Danson Cheong
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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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Danson Cheong
SINGAPORE - Candidates from 11 political parties filed their papers at nine nomination centres across the island on April 23, kicking off the campaign for Singapore’s 15th General Election. With the political chessboard in place, the nine-day campaign period kicked off once nomination papers were filed. Singaporeans will head to the polls on May 3, after Cooling Off Day on May 2. Here are the key highlights from Nomination Day. 1.
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Mar 11, 2025 |
straitstimes.com | Danson Cheong |Hariz Baharudin |Terence Ho
Singaporeans will be voting for 97 MPs this year, up from 93 at the last election.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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