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1. Commentary/Analysis of the Year Joyce Hooi “By gum, the West is wrong about Singapore” (March 28), a scathing refutation of Western stereotypes about Singapore in the wake of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s death 2. Headline of the Year Cai Haoxiang “Stationery, but still Popular” (Dec 28), on an interview with Popular Holdings executive chairman Chou Cheng Ngok 1. Special Award of the Year for Excellence (in Enterprise) Chairul Fahmy Hussaini, Farid Hamzah, Nur Dhuha Esoof, Siti Aisyah Nordin, Hakim Yusof, Hairianto Diman and Nur Amanina Ismail for their organisation and coverage of BH’s inaugural “National Futsal Championship 2015” 1. Journalist of the Year Wong Kim Hoh, senior writer, for his features, including It Changed My Life 2. Story of the Year Nirmal Ghosh and Shannon Teoh “Justo: I was offered $2.7m for stolen data” (July 24), an exclusive interview with Xavier Andre Justo, who was embroiled in the 1MDB saga 3. Feature of the Year Chua Mui Hoong “My father and our founding father” (March 29), on former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew 1. Young Journalist of the Year Billy Ker, infographics journalist, for his excellence in infographics, illustrations and other visuals 2. Illustration of the Year Celestino Gulapa “The architect of Singapore” (March 25), celebrating the legacy of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew 3. Special Award of the Year for Excellence (in Teamwork) Melvin Singh, Natalie Soh, Godfrey Robert, Andre Yeo, Sazali Abdul Aziz, David Lee, Wilfred Yeo, Maureen Koh, Arulnathan John, Jeanmarie Tan, Zaihan Mohamed Yusof, Ng Jun Sen, Chai Hung Yin, Judith Tan, Ronald Loh, Catherine Robert, Elizabeth Law, Pradip Kumar Sikdar, Vincent Leow, Ong Su Mann, Solomon Lim, Celestino Gulapa and Lee Hup Kheng for “50-year flashback” (Aug 9), their package looking back at Singapore’s past half-century of independence. 4. Best Video of the Year (joint award with The Straits Times) Gregory Loo and David Lee “Epic SEA Games Video: 36 sports in 235 seconds feat” (June 5), a light-hearted look at the sports that make up the SEA Games THE STRAITS TIMES THE NEW PAPER THE BUSINESS TIMES The winners BERITA HARIAN 7. Feature Picture of the Year Alphonsus Chern “Ready to soar for Singapore’s Golden Jubilee” (Aug 6), a picture of the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s Black Knights 8. Special Award of the Year for Consistently Good Work Christopher Tan for his string of stories on motoring and transport, which show off his deep knowledge of the beat 9. Best Cross Media Story of the Year ST Digital Team and the Political, News and Picture desks for their coverage of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s death and funeral 10. Best Video of the Year (joint award with The New Paper) Alphonsus Chern and Ng Sor Luan “Trailing the Knights” (Aug 6), a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make it to Singapore’s aerial acrobatics team 11. Best Interactive Infographics of the Year Alphonsus Chern “Take a virtual tour of the National Gallery Singapore” (April 22), a 360-degree sneak peek at the refurbished National Gallery 12. Best Digital Package of the Year Sally Lam, Lim Kai Li, Ng Kai Ling, David Gan, Basil Edward Teo, Chang Ai-Lien and Tay Hwee Peng “Lee Kuan Yew: The Final Journey” (April 3), an e-book in The Straits Times Star app 5. Layout/Page Design of the Year Denise Chong “Living history” (July 15), a supplement for The Straits Times’ 170th anniversary 4. Infographics of the Year Chng Choon Hiong and Tay Chern Hui “A peek into the past” (April 25), on the opening of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum PHOTOS: DESMOND FOO, ALPHONSUS CHERN STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS 6. News Picture of the Year Desmond Foo “Massive crowds at Padang, so queue temporarily halted” (March 28), which captured an aerial view of the crowds lining up to pay respects to former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew
