by Abriel | Jan 23, 2018 | 2018, Singapore Budget 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
A group of younger leaders have banded together to mull over what Singapore “needs to do differently in the coming years” as its population ages, underscoring how the issue has become one of the most urgent challenges for the Government. At the Singapore...
by Abriel | Jan 22, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
The lowest point in Madam Zainon Arshad’s life came just over five years ago when doctors told her they had to amputate her right leg because of diabetes. A year earlier, she had her left leg amputated for the same reason. Alongside the need for dialysis three...
by Abriel | Jan 21, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
The Straits Times explores the nature of caring in Singapore. Angels in our midst She may have retired from her job as a nurse, but Madam Tan Ow Lang still makes it a point to help strangers in need as a volunteer befriender to the elderly served by Presbyterian...
by Abriel | Jan 21, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Several individuals with disabilities were recognised at two events on 20 January 2018 – one celebrating inclusive employment and another honouring organisations that back socially responsible initiatives. Bursaries totalling $117,550 were handed out at the...
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...
