Shintaro Tay

Oct 22, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay

Known as “The Invisible Man”, 51-year-old Liu has gained international recognition for his photographic self-portraits, where he is painted from head to toe to hide in plain sight against an eclectic array of backdrops. From the Great Wall of China to the Colosseum in Rome, Liu has made himself a canvas in more than 20 countries around the world over the last two decades. Liu Bolin at the Great Wall of China in Beijing in 2010.

Oct 15, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay

For 10 days, she lay unconscious in intensive care at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. When the mother of three, who was then 49, awoke, she had lost strength and coordination on the right side of her body and her ability to speak. Nothing was the same again for Madam Koo and her family. Before the stroke, Madam Iris Koo had long hair but now has short hair because it is easier to maintain. Her youngest child, Lee Min Rong, who was 17 at the time, was especially affected.

Oct 1, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Shintaro Tay |Goal Achieved

A mangrove forest probably does not have much in common with Korean pop music. Yet, over the past two decades, mangrove scientist Tengku Zia Ulqodry has been flashing a picture of K-pop star Lee Min-ho to students in his mangrove conservation class at the Sriwijaya University in Palembang. His message to them: Only when people love these ecosystems as much as many do the pop star, can these critical ecosystems thrive in the face of a multitude of threats.

Jul 16, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Elaine Lee |Shintaro Tay

They are the property of avid collector Ong Pang Yeow, 52, whose late father was a former employee of SIA. The pride of his collection? A plaque that took him 20 years to find. The commemorative item was given to the first passengers to fly SIA after its split from Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) on Oct 1, 1972. He first saw it in Outlook – an internal newsletter for SIA employees – some 20 years ago. After years of searching for it online, he eventually found the plaque on eBay Australia in 2022.

Jun 17, 2024 | asiaone.com | Shintaro Tay

SINGAPORE – The blade of the knife came off the handle as meat specialist Mike Foo was filleting a 100kg giant grouper in front of a crowd of eager shoppers at FairPrice Xtra AMK Hub on June 17. “It was very difficult to do the filleting because the fish was huge, the meat was very thick and the bones were very hard,” said Mr Foo, 50.