Joyce Teo

Singapore

Senior Correspondent and Journalist at The Straits Times

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Articles

Tan Cheng Bock, founder of PSP, will not be involved in next general election; will stay on in party

4 days ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo

SINGAPORE - Dr Tan Cheng Bock, the Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) founder, said on May 10 he will not be involved in the next general election, but the party will return for the next round. He said: “Today, it’s just to come here and say thank you to those who voted for us, and also to show to those who didn’t vote for us (that) we are not running away. “We’ll be back soon. We’ll be back in maybe five years’ time.
Health Check Podcast: Building up your adulting skill for mental health

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo

Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you. We all know that adulting is not easy, but why is adulting hitting the mental health of young people so much these days? ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo explores this with two guests in this episode. They are: Ms Lee Yi Ping, the programme lead and principal Case Manager at Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health in Singapore.
World must fight complacency, wishful thinking, insularity before next pandemic: President Tharman

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo

SINGAPORE – Barely five years after Covid-19 first hit the world, it is at risk of forgetting the lessons, and the greatest challenge now is complacency, wishful thinking and insularity, said President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. It has to counter that challenge creatively and avoid further polarisation, he said.
If life is just 4,000 weeks long, should I waste them on clearing my inbox?

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo

UPDATED May 04, 2025, 07:00 AM
GE2025: PAP wins Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC with 75.21% of votes and Marymount SMC with 70.7% of votes

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo |Samuel Raj Devaraj

SINGAPORE - The PAP has scored a resounding victory in both Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and Marymount SMC, capturing more than 70 per cent of the votes cast in the 2025 General Election. The four-man PAP team in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, led by Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, garnered 75.21 per cent of the votes against Singapore People’s Party (SPP), which drew 24.79 per cent. PAP’s vote share translated to 66,137 votes cast, while 21,799 votes were cast for opposition party SPP.
GE2025: PAP wins Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC with 75.21% of vote and Marymount SMC with 70.7% of vote

1 week ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Joyce Teo |Samuel Raj Devaraj

GE2025: PAP wins Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC with 75.21% of vote and Marymount SMC with 70.7% of voteThe PAP's Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC candidates (from left) Cai Yinzhou, Elysa Chen, Saktiandi Supaat and Chee Hong Tat greeting supporters at Yio Chu Kang Stadium on May 3. SINGAPORE - The PAP has scored a resounding victory in both Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and Marymount SMC, capturing more than 70 per cent of the votes cast.
Grading for salt, soy sauce, oils may shape palates in Singapore for sodium, saturated fat

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo

SINGAPORE – When packaged sauces, seasonings, instant noodles and cooking oils go under a nutritional grading programme in mid-2027, consumers can expect manufacturers to tweak the recipes for some of their products to qualify for healthier grades. The hope is that the Nutri-Grade labelling scheme will shape people’s palates for them to prefer less sodium and saturated fats, when manufacturers reformulate their products to contain less of these nutrients.
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital among employers lauded for fostering workplace mental well-being

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo

SINGAPORE – Come 6pm on Wednesdays, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) chief executive Chua Hong Choon aims to stop work to make time for a run with staff members. This weekly routine gives them the perfect excuse to stop work to join him on a run around the nearby Yishun Pond and its surroundings. Professor Chua, who is also the CEO of Yishun Community Hospital, said that he is also not afraid to admit he has tough days and that it is perfectly fine to take a break when needed.
More patients to be offered the choice to receive hospital care at home

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Joyce Teo

SINGAPORE – In a bid to balance the number of beds that hospitals can manage with the growing need for healthcare, more patients will be given the option to be cared for at home in virtual wards, rather than in a hospital. The Mobile Inpatient Care @ Home – or MIC@Home – programme allows teams of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to care for suitable patients in the comfort of their own homes through a combination of teleconsultations and home visits.
Communications Lead

1 month ago | probonoaustralia.com.au | Joyce Teo

THE ROLEPosition Title: Communications LeadReports to: Chief Executive OfficerLocation: MelbourneCapacity: Full time, fixed term 2-year contractAustralians Investing In Women (AIIW) is seeking a Communications Lead to bring our communications strategy to life, helping shape philanthropic and public narratives around gender-wise giving.