Kelly Ng

Kelly Ng

Kelly Ng is a journalist and documentary filmmaker in Singapore, currently cutting her teeth on telling business stories with a social perspective at The Business Times. She lived most of her journalism life in print, but recently made a documentary on a group of Asian-American kids doing theatre in New York – the feature-length doc will premiere at film festivals in Fall 2020. She spent her early years as a reporter at Singapore’s second-most-read newspaper TODAY, where she covered law, politics and health, and was named Young Journalist of the Year in 2017.

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Articles by Kelly Ng

Jul 28, 2020 • 11 min read
Singapore democracy

As opposition makes inroads, is Singapore’s political culture shifting?

Held amidst a global pandemic, Singapore's GE2020 was notable for several reasons – not least the gains made by the opposition. With inroads made by the Workers' Party, many young voters in the city-state believe this is the start of a wider political culture shift
By Toh Ee Ming and Kelly Ng - Jul 28, 2020

May 08, 2020 • 10 min read
Covid-19

As migrant mental health suffers in Singapore dorms, aid groups rally

As Singapore enters its 5th week of "circuit breaker" mode, the migrant workers quarantined in the city-state's dormitories are suffering under the psychological toll of isolation in squalid conditions and the ever-looming threat of contracting the virus
By Toh Ee Ming and Kelly Ng - May 08, 2020

Apr 28, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

As the pandemic takes hold, Singapore’s mental health suffers

While attempts to stem the spread of Covid-19 has led to the shutdown of virtually all economic and social activity in Singapore, life grinding to a halt in the city-state is giving rise to a different public health issue: poor mental health
By Kelly Ng - Apr 28, 2020