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1 week ago | 
straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo |Akshita Nanda
SINGAPORE - The colourful party streamers were still draped on the trees outside the coffeeshop at Block 322 Hougang Avenue 5 and there were smiles aplenty, but WP supporters said they had mixed feelings. Mr Ng, a 60-year-old who declined to reveal his full name, said that a WP victory in Hougang, the party’s stronghold of more than three decades, was expected. But the party’s showing in other constituencies was not.
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1 week ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Shawn Hoo |Akshita Nanda
SINGAPORE - The colourful party streamers were still draped on the trees outside the coffee shop at Block 322 Hougang Avenue 5. While there were smiles aplenty, several WP supporters said they had mixed feelings. Mr Ng, a 60-year-old who declined to reveal his full name, said a WP victory in Hougang SMC, the party’s stronghold of more than three decades, was expected. But the party’s showing in other constituencies was not, he added.
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1 week ago | 
straitstimes.com | Elizabeth Law |Akshita Nanda |Teo Kai Xiang |Shawn Hoo
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – Wedding planning can be stressful at the best of times, but for bride Aneetha Jeet Kaur Dhillon, things were extra nerve-racking with her May 3 wedding coinciding with Polling Day. A few of the groomsmen were activated for polling station duties and several guests pulled out because of the clash, which meant schedules had to be adjusted and seating plans rearranged, said Ms Dhillon, an accountant.
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2 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Ong Sor Fern |Shawn Hoo
SINGAPORE – Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa) 2025 is director Natalie Hennedige’s final year at the helm. She has commissioned a record-breaking number of home-grown works – 15 – for her last hurrah. With the theme of More Than Ever, the tentpole performing arts festival organised by Arts House Limited will kick off in classic Hennedige multidisciplinary style at Bedok Town Square on May 16.
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2 weeks ago | 
thestar.com.my | Carmen Sin |Cherie Lok |Elizabeth Law |Shawn Hoo
SINGAPORE: The people of East Coast GRC are used to choice. Daily, they have their pick of the “big three” hawker centres in Bedok – at blocks 16, 58 and 216 – and soignee Joo Chiat cafes, newly drawn into the GRC. Nightly, cocktails at modish bar Santai or supper in the noirish light of Simpang Bedok. So, too, politically.
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2 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Carmen Sin |Elizabeth Law |Cherie Lok |Shawn Hoo
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Singapore’s general election rallies are always a spectacle, and this past Friday and Saturday, the island was positively ablaze with colour, character, and the unmistakable pulse of democracy in action. This year’s campaign trail feels especially electric, as these are the first physical rallies in a decade – live hustings having been halted in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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3 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok |Carmen Sin |Elizabeth Law |Shawn Hoo
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - The wait begins over an hour before the first candidates are expected to arrive, along a sleepy road in the heart of Tampines. Reporters are on one side, packed like sardines under a sheltered walkway, curious residents on the other. In the tide of black lapping against the gates of Poi Ching School – media personnel decked out in one of the few “neutral” shades – bobs a single flash of light blue.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Clement Yong |Shawn Hoo
SINGAPORE – Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts returns from Feb 7 to 16, showcasing some of the best theatre and music acts from Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. For laughs, look to Taiwanese writer-director Wu Nien-jen’s urology clinic-inspired comedy Human Condition VIII. The actor, who starred in Edward Yang’s Yi Yi (2000), shines a light on elderly men who feel invisible. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo
I Am SeaweedMm And Something Happens Here (MASHH)Nafa Studio TheatreJan 16, 8pmThe constant imperative to expand under pressure is gently questioned in 28-year-old Singaporean theatremaker Cheryl Ho’s largely autobiographical 60-minute sketch. Liberated from the cubicle of office work and its staid cycle of days, freelancer Sheryl – a thinly veiled stand-in for Ho – should feel happy that she is her own boss.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo
SINGAPORE – Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu will take over from Austrian conductor Hans Graf as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) music director from 2026, the orchestra announced on Jan 15. The 57-year-old will be the fourth person to hold the title since the orchestra was formed in 1979.
