by Abriel | May 23, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
Nearly nine in 10 people say they are ready to make changes to their standard of living if it would prevent future climate catastrophe, a survey on global threats has found. The survey of over 8,000 people in eight countries – the United States, China, India,...
by Abriel | May 22, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Mr Muhammad Fazli Hasri, 29, works at Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s (TTSH) Foot Care & Limb Design Centre, helping others to find a way to overcome their challenges, like he did barely two years ago, when he walked out with a new artificial right limb. Patients...
by Abriel | May 22, 2017 | 2017, Decent Work & Economic Growth
A slum area in Central Java, Indonesia, has become an unlikely tourist attraction, as well as a social media hit, after its houses were painted in vivid colours to transform the district into what is now being called Kampung Pelangi, or Rainbow Village. It underwent a...
by Abriel | May 22, 2017 | 2017, Reduced Inequalities
More foreign workers will be appointed as volunteer grassroots leaders to help voice out to the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) problems their peers may be facing. The MWC Buddies Network, set up in 2013, currently has 700 “MWC buddies” and 60 business...
by Abriel | May 21, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
A new online platform has been rolled out to boost community efforts to spot and support people with mental disorders. Called Project eMHFA(S) – or e-Learning Mental Health First Aid, Singapore – the portal aims to make it easier for people to pick up...
by Abriel | May 20, 2017 | 2017, Decent Work & Economic Growth
“Technology and innovation should not be allowed to divide the workforce, but should be used to create better jobs and working conditions for people. Telecommuting can help people achieve work-life balance and robots can make jobs easier and safer,” Manpower Minister...
