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Cheryl Lin

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Copenhagen, Singapore
As seen in: MDPI, JAMA Network, CNA (Channel NewsAsia), CNA Lifestyle, The Straits Times, TODAY (Singapore), Dove Medical Press, The Malay Mail
Covers:  Urban development, housing, business, e-commerce, manpower
Former senior digital journalist at CNA 🇸🇬 Serial dog-petter and cake enthusiast. Views are my own.
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Can cryptocurrencies and their vast energy use co-exist with Singapore's green goals?

Can cryptocurrencies and their vast energy use co-exist with Singapore's green goals?

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: Amid Singapore's push for sustainability, the growing interest in blockchain and cryptocurrency - with its vast energy consumption - may present a conundrum.
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A doctor said he wouldn't live past two, but he just graduated as valedictorian

A doctor said he wouldn't live past two, but he just graduated as valedictorian

Channel NewsAsia — Diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder as an infant, this 24-year-old tells CNA about navigating a world built for able-bodied people – and why society's definitions of success must change.
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IN FOCUS: How the e-commerce boom could shape Singapore's urban landscape

IN FOCUS: How the e-commerce boom could shape Singapore's urban landscape

Channel NewsAsia — With Singapore embracing e-commerce, CNA examines how the urban landscape may need to change to make your deliveries arrive faster.
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Online sellers cash in on booming livestream trend | Video

Online sellers cash in on booming livestream trend | Video

Channel NewsAsia — Online sellers in Singapore are using livestream to not only entertain their viewers but to also make sales in realtime. Cheryl Lin reports on how the billion-dollar industry is taking the web by storm.
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IN FOCUS: Amid a rapidly ageing population, what are the missing pieces in Singapore's residentia...

IN FOCUS: Amid a rapidly ageing population, what are the missing pieces in Singapore's residentia...

Channel NewsAsia — Staying at home or going to a nursing home have long been the only choices available for seniors in need of care. But what about those who fall in between? From group homes to retirement communities, CNA explores what other options exist.
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WhatsApp's clarifications on privacy soothe some Singapore users' concerns

WhatsApp's clarifications on privacy soothe some Singapore users' concerns

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: WhatsApp's clarifications about updates to its terms of service have gone some way to allay initial concerns over privacy, said users of the messaging app in Singapore who intend to continue using it.
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New OneService app feature allows users to request social assistance for neighbours in need

New OneService app feature allows users to request social assistance for neighbours in need

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: Residents will be able to alert social service agencies to people in their neighbourhood who may require social assistance, using a new feature in the OneService app that is being piloted from the second half of this year, said the Municipal Services Office (MSO) on Thursday (Mar 4).
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Businesses expecting another record-breaking 11.11, but buyers may face delivery delays

Businesses expecting another record-breaking 11.11, but buyers may face delivery delays

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: In anticipation of another record-breaking Singles' Day sale, e-commerce and logistics players have ramped up manpower, opened new warehouses and secured additional cargo space. But shoppers may still see delays for their online orders this year.
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'I can walk, I can help others': Meet the elderly keeping watch over other lonely seniors

'I can walk, I can help others': Meet the elderly keeping watch over other lonely seniors

Channel NewsAsia — She may be pushing 90, but that hasn't stopped the Lions Befrienders' oldest volunteer, Mdm Teow Swee Cheow, from making daily bicycle trips to visit socially isolated seniors in her community.
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Singapore wants to be a 'living lab' for global AI solutions: Vivian Balakrishnan

Singapore wants to be a 'living lab' for global AI solutions: Vivian Balakrishnan

Channel NewsAsia — BARCELONA: Singapore hopes to be a "living laboratory" for developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions globally - an ambition that plays to its strengths, according to Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative Vivian Balakrishnan.
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COVID-19: Nearly 900 migrant workers to become digital ambassadors | Video

COVID-19: Nearly 900 migrant workers to become digital ambassadors | Video

Channel NewsAsia — Nearly 900 migrant workers from more than 50 dormitories are on track to be trained as digital ambassadors, who will help fellow workers with mobile apps which will be used as part of safe reopening rules. Cheryl Lin reports.
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IN FOCUS: From ‘devastated’ land to long trails: Singapore’s path to becoming a hiker’s paradise

IN FOCUS: From ‘devastated’ land to long trails: Singapore’s path to becoming a hiker’s paradise

Channel NewsAsia — The soft crunch of footsteps on fallen leaves, the twitter of birds and the occasional rustling of branches as long-tailed macaques hop from tree to tree. This is the soundtrack of 74-year-old Mathias Chay’s regular morning hikes around MacRitchie Reservoir.
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IN FOCUS: Is there an environmental cost from Singapore's love affair with en bloc sales?

