by Abriel | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, What Inspires You?
Four artfully lit pedestals in the ArtScience Museum new exhibition hold curated objects. Instead of artworks, however, the displays offer up a pile of flip-flops and small buckets of straws, among other things. The items are just some of the plastic trash picked up...
by Abriel | Sep 14, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
It is estimated that with every death caused by suicide, at least six other individuals are affected by the aftermath. It is thus important to offer support for those struggling with mental wellness, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, said President Halimah...
by Abriel | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020, What Inspires You?, Zero Hunger
Nine urban farms have been offered a total of $39.4 million by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) as part of efforts to support the growth of local agri-food enterprises and ramp up local food production over the next six to 24 months. The amount was made available...
by Abriel | Sep 8, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
As the older child with a brother who is in Primary 2, secondary school student Ayumi Tan does not have an older sibling to guide and advise her. The Secondary 1 student at West Spring Secondary School rarely has the chance to chat with her parents, who work long...
by Abriel | Sep 8, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Theatre practitioner Peter Sau, 44, would like to see a restaging of Romeo And Juliet where Juliet is in a wheelchair, Romeo has a stump for his arm and the nurse has Down syndrome. “I’d like to see how these different characters can be embodied and...
by Abriel | Sep 7, 2020 | 2020, No Poverty, What Inspires You?
Getting by during the COVID-19 period as an unemployed single mum was already taxing for Ms Nur Humaiza, and she was dealt another blow when she and her son had to serve a 14-day quarantine order. Her seven-year-old had spent time with his father about a week before...
