by Abriel | Jul 5, 2020 | 2020, Decent Work & Economic Growth, What Inspires You?
Some undergraduates have been forced to be more resourceful in hunting down internship opportunities, as companies withdraw offers and overseas programmes grind to a halt. In April, Yale-NUS College student Adriel Yong created a spreadsheet of about 300 internship...
by Abriel | Jun 29, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
For the past two months, airport transfer driver Rahim Abu Bakar has been chauffeuring unusual guests in his limousine: packaged meals. In the morning, he loads around 50 packets of food into the black Mercedes E-Class and makes his rounds to migrant worker...
by Abriel | Jun 23, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
About 1,000 fresh tertiary graduates here will benefit from a new $500,000 fund set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was set up by the South West Community Development Council and Koh Kock Leong Enterprise, in partnership with micro-learning platform...
by Abriel | Jun 22, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
A Singapore-based company has devised a study table made of cardboard that not only caters to children of different ages, but is also easy to assemble. The table comes with a matching stool and a stand for a laptop, tablet or book – all in 10mm sturdy...
by Abriel | Jun 15, 2020 | 2020, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, What Inspires You?
Concerned about the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the vulnerable, two siblings decided to pitch in. Ms Nishka Menon, 21, and Ayesha, 17, created hopebound, which collates resources for people affected by the pandemic, including those who have lost their jobs and...
by Abriel | Jun 15, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Having spent eight years as a radio presenter, it’s hard to believe that social entrepreneur Emily Teng would describe herself as a “misfit”. Although she appears bubbly and confident, but that hadn’t always been the case. Teng spent her childhood years in Jakarta,...
