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Greg Mills

He is also widely published in newspapers and magazines including the International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Time, Sydney Morning Herald, Financial Times, Singapore Straits Times, Die Welt and Politiken.

Mohammad Tahir Tan Tong Hye

He later joined the Straits Times group and became one of the leading writers of the Singapore Free Press and night editor of the Sunday Times.


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Alfian Sa'at

The book was acclaimed as "truly a landmark for poetry in Singapore" by The Straits Times, and Alfian himself was described by Malaysia's New Straits Times as "one of the most acclaimed poets in his country... a prankish provocateur, libertarian hipster".

National Kidney Foundation Singapore scandal

Opposition politicians, notably Chee Soon Juan, have noted that the issues at NKF would probably not have been revealed if T.T. Durai had not sued the Straits Times.

Saint Andrew's Secondary School

Column on Elizabeth Choy - "She paid 40 cents for me to have this picture" by Koh, Buck Song (St Andrew's School 1970-79), The Straits Times 11 September 1995.

Willie Phua

Phua felt his life had been blessed, as he had many close calls to death in his photojournalist career, according to friend and colleague, John McBeth, writing in Singapore's Straits Times newspaper.