"All the things you do to me
And everything you said
I just can't get enough
I just can't get enough"

Cartoonist Sonny Liew and NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health infectious diseases expert Hsu Li Yang have worked together to explain the science behind Covid-19, and how it impacts health, since the start of the pandemic.

Covid has redefined a generation, and what we once knew has now changed. 'Covid Alphabet' aims to reinvent word associations with letters that we once learned as children. Because to relearn is the only way to move forward.

As Covid-19 sees many go online to learn and communicate, The Straits Times captures some of their experiences.

Written by Kevin Lim

Written & Photographed by Edwin Koo

Photographed by Alex Chua
Written by Jane Zhang

Some events in history change the world we live in. In the years after 1945, we called it the “post-war” era.

In the days before COVID-19 circuit breaker measures kicked in, Kurt Ganapathy travelled across Singapore to capture an unprecedented moment in the country’s history.

This week, we celebrate Total Defence Day. A day to remind Singaporeans to defend our country under all circumstances.

A few months before the pandemic hit, we wrote about how winter is coming, and how recessions are inevitable. Little did we imagine that it would come so fast in the form of a global pandemic.

To flatten the COVID-19 curve, Singapore embarks on home-based learning for all students for a month from 8 April 2020. Through the story of Tim the Extra•Ordinary & Resilient Mouse, we share with you how you too can find joy in this period.

For the past 5 months, I’ve been working with the team BLKJ to uncover stories about how the hotel industry is pivoting and creating new opportunities for their staff. This includes, amongst other things, retraining and working in Covid related jobs. It was a great experience witnessing the industry’s adaptability and innovation. The project was commissioned by Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Hotel Association.

Words may fail many of us in trying to capture the misery of the past few months, but the folks at Collins Dictionary - lexicographers is the word for them - have hit on 'lockdown' as their word of the year. Hardly surprising, given that its usage has rocketed as shutters came down across the world amid the pandemic. Armed with the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, The Straits Times photojournalists give a personal take on their word of the year.

The shophouses of Little India are a vibrant mix of restaurants, department stores and groceries catering largely to Singapore’s South Asian community. In the living quarters upstairs, migrant workers with various work-related disputes wait for their cases to be settled — often for a long time.

Changes: An ongoing photo series to document the changes we have seen and experienced firsthand during the pandemic in the past few months . Be it the changes in our lifestyle, the changes in our emotions, the changes in our Singapore.

Isolated and anxious, migrant workers in Singapore are grappling with the fallout of COVID-19. But in this time of shared crisis, their long-endured struggles are finally being seen and heard. Resilient despite their circumstances, they continue to receive overwhelming support from the community. And these connections are building friendships and deepening respect and understanding.

Photographed by Shintaro Tay

Illustrated by semiseriousck

Written by Jenny Cheng and Jill J. Tan

Written by Sonny Liew

Illustrated by semiseriousck

Photographed by AikBeng Chia

In a country where business and busy-ness is ubiquitous, the concept of empty spaces seems alien - one that has taken Singaporeans some time to adjust to.

In the face of an invisible threat, senior executive photojournalist Neo Xiaobin finds herself echoing the words of Dr Abdu Sharkawy, an infectious diseases specialist in Canada: "Facts, not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts."

It’s Day 14 of CB and most of us are spending our days at home with our family.

On the contrary, we aren’t against social distancing but just applauding the efforts in these strange times on our sunny island 🇸🇬 Majulah Singapura 💞