
Jeremy Au Yong
Mobile Editor at The Straits Times
Mobile Editor at The Straits Times, formerly US bureau chief. All opinions are my own.
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong
When the US was first announced as one of the host countries for the 2026 World Cup, many football fans – myself included – naturally had the same concern: “Does this mean we have to call the sport ‘soccer’ during the tournament?”That was, of course, many years ago. The world looked different then. Today, as we contemplate a World Cup that is just over a year away, what Americans might deem to call a sport that predominantly features feet kicking a ball suddenly seems like a trifling concern.
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1 month ago |
straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Now that voting is just about done for the 2025 Singapore election, the big question is: When will the results be known? If history is any guide, the final results will be known tonight, or rather, the wee hours of tomorrow morning. Just exactly when will depend on how close the races are. Here is how the night will play out. After polling stations close at 8pm, the ballots are transported to counting centres and the counting begins almost immediately.
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2 months ago |
straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong
Everything I am about to say about LinkedIn will make me sound like a hater, but let me assure you I am not. (That said, I have lost count of the number of things I have been accused of hating. Being a grumpy old man can be hard. I hate it.)I still log in to Linkedin regularly and do find it useful, despite having abandoned my accounts on other social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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Nov 30, 2024 |
straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong
Jeremy Au YongAssociate Editor (Newsroom Strategy) The writer enjoys perpetuating the myth of Santa. It makes him feel like part of a giant global movement, united in the act of lying to children. ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL Updated Dec 01, 2024, 05:00 AM Published Dec 01, 2024, 05:00 AM It’s December, and in my household that means it is time for the time-honoured tradition of lying to my six-year-old. OK, yes, you caught me.
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Oct 26, 2024 |
straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong
If the previous two US presidential elections are anything to go by, there will be a victory speech by Donald Trump sometime between 2am and 3am on election night – regardless of the result. In 2016, when it became clear that Trump was on course for a stunning victory against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he delivered his victory remarks from a ballroom at the Hilton hotel in New York at about 2.50am.
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