by Abriel | Mar 22, 2018 | 2018, Climate Action
Singapore may envision itself as a zero-waste nation, but new statistics show the country still has some way to go to achieve this. Despite the slew of measures to make recycling easier, people recycled less waste last year compared with the year before. The National...
by Abriel | Mar 22, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
It is not only 61-year-old retiree Harold Tan who struggles when he takes his intellectually disabled daughter Dawn to a polyclinic. Doctors are also ill-equipped to communicate with the 22-year-old because people with intellectual disabilities are less able to...
by Abriel | Mar 19, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
The first time 10-year-old Jordie Rowland came into the barber shop it was a “disaster,” barber Lisa Ann McKenzie said. The stimulation of a haircut can be painful and terrifying for some children with autism, like Jordie. “I felt that I’d...
by Abriel | Mar 18, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Temasek Foundation Cares Play-Ability programme was officially launched on 17 March 2018 by President Halimah Yacob and Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu. It aims to offer greater support and opportunities for people with disabilities to participate...
by Abriel | Mar 18, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Architect and urban planner Mr Prasoon Kumar has what it takes to make big pots of money in the industry: charisma, sterling academic credentials, awards and an impressive resume which included stints with big-name firms in India, the United States, Hong Kong and...
