Sylvia Lim and Quah Kim Song to wed after dating for 12 years

Wise men say only fools rush in, Elvis Presley once crooned. However, after dating for 12 years, Workers' Party (WP) chairwoman Sylvia Lim and former national footballer Quah Kim Song, who share a passion for music and sport, will tie the knot in a church wedding in January 2025.

- David Lee

While they had previously stated that marriage was not on the cards, Ms Lim, 59, said on Oct 24, in response to queries from The Straits Times, that "it takes time to know someone, and we were in no rush".

But Quah, 72, added: "After 12 blissful and blessed years, we decided that it's time for us to complete the journey, all the way."

Quah was a star striker in the 1970s. Nicknamed Quicksilver Quah, he famously scored twice - including a diving-header winner off a Dollah Kassim free kick - to help Singapore beat Penang 3-2 in the 1977 Malaysia Cup final.

The widower - whose wife Shirley Wang died of cancer in 2007 - felt one should not journey through life alone.