by Abriel | Apr 11, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Four of the five siblings in the Surani family are on the front line every day battling COVID-19. Two brothers, Warrant Officer (WO) Firdaus, 37, and Sergeant Faiz, 27, serve in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Sister Fazlina, 36, is a nurse clinician with...
by Abriel | Apr 10, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Every lunchtime, Jason Chua would dish out 40 to 50 bowls of his “creative zhap cai png” for a crowd of Central Business District-types. Ever since the “circuit breaker” measures kicked in on 7 April, the 28-year-old has barely been able to hit 10 orders a...
by Abriel | Apr 8, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
When Mdm Nor learnt that schools would go into full home-based learning on Wednesday (8 April), she thought it would be “so impossible” for her and three kids. There was only one laptop at home, which belongs to her 17-year-old daughter. It is “very laggy” and...
by Abriel | Apr 8, 2020 | 2020, Good Health & Well-being, What Inspires You?
Volunteers across the country have taken on the mammoth task of producing 50,000 reusable masks to be distributed to their loved ones and those in need, as Singapore begins its month-long “circuit breaker” initiative to break the COVID-19 cycle of...
by Abriel | Apr 7, 2020 | 2020, Zero Hunger
Although workplaces had shut down islandwide on 7 April, it was business as usual for Mr Nizar Mohamed Shariff and his employees, who continued their daily home deliveries so that needy families will not go hungry. Mr Nizar, 49, was advised by a friend to halt...
