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Danson Cheong

Asia–Pacific (APAC)

China Correspondent at The Straits Times

Journalist with The Straits Times @straits_times. In the business of describing things. Views here my own.

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  • 1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Danson Cheong |Hariz Baharudin |Terence Ho

    Singaporeans will be voting for 97 MPs this year, up from 93 at the last election.

  • Aug 19, 2024 | asiaone.com | Danson Cheong

    The maximum loan that home buyers can take from the Housing Board to purchase their flats will be tightened from Aug 20, in a move to cool the HDB resale market. HDB will also provide more financial support for first-time flat buyers in the lower-to-middle income brackets, by increasing the Enhanced CPF Housing Grant (EHG) to up to $120,000 for families and $60,000 for singles.

  • Aug 17, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Danson Cheong

    One of the videos I enjoyed watching most this Olympic season is a clip of American swimmer Katie Ledecky luxuriating in the end of a pool. She had just finished a 1,500m freestyle race 20 seconds ahead of her closest rival.

  • Jul 13, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Danson Cheong

    In my estate of Tampines, a cluster of Housing Board flats is getting a fresh coat of paint. On the walls of these blocks, the town council has painted part of the board of the children’s game of aeroplane chess.

  • Jun 1, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Danson Cheong

    Around the middle of May, a video clip on TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin got people asking: Is Singapore a Chinese nation? In the video, a Chinese tourist who had recently arrived here pointed out that he noticed Chinese Singaporeans would be unhappy when he referred to them as “compatriots”.

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Danson Cheong
Danson Cheong @dansoncj
4 Oct 24

"How can the US chastise others for enabling conflict while continuing to provide unconditional support to Israel, regardless of the toll on human lives or consideration of whether it is abiding by the rules and principles of international law?" -@jbhavan https://t.co/TLnEZOxaR6

Danson Cheong
Danson Cheong @dansoncj
26 Jul 24

Epic story by @dawn_wei_tan on Xinjiang's boxers who eat horse meat, swill pints of milk and train with Kazakhs https://t.co/GNxRpWWFAw

Danson Cheong
Danson Cheong @dansoncj
2 Jun 24

RT @Ng_Eng_Hen: President @ZelenskyyUa has gained worldwide admiration for his leadership in fighting for Ukraine’s survival & sovereignty…