– Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, author and motivational speaker
There are many issues that the community is facing. And only when we take the effort to find out more and keep ourselves up-to-date, can we be part of the solution and change can happen, to truly build a community that cares.
Global effort busts wildlife smugglers
After three years, the smuggling kingpin Gakou Fodie behind the smuggling of wildlife parts out of Africa has been arrested near the Kenya-Uganda border recently. The international operation began in March 2014 where Singapore authorities seized a 1-tonne shipment of...
Seniors can learn all about tech at IT festival
Silver IT Fest, which will feature tech seminars, exhibition booths and a new smartphone clinic, aims to promote digital literacy among people aged 50 and above. The event, now in its 11th year, is organised by the Infocomm Media Development Authority. At the event,...
‘Still In’ group rebuffs US’ climate pact exit
In an open letter to the international community titled We Are Still In, 1,219 governors, mayors, businesses, investors and American colleges and universities declared they would "continue to support climate action to meet the Paris Agreement". The letter comes as a...
Hong Kong wealth gap hits 46-year high
On Friday, Hong Kong’s wealth gap was reported to be the highest in almost 50 years. Under the Chinese rule for nearly two decades, the high cost of living surpasses the average salaries of Hong Kong residents, resulting in cramped apartments with generations of...
How to build a business around the SDGs
This year Ecosperity, an annual conference held by Singapore investment firm Temasek, focused on getting the private sector to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Temasek’s chairman, Lim Boon Heng, made the case for sustainable business, pointing out that...
Asian nations pledge to fight plastic pollution
At United Nations (UN) oceans summit in New York, delegates from China, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines said they would step up efforts to halt the flow of millions of tonnes of plastic waste into the oceans, the BBC reported. UN officials praised the...
Save the earth – and look beautiful while you’re at it
THE BODY SHOP - The Body Shop is on a quest to help a monkey - an endangered red-shanked douc named Reggie - find love. No, the 41-year-old L'Oreal-owned firm has not become an animal-dating service agency. The search for Reggie's soulmate is part of a campaign to...
Clean-up dive nets trolley, boat battery
20 divers collected more than 72kg of trash in 45 minutes at Sisters' Islands Marine Park on World Oceans Day, such as metal nails, a discarded trolley, and an old boat battery among others. The information on trash collected from the clean-up was uploaded onto Dive...
Branson petitions UN for protection of oceans
British entrepreneur Richard Branson handed over a petition with more than a million signatures to the UN on Thursday, urging governments to protect at least 30 percent of the world's oceans by 2030. Speaking to reporters after the first Ocean Conference convened by...
Work mentoring scheme for special students a hit
A new initiative by SG Enable paired Singtel finance director Tan Teong Guan, 46, as the Temasek Polytechnic graduate's mentor, to help Jaslyn Tan, 23, develop workplace skills. SG Enable is a government agency set up in 2013 to support people with disabilities...
Cities show steely resolve on climate change
Although US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement of climate change, the mayors of Pittsburgh, William Peduto, and Paris, Anne Hidalgo, stays united under the same desire to fight climate change and create a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous...
Prince calls for mental health conversations
Prince Harry met with young Singaporeans and urged them not to shy away from talking about mental health. "I think with social media, the Internet and everything else, a lot of false realities are thrown down young people's throats", making them think that everybody's...
Driven to serve those with mobility issues
Care of the elderly is a booming business as Asia’s ageing population grows, but gaps still remain in the industry. An interview was arranged with Caring Fleet Services (CFS) general manager Loh Yuan Han about the company’s niche service. HOW DID CFS START? CFS was...
Cities show steely resolve on climate change
Although US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement of climate change, the mayors of Pittsburgh, William Peduto, and Paris, Anne Hidalgo, stays united under the same desire to fight climate change and create a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous...
Giving housekeeping more ‘zoom’ at hotels
A motorised housekeeping cart, developed by a team of lecturers from Republic Polytechnic, aim to lessen the load on hotel housekeepers in manoeuvring their more than 100kg cart along carpeted corridors. The motorised cart is made by taking an existing cart and...
Free app on post-natal care for new parents
Home But Not Alone is a free local mobile app that provides information on post-natal care to new parents who may be stressed out while caring for their newborn themselves. The app covers topics ranging from breastfeeding to bathing a baby and delivers the information...
Ex-banker gave up high life to help kids affected by HIV
Mr To Chung, an investment banker with degrees from Columbia and Harvard, gave up his nice pay cheque and business class travels at 32 to help children in China orphaned or affected by HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes aids. Over the last two decades,...
Using artificial intelligence to fight crime and terror
Artificial intelligence (AI) is billed as the next big thing for ensuring cities are safe against crime and terrorists, even as nations embark on smart city projects to improve urban living. "AI can predict the probability of crime in a location by detecting anomalies...
Bigger and better cancer centre to boost treatment
Cancer patients here will have access to one of the most advanced forms of radiation therapy once the new National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) building opens its doors in five years’ time. NCCS director Soo Khee Chee said: "It will make the patient's journey...
Trump’s move won’t derail climate pact
United States President Donald Trump's decision withdraw from the Paris climate agreement is reckless and short-sighted. But his announcement won't torpedo the accord, which was signed by nearly 200 nations and united the globe in fighting global warming. The...
