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Irene Tham

Tech Editor

The Straits Times

Irene Tham

Irene oversees The Straits Times’ technology coverage, and writes regular columns that look at how technology is shaping the world. She began her career at CNET in Asia, a brand that is now owned by media firm Ziff Davis. She also spent a few years with Australia-based Fairfax Business Media in Singapore covering technology management and business issues prior to joining The Straits Times in 2007. Irene won the Singapore Press Holdings English/Malay/Tamil Media group Story of the Year award for her story “Public servants’ computers to have no Net access” from The Straits Times on June 8, 2016.

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