by Abriel | Aug 19, 2019 | 2019, Good Health & Well-being
A government pilot programme to help disadvantaged children up to age six will be expanded to benefit another 5,000 in the next three years, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. KidStart, led by the Early Childhood Development Agency, was rolled out in the...
by Abriel | Aug 19, 2019 | 2019, Climate Action
Singapore can do three things to tackle climate change: understand the issue, take measures to mitigate it, and adapt to it, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday (18 Aug). Finding solutions begins with understanding what climate change means specifically for...
by Abriel | Aug 18, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
Sharing platform Olio is an ideal way to declutter. To list an item on the app, just take a photo and add a short description. Users get to “request” the item and pick it up from the a home or office. And unlike online marketplace Carousell, there is no...
by Abriel | Aug 17, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Two women entrepreneurs who blazed a trail in men-dominated industries have received the top awards given annually by Her World magazine to outstanding women. Ms Susan Chong, 49, founder and chief executive of eco-friendly packaging company Greenpac, is named Her...
by Abriel | Aug 17, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
Singapore’s street lights could one day be powered by electricity generated by wastewater sludge. The system that could make this possible was developed by two Nanyang Technological University undergraduates. Called BAE – which stands for Biomass from...
