by Abriel | Mar 29, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education
The power of music to inspire became more apparent to hotel executive Wee Wei Ling after she began partially sponsoring harmonica lessons at two special education schools here in 2017. The lessons made the children happy and confident. Ms Wee also noticed the pride in...
by Abriel | Mar 29, 2020 | 2020, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Lee Jun Le is 13 years old and, many times, finds it difficult to convey how he feels or express what he means to say. He can also have sudden and unexplained meltdowns. “When there’s a meltdown, he can’t tell us why he’s upset. Sometimes he’d cry for no reason,” said...
by Abriel | Mar 19, 2020 | 2020, Decent Work & Economic Growth
Business at the Pan Pacific Hotels Group has taken a significant hit from the coronavirus outbreak, but it remains committed to hiring people with disabilities. It now has 26 staff with disabilities working in different roles, from housekeeping to administrative work,...
by Abriel | Mar 7, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, Singapore Budget 2020
Low-income Malay/Muslim parents will get more help to save money for their children’s pre-school education, with a new grant that will quadruple their savings. The grant, set up by self-help group Mendaki and the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), is...
by Abriel | Mar 6, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
Singapore will eventually ditch public buses which run solely on diesel power. Senior Minister of State for Transport Janil Puthucheary said the Government will buy either electric or hybrid buses from now on, which is in line with its goal to have its fleet of around...
