Toh Ee Ming

Toh Ee Ming

Toh Ee Ming is a Singaporean journalist who has contributed to leading local and international publications, such as the Associated Press, South China Morning Post, Southeast Asia Globe, Nepali Times and more. In 2019, she was invited on-board as journalist-in-residence by arts group Superhero Me, where she produced an in-depth journalism project on the special needs community. Later that year, she volunteered at the 15th Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops in Siem Reap, Cambodia. She was selected as a participant at the Objectifs Stories that Matter 2020 workshops, for her ongoing documentary project about a wife coming to terms with her husband’s young onset dementia. She is drawn to telling stories that revolve around the human condition, social justice and resilience.

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Articles by Toh Ee Ming

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

Jun 01, 2020 • 5 min read
Tales of the Pandemic

Photos: Night-time cycle rides through locked down Singapore

Singapore's partial lockdown under "circuit breaker" mode has made the simple act of leaving the house a luxury for its citizens. For writer Toh Ee Ming, her long-ignored bicycle has become her lifeline, casting the city-state in a new light on her night-time rides
By Toh Ee Ming

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

Apr 08, 2020 • 10 min read
Covid-19

Singapore’s working poor hit hardest by economic shutdown

As Covid-19 brings global markets to their knees, Singapore is experiencing its worst economic contraction since 2008. In the wealthy city-state, it's the low-paid urban poor who are being hit hardest
By Toh Ee Ming

Mar 06, 2020 • 15 min read
Animal welfare

The kampong dogs of Singapore

The Animal Lodge is more than just a refuge for stray animals. Its concrete walls pose the question of how Singapore can keep a human touch amid mass development
By Toh Ee Ming