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• She is just 12, and she has raised over $1.2 million for charity [12 Nov 2023, The Straits Times] New!
• A film celebrates a compelling hero: Wrinkled, vain, gritty, inspiring Diana Nyad [11 Nov 2023, The Straits Times] New!
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• video Shanti Pereira: Slow road to life in the fast lane [19 Sep 2023, The Straits Times]
• Singaporeans with special needs summit Mt Fuji in Japan [2 Sep 2023, The Straits Times]
• Girl, 12, who lost legs in Russian missile attack, runs at Ukraine city half marathon [4 Sep 2023, The Straits Times] 
• video Inside Sport Singapore and Rehabilitation gym: Yip Pin Siu
• ‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Tommy Koh lauds car crash survivor on his graduation from NUS [16 Aug 2023, The Straits Times]
• Indomitable one-limbed cyclist Ricardo Ten Argiles wins fifth para world title [8 Aug 2023, The Straits Times]
• Seventh heaven for Yip Pin Xiu as she claims another title at World Para Swim C’ships [6 Aug 2023, The Straits Times]
• video Inside Sport Singapore and Rehabilitation gym: Yip Pin Siu
• Making peace with herself has helped Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira win [9 Jul 2023, The Straits Times] for subscribers
• Yellen swops stories of being ‘the only woman in the room’ with Chinese economists [8 Jul 2023, The Straits Times]
• Greta Thunberg ends 5-year ‘school’ strike following graduation [11 Jun 2023, The Straits Times] 
• Danelle Tan sets aside college to join German giants Borussia Dortmund  [9 Jun 2023, The Straits Times] 
• SEA Games 2003 
• Shanti Pereira wins first 100m gold; 1st S’porean woman to get sprint double [13 May 2023, The Straits Times] 
• Meet the coach who lit the spark in sprint queen Shanti Pereira [13 May 2023, The Straits Times] 
• Singapore’s Ang Chen Xiang finishes 0.002 seconds behind Thai champion in 110m hurdles [11 May 2023, The Straits Times] 
• Jonathan Tan’s lesson to us: Strength of will counts more than size [9 May 2023, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• Feeling like an imposter at work? You’re not alone [23 Apr 2023, The Straits Times] [for subscribers] 
• One brave woman, two telling photos and a sporting world we rarely see [21 Apr 2023, The Straits Times] [for subscribers] 
• Shanti Pereira ‘really enjoying’ racing, betters 100m national record again [1 Apr 2023, The Straits Times]  
• Kyra Poh and the art of the air [16 Apr 2023, The Straits Times] 
• Success is in the air for these Singapore skydivers [29 Mar 2023, The Straits Times]  
• She overcame abuse, depression and eating disorder to score two As at A levels [13 Mar 2023, The Straits Times]
• Letter to my 15-year-old self: It’s okay not to be cool  [12 Mar 2023, The Straits Times] [for subscribers]
• Paralympic swimmer Sophie Soon in stand-off over guide dog at Rocky Master outlet in Hougang [12 Mar 2023, The Straits Times]
• Breaking barriers: Eight women inducted into Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame  [9 Mar 2023, The Straits Times]
• Japanese blind researcher developing suitcase-cum-navigational tool for visually impaired travellers [8 Mar 2023, The Straits Times]
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• Holding AI accountable: Tech policy expert tackles potential ethical concerns
• Mapping the future: She's using geospatial technology to better lives
• Deploying effective comms out in the field: How her work gives the military a boost  
• Forum: Grateful to the many who came to aid of deaf sister [2 Mar 2023, The Straits Times]  
• Lhakpa Sherpa, the Queen of Everest, has no intention of slowing down [5 Feb 2023, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• This year, I will... climb a mountain after battling cancer at age 25 [7 Jan 2023, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• Wheelchair racer who beat leukaemia attempting 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days [2 Jan 2023, The Straits Times] 
• Former drug addict is now a hero to poor families of York Hill [25 Dec 2022, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• Old and bold, this 85-year-old dynamo is a role model for living a longer, fuller life [24 Dec 2022, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• President's Scholar overcomes adversity in early life to emerge stronger [11 Aug 2022, The Straits Times] 
• 3 Singaporeans driving change as Rwanda pursues Singapore dream [25 May 2022, The Straits Times] for subscribers
• Davos 2022: The Mandai girl driving climate issues at World Economic Forum [26 May 2022, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• 'I choose to be happy': Bedridden since 19, she writes book, runs online business [3 May 2022, The Straits Times] 
• A 63-year-old Japanese runner changed the way I think about regret [26 Apr 2022, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• 'Open the schools': Afghan girls protest in Kabul [26 Mar 2022, The Straits Times] 
• Empower, walk with those who need help [20 Mar 2022, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• From quitting school at 14 to world no. 1, it’s been a lonely path for Aloysius Yapp [23 Jan 2022, The Straits Times] for subscribers  
• A social compact to reach out and help all [12 Dec 2021, The Straits Times] for subscribers  
• Teen pilot Zara Rutherford lands in Seoul in record solo flight [11 Dec 2021, The Straits Time] 
• A doctor said he wouldn't live past two, but he just graduated as valedictorian [14 Nov 2021, channelnewsasia.com] 
• McSurgery: An Indian hospital restoring eyesight to millions [14 Oct 2021, runnersworld.com] 
• This 66-year-old Paralympian who broke 3:30 in the marathon in Tokyo is ready for new goals [21 Sep 2021, runnersworld.com] 
• Kicked out of poly twice, 'problem' student makes the dean's list in NTU [21 Sep 2021, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• Former commando creates miniatures so beautiful that people cry [12 Sep 2021, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• From Normal stream straggler to ITE lecturer, he now picks up President's Award for Teachers [2 Sep 2021, The Straits Times] 
• Youth praised by PM Lee for helping the homeless slept on the streets when she was a teenager [1 Sep 2021, The Straits Times] 
• Normal stream student achieves his dream of becoming a doctor [31 Aug 2021, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• S'pore student swept away by waves in Australia was sociable and generous, says family [9 Jan 2021, The Straits Times] for subscribers 
• Look what Covid made me do: Ambitious projects that took flight [9 Jan 2021, The Straits Times]
• Female bodybuilder with one leg captures hearts in China [7 Jan 2021, The Straits Times] 
• Licensed to soar: Copter pilot takes his dream job to the skies [6 Dec 2020, The Straits Times] for subscribers

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• 10 tips for better mental health in 2023 [5 Jan 2023, The Straits Times] for subscribers  

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