by Abriel | Sep 4, 2020 | 2020, Reduced Inequalities, What Inspires You?
As Singapore works to reduce inequality, conversations about the kind of social compact its citizens want and how to fund that support have to continue, Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman said yesterday. Joining the debate on the President’s Address, Dr...
by Abriel | Sep 4, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education
The education system needs to evolve to ensure Singapore remains a fair and just society, said Minister of State for Education as well as Social and Family Development Sun Xueling on 3 September. It must also always remain a social enabler so that everyone will have...
by Abriel | Sep 3, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Madam Siti Aidah Abdullah’s children, aged 17 and 15, used to spend hours doing their homework at a McDonald’s outlet in Ang Mo Kio because of the free Wi-Fi. The mother of five has leukaemia and, when not too sick, would accompany her children to make...
by Abriel | Aug 30, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Commuters will soon be able to share inspiring stories of care that they have witnessed or received during their commute, on an online portal that will be launched next month. The portal, which is one in a series of new initiatives by the Caring SG Commuters...
by Abriel | Aug 29, 2020 | 2020, Good Health & Well-being, What Inspires You?
Three years ago, Ms Alyssa Reinoso, 29, went from newlywed to widow in four months. Long before they began dating in 2014, her husband Tyler Hung had been struggling with bipolar disorder. He alternated between depressive episodes and extreme highs, when he was...
by Abriel | Aug 29, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
About a week after Ms Katherine Sumantri was born, she came down with a fever that would not break for days. Suspecting meningitis, her doctor put the newborn on a course of antibiotics, even before any test results came in. The doctor’s guess was right, and Ms...
