Jeremy Au Yong

Singapore

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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Will the US really welcome the world? What Trump 2.0 could mean for World Cup 2026

1 month 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.
GE2025: What time will the election results be out?

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.
Why does LinkedIn feel like it is full of insufferable people?

Mar 29, 2025 | 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.
Should we still let children believe in Santa Claus?

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.
Trump v Harris: Don’t expect to know the winner on election night, but here’s what to look out for

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.
What happened to all the bands? Everyone wants to be Taylor Swift but no one wants to be Oasis

Sep 14, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong

Every so often, my younger colleagues like to remind me that I am an old person, inching irreversibly towards the eternal beyond. To be fair, they don’t do this outright. What they do is to look on with bewilderment when I drop a pop culture reference.
A beginner’s guide to making sense of a most unusual US election season

Aug 3, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong

Pay even a moderate amount of attention to the ongoing US presidential election campaign, and one might be tempted to think that the country’s politics has well and truly jumped the shark. In just the single month of July, we have seen the entire race seemingly overturned multiple times.
Trump won the debate against Biden. But will it make a difference?

Jun 28, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong

In the closing moments of the US presidential debate on June 27, the men vying to become the next leader of the world’s most powerful country decided that voters needed to know which one of them was the better golfer. When asked about their age, 78-year-old Donald Trump claimed recent non-senior club championship wins as evidence that he was the stronger candidate. Instead of dismissing the relevance of golf in governing the country, Mr Biden shot back that he had a 6 handicap.
When is the next Singapore GE? 3 reasons it’s too early for election fever

May 11, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong

We are now close enough to the deadline for a general election (GE) – one must be held by November 2025 – that almost every domestic political development sparks a question about the timing of the next GE. Every utterance and policy decision from key office-holders is dissected and analysed for clues that the proverbial button is about to be pressed. The leadership handover which takes place in the coming week, for instance, had set off a round of tea-leaf reading.
Am I doomed to become a grumpy old man? One man’s battle against hating everything

Mar 23, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Jeremy Au Yong

Jeremy Au YongAssociate Editor (Newsroom Strategy) There are many possible reasons why men get more short-tempered with age. PHOTO: LIFETIME Updated Mar 24, 2024, 05:01 AM Published Mar 24, 2024, 05:00 AM I should have been happy. After all, I was in possession of the hottest ticket in town, attending a concert that will likely go down in history as some sort of national cultural moment. Many, many people would have killed to swop places with me.