SINGAPORE – Seventeen-year-old Nur Insyirah twisted her right knee playing football when she was just 12. She fell hard and her knee swelled and hurt badly. Following the incident, Insyirah went for physiotherapy but continued to experience a “funny feeling” in the knee whenever she ran. At times, it also felt like it might give... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, July 25. Unvaccinated 83-year-old dies from Covid-19 complications The Singaporean woman was linked to the Block 121 Bukit Merah View cluster. READ MORE HERE Some employees in S’pore still returning to workplace amid Covid-19 surge One had been asked to return to the office on... » read more
SINGAPORE – From cooking to cleaning to taking care of the children and elderly parents, migrant domestic workers (MDWs) have kept many families going even as the coronavirus pandemic upended lives. Amid the current shortage of new MDWs, four employers told The Sunday Times that they intend to hold on to their maids and would... » read more
SINGAPORE – Ever since her employer’s son and daughter-in-law returned from the United States in January, her workload in the family’s five-storey house has taken a great toll on her. Yanti (not her real name), a domestic worker, said the family of four rings a bell for her to attend to their every need. Please... » read more
SINGAPORE – Domestic worker Analyn (not her real name) said she has had only three to four hours’ rest nightly for the past two months as she has to sleep with her employer’s two-year-old son. Exhausted, the Filipina, 26, told her employer last week that she wanted to work for another employer when her contract... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, July 24. Tokyo Olympics: An opening ceremony like no other as Japan welcomes the world The ceremony lacked the usual glitz with fewer than 1,000 people in attendance. READ MORE HERE Jurong Fishery Port Covid-19 cluster grows to 665 cases; free test kits for those... » read more
Keep S’pore flexible with 24-hour nodes, creative use of space for evolving needs Singapore is changing its approach to long-term planning. Rather than deciding the development needs of future generations for them, the Government is now setting a path for them to make land use decisions for themselves, when the timing is right. To facilitate this... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans living with the reality of temperatures creeping upwards can take comfort that mitigating the impact of climate change may not require drastic changes to land use, but can be achieved by using land efficiently in integrating nature with the built environment. The role of vegetation in cooling and shading can only become... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore is changing its approach to long-term planning. Rather than deciding the development needs of future generations for them, the Government is now setting a path for them to make land use decisions for themselves, when the timing is right. To facilitate this process, the nation’s latest review of its long-term land use... » read more
SINGAPORE – Preparing for a greying population is more than just installing handrails and ramps in homes and outdoor spaces, as clever land use planning can play a big role in supporting active ageing. Easy access to amenities such as medical facilities, retail outlets, community centres and green spaces is one way to help seniors... » read more
SINGAPORE – Parents, schools and society are ill equipped to deal with young people who are struggling with mental health issues, said President Halimah Yacob in a Facebook post on Friday (July 23), as she called for more to be done to support and understand the youth. She noted that the impact of mental illness... » read more
SINGAPORE – Local designers who are keen to learn about traditional crafts in danger of disappearing now have the chance to work with local craftsmen and create commercially viable products that incorporate such designs. Peranakan beadwork can potentially be put on shoes. Designs used in rangoli, the Indian art of making patterns, usually on the... » read more
SINGAPORE – Meal areas have been set up in malls and community clubs for front-line workers to have their meals as Singapore tightens measures for the coming weeks to stem Covid-19 infections. About 30 such venues have been set up across Singapore to provide delivery riders, safe distancing ambassadors as well as taxi and private hire... » read more
SINGAPORE – Resale prices for Housing Board flats climbed for the fifth consecutive quarter, though the volume of transactions were hit by tightened Covid-19 measures. Property analysts expect that prices are likely to rise further, with demand outstripping supply in part due to delays in completion for new HDB flats. In the second quarter of... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, July 23. Boon Lay Place Food Village to shut till Aug 6 after 7 Covid-19 cases found There were also five more cases added to the Marina Bay Sands Casino cluster, which now has 15 cases. READ MORE HERE S’pore schools offer mental health... » read more
SINGAPORE – A former director at an automation firm was jailed for two weeks on Thursday (July 22) for assaulting a private hire car driver while intoxicated. American Andrew McKee Bowles, 50,previously a managing director at Automation Anywhere, pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to Mr Ng Chee Siang. Just hours before the incident on... » read more
SINGAPORE – The roll-out of a national fitness challenge by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) was found to have wasted $5.39 million of public funds, due to fitness trackers that were not put to use, the Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) has said. In its annual audit of government accounts, the AGO also flagged that erroneous claims... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, July 22. New Covid-19 cluster at Marina Bay Sands Casino with 11 cases; 2 markets in Clementi, Whampoa to shut The casino will be closed to the public from Thursday to Aug 5. READ MORE HERE Irresponsible behaviour of KTV cluster not reason for... » read more
Covid-19 bad? Yes, but Ms Rachel Lim, 20, a politics, philosophy and economics student at the Yale-National University of Singapore College, turned the crisis into an opportunity. It was “perfect”, she says. Even fortuitous for her future. Yes, Covid-19 dashed her plans to study abroad last year. But it led to her applying for a... » read more
SINGAPORE – There are two new Covid-19 clusters at markets in Clementi and Whampoa linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster, and a new cluster at the Marina Bay Sands Casino, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). In its daily update on Wednesday night (July 21), MOH said it has detected 22 Covid-19 cases among... » read more