by Abriel | Jan 18, 2018 | 2018, Life Below Water
Supermarkets are coming under growing pressure from politicians and campaigners to reveal the amount of plastic they create, and pay more towards its safe disposal, following a Guardian investigation. Amid mounting concern about the devastating environmental impact of...
by Abriel | Jan 14, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
After her husband passed away at the start of Chinese New Year in 2017, the usually sociable Madam Lim Rui Yong, 78, struggled to cope. She withdrew from her friends and shut herself off at home, allowing only family to visit her. She remained in this state for...
by Abriel | Jan 14, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
It will soon be easier for Singaporeans to volunteer or donate, with the launch of an app to matchmake aspiring do-gooders and social causes. Developed by SG Cares, the national movement to promote volunteerism, the app was announced yesterday by Prime Minister Lee...
by Abriel | Jan 12, 2018 | 2018, Reduced Inequalities
The story of a Chinese schoolboy who braved harsh winter conditions to get to school has triggered an avalanche of help for him and his school. A donation of 100,000 yuan (S$20,500) was sent to Zhuanshanbao Primary School in Zhaotong, Yunnan province, on Wednesday...
by Abriel | Jan 10, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production
Waterway Point’s FairPrice Finest outlet now boasts a “reverse vending machine” to encourage recycling. The installation of the machine on 9 January 2018 was part of a collaboration between food and beverage company Fraser & Neave (F&N),...
by Abriel | Jan 9, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
A separate fund for children with rare diseases that are very expensive to treat could be set up in the future, said Senior Minister of State for Health Chee Hong Tat. Mr Chee told Parliament yesterday the fund is one of several options that the Ministry of Health...
