– 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.
VWOs in eldercare to get new IT system
Next year, voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) treating the elderly will be able to get a Facebook-like timeline of their client's history and interests from a new healthcare information technology system, called IngoT PCC (Person-Centred Care). Currently, care...
Singapore ranked third in shark fin trade
Singapore is still a top trader of the controversial delicacy, despite more people and hotels here may be saying no to eating or serving shark's fin soup. In fact, the city state emerged as the third-biggest importer and exporter of shark fins out of the 68 countries...
A Tale Of Two Hands
‘Two Hands’ tells the story of how Enoch, co-founder of Garcons, helped his apprentice, Kevan, went from a repeat offender to a chef who works hard to make an honest living. Having been in and out of jail since he was 19, Kevan was again sentenced behind bars. While...
3 special ed schools to take in more kids annually
Three special education schools that offer programmes for children with moderate to severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will be expanding to take in 75 more students in total each year. The expansion, which will start from the second half of this year, aims to cater...
NUS team develops device to treat ear condition
Five researchers from the engineering and medical faculties of National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel handheld device, for the treatment of a common ear complaint that could significantly improve current surgical methods. The researchers said...
Book on ethics of caring for elderly available online
A casebook that deals with the everyday ethical challenges of caring for the elderly is now online and available to anyone. The open-access casebook is the second volume produced by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine's Centre...
China, EU and Canada form climate pact
China, Canada and the European Union are joining forces to advance The Paris Agreement while President Donald Trump is still deciding whether the United States (US) should stick with the landmark deal on climate change. Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna,...
SPH charity carnival raises over $12,300
About $12,322 was raised for charities at Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) sixth Charity Carnival on 22 May 2017. The annual bazaar, which was held in the media company's auditorium, saw 500 staff coming together to support 26 charitable causes. Fourteen local...
Singapore team digs in to help Riau village combat haze
13 volunteers from Singapore environmental group People's Movement to Stop Haze (PM.Haze) were in Sungai Tohor, a small coastal village in Riau province, earlier this month. They worked with residents to construct a "canal block" - used to re-wet peatland that had...
8 in 10 people now see climate change as a “catastrophic risk”
Nearly nine in 10 people say they are ready to make changes to their standard of living if it would prevent future climate catastrophe, a survey on global threats has found. The survey of over 8,000 people in eight countries - the United States, China, India, Britain,...
A leg up in life
Mr Muhammad Fazli Hasri, 29, works at Tan Tock Seng Hospital's (TTSH) Foot Care & Limb Design Centre, helping others to find a way to overcome their challenges, like he did barely two years ago, when he walked out with a new artificial right limb. Patients are...
Painting the town red, and more
A slum area in Central Java, Indonesia, has become an unlikely tourist attraction, as well as a social media hit, after its houses were painted in vivid colours to transform the district into what is now being called Kampung Pelangi, or Rainbow Village. It underwent a...
Migrant worker network aims to get 2,000 ‘buddies’ by 2018
More foreign workers will be appointed as volunteer grassroots leaders to help voice out to the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) problems their peers may be facing. The MWC Buddies Network, set up in 2013, currently has 700 "MWC buddies" and 60 business members. The MWC...
New online platform to teach first aid for mental health
A new online platform has been rolled out to boost community efforts to spot and support people with mental disorders. Called Project eMHFA(S) - or e-Learning Mental Health First Aid, Singapore - the portal aims to make it easier for people to pick up skills such as...
Tech can make workforce more inclusive
“Technology and innovation should not be allowed to divide the workforce, but should be used to create better jobs and working conditions for people. Telecommuting can help people achieve work-life balance and robots can make jobs easier and safer,” Manpower Minister...
Training ‘shop’ for special needs students
Students with special needs at APSN Delta Senior School (DSS) are now able to hone their retail skills in a mini Uniqlo “store” at school. Retail@DSS, a fashion retail training room, is a collaboration between trendy Japanese brand Uniqlo Singapore and DSS. Since...
Rising seas set to double coastal flooding by 2050
Rising sea levels driven by global warming are on track to dramatically boost the frequency of coastal flooding worldwide by the middle of the century, especially in tropical regions, researchers say. A 10cm to 20cm jump in the global ocean watermark by 2050 - a...
Antarctica is greening due to global warming
Plant life is growing on Antarctica like never before in modern times, fuelled by global warming, which is melting ice and transforming the landscape from white to green, researchers have said. Scientists studying moss in an area spanning 640 kilometres have found a...
Race to know issues faced by mental health patients
One of the 100 teams in this year's Citi-YMCA Youth For Causes (YFC) programme will be organising a special Amazing Race in August. As part of a drive to raise funds and awareness for the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH), this Race will allow...
Jardine Matheson lends its heft to mental health cause
JARDINE MATHESON - Jana had been suffering from depression for about six years when she found a temporary job as an administrative assistant at Jardine Engineering (Singapore) - created as part of the group's efforts to support mental health. Not only did the...