IN FOCUS: Is there an environmental cost from Singapore's love affair with en bloc sales?

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: In 2002, Olivio, a 36-unit condominium in Novena was completed and welcomed its new residents. But just four years later, it was sold en bloc and torn down. To this day, it remains one of the youngest condominiums to have undergone a successful collective sale - which is when owners band together to sell their project to a developer.
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An alternative to the norm: What if some housing developments were only built for renting?

An alternative to the norm: What if some housing developments were only built for renting?

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: As property prices climb and people's aspirations change, a housing model in which units are not for sale but only for rent could work in Singapore, analysts said. Under this build-to-rent (BTR) model, which has gained traction overseas, all units are often managed by a single, in
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IN FOCUS: How climate change can threaten food production in Singapore

IN FOCUS: How climate change can threaten food production in Singapore

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: While some cheer the cool weather when storms hit Singapore, 40-year-old farmer Chai Nian Kun says to himself: "Jialat" - an expression of concern over what is to come.Heavy rain is not uncommon in tropical Singapore. But days of continuous downpours can wreak havoc on ma
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Music for the deaf, theatre for the blind: How the arts is catering to people with disabilities

Music for the deaf, theatre for the blind: How the arts is catering to people with disabilities

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: Sign language interpreters convey the meaning of words, but how can one express the meaning of melodies? That was the central question Ms Janis Wong grappled with when she was asked by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra to interpret their concerts for audiences who are deaf or hard
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Smaller homes, shorter-lease units: How Singapore's housing landscape might change amid populatio...

Smaller homes, shorter-lease units: How Singapore's housing landscape might change amid populatio...

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: Smaller flats and units with shorter leases could feature more heavily in Singapore's future housing landscape, as it adapts to shifting demographics, said experts.
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'A huge opportunity for space': What going car-lite means for Singapore's 1.4 million parking lot...

'A huge opportunity for space': What going car-lite means for Singapore's 1.4 million parking lot...

Channel NewsAsia — With the push to go car-lite reducing demand for parking spaces in Singapore, these lots represent "a huge opportunity for space" and for more efficient planning given the sheer amount of space they take up.
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Singapore rolls out national strategy on artificial intelligence for 'impactful' social, economic...

Singapore rolls out national strategy on artificial intelligence for 'impactful' social, economic...

Channel NewsAsia — More initiatives tapping on AI technologies, such as machine learning and computer vision, are in the pipeline over the next decade, according to five projects unveiled on Wednesday (Nov 13) as part of Singapore's new "National AI Strategy" Cheryl Lin reports.
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'Disheartened': Two weeks on, care homes and residents grapple with ban on visitors

'Disheartened': Two weeks on, care homes and residents grapple with ban on visitors

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: When 72-year-old Mdm Lim heard about the temporary ban on visits to residential care homes, her first reaction was dismay as she thought of her sister-in-law. Her 85-year-old sister-in-law, a post-cancer patient with multiple health conditions, lives in Soo's Nursing Home. Family, friends and church members would regularly take turns to visit.
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'Mental health is everyone's business': How society can better protect seniors' mental wellbeing

'Mental health is everyone's business': How society can better protect seniors' mental wellbeing

Channel NewsAsia — The mental health of seniors is in the spotlight amid a report by suicide prevention organisation Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) that stated elderly suicides hit a nearly two-decade high in the country last year.
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Employee by morning, tourist by afternoon: Why some Singaporeans are going on 'work-cations'

Employee by morning, tourist by afternoon: Why some Singaporeans are going on 'work-cations'

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: Like many Singaporeans, 30-year-old Cassandra Sim has been working from home for months amid the pandemic. But unlike most Singaporeans, knocking off work for her means having the freedom to sail in the French Riviera, visit vineyards in Austria, hike up mountains in Romania and explore 13th-century church ruins in Estonia.
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'I don't think I will regret it': Why more married couples are remaining childless

'I don't think I will regret it': Why more married couples are remaining childless

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: When Leon Chia and his wife got married at the age of 25, questions from friends and relatives about their plans for having kids began rolling in. Seventeen years later, the couple - who does not have children - still gets asked the same thing.
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Singapore residents travelling during COVID-19 - the risks and payoffs of reuniting with loved on...

Singapore residents travelling during COVID-19 - the risks and payoffs of reuniting with loved on...

Channel NewsAsia — SINGAPORE: Pre-pandemic, 45-year-old Marilyn Ng would fly from Singapore to Bangkok every weekend to see her three children, who live in the Thai capital. When she strapped in for a flight to the country last December, she had not seen her kids in 10 months.
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