now wants to bring people together as MP

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – If Edwin Tong is Lionel Messi, then Foo Cexiang aspires to be Roberto Baggio, not for dazzling footwork or goal-scoring flair, but for the legendary Italian footballer’s grit and resilience. Breaking into a sheepish grin, the PAP newcomer says he has been unable to dribble since he tore his ligament during national service. “If my friends see me kicking a ball, they’ll know I wayang (‘acting out’ in Singapore slang) lah.
GE2025: Rainbows, rallies and revelry - a weekend at the hustings

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Carmen Sin |Elizabeth Law |Cherie Lok |Shawn Hoo

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Singapore’s general election rallies are always a spectacle, and this past Friday and Saturday, the island was positively ablaze with colour, character, and the unmistakable pulse of democracy in action. This year’s campaign trail feels especially electric, as these are the first physical rallies in a decade – live hustings having been halted in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fuel before the fire: Where to grab a bite before an election rally

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok

SINGAPORE – Fireworks, crossbows, and handcuffs are banned at election rallies, but food is still very much welcome. So fret not about having to forgo a proper meal in order to avoid missing out on the action. Whether you are sitting down for a full dinner or grabbing a bite on the go, here are some places to fuel up in five of the hottest wards this election season.
Nomination Day showdown: Flags, fans and the future of Singapore

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok |Carmen Sin |Elizabeth Law |Shawn Hoo

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - The wait begins over an hour before the first candidates are expected to arrive, along a sleepy road in the heart of Tampines. Reporters are on one side, packed like sardines under a sheltered walkway, curious residents on the other. In the tide of black lapping against the gates of Poi Ching School – media personnel decked out in one of the few “neutral” shades – bobs a single flash of light blue.
Call us alumni instead: Meet the women trying to reframe divorce

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok

SINGAPORE – From a distance, they look like any other friend group. Three women in their 30s and 40s, catching up over a cup of tea. They move with an easy intimacy, trading inside jokes, taking wefies, teasing one another. But they did not meet at work or school or in the typical social settings where friendships solidify. In fact, if not for the dissolution of their respective marriages, their paths might never have crossed.
Food Picks: A taste of Hawaiian spring at Butcher’s Block

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok

SINGAPORE – Spring has sprung, and with it, the desire for renewal. In Hawaii, the days are longer and the weather warmer. The air is flushed with promise. The islands are awash in blooms. In Singapore’s perpetual summer, things look pretty much the same. But that has not stopped Hawaiian chef Jordan Keao from trying to channel the spirit of rebirth here, unfurling a seasonal tasting menu at his Raffles Hotel restaurant, Butcher’s Block, that is available until May 31.
Food Picks: Hong Kong-style lunch bowls from Lo Hey HK Seafood

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok

SINGAPORE – Eggslut may have exited the Singapore market, but soft, silky scrambled eggs are still very much in vogue. Except that instead of stuffing it between two buns, the trendy thing now is to have it over a warm bowl of rice. If you are craving the Thai version of the dish, Running Egg now has two outlets in Singapore selling its version of the viral dish from Bangkok’s Hereduan eatery.