by Abriel | Oct 11, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Indonesian Natalia Tjahja found herself cooking for the first time in her life in April, when the coronavirus struck Indonesia and her helper had to return to her village to evade the partial lockdown in Jakarta. Learning from Youtube videos, Ms Tjahja, who ran a...
by Abriel | Oct 11, 2020 | 2020, Good Health & Well-being
A new inter-agency task force has been convened by the Government to provide a coordinated national response to the mental health needs of Singaporeans arising from the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on 10 October at the World Health Organisation’s virtual...
by Abriel | Oct 10, 2020 | 2020, Good Health & Well-being
More people in Singapore have been seeking help for mental health issues amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The Straits Times spoke to more than a dozen mental health clinicians and service providers from the public, private and community sectors. Most of them said there has...
by Abriel | Oct 2, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education
The National Library Board (NLB) is launching a subscription service that delivers to customers eight curated English children’s books a month. Up to 200 children from low-income families will get the subscription free, as part of a partnership with The Straits...
by Abriel | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education
In the five years she worked as a freelance drama educator, Ms Aisha Shaik often came across students with learning difficulties who would struggle to participate in her class. Her teaching experience piqued her interest in educating students outside mainstream...
