/articles/art-digital-platter-seniors-appreciating-and-creating-art-amid-covid-19
The arts can bring cheer to seniors, a group especially vulnerable to Covid-19, when they may feel isolated at home. From the Silver Arts fest going digital to a near-centenarian putting up his first…
/articles/covid-19-will-have-long-tail-effect-mental-health-experts-predict
SINGAPORE - The prolonged Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have a long-tail effect on mental health, as stress levels rise with the uncertainty of the outbreak as well as the economic downturn it…
/articles/spicy-salad-embodies-citys-colourful-culture
Celebrate the Little Red Dot's imperfect, vibrant glory with a funky dish that can be easily thrown together on a hot day
For large parts of my life, I have wanted to be anywhere but here.
…
/articles/expanded-courses-help-seniors-be-digitally-ready
Training topics range from using e-payment and chat apps to spotting fake news, scams
Mr Liu Ming Ching, 59, uses a smartphone app to pre-order food and beat the queue at Koufu foodcourt. He also…
/articles/volunteers-let-their-hair-down-patients
Hairstylists give free haircuts to elderly patients in a hospital, a band plays for residents of nursing homes, while needy seniors will get new pillows from a social service organisation.…
/articles/hipster-cafe-run-senior-citizens
They pick up new skills, build new ties at cafe that forms part of VWO's senior activity centre
In a brightly lit space right next to Khatib MRT station, baristas togged out in striped aprons…
/articles/more-support-caregivers-seniors
New initiatives offer financial, emotional help to residents in South West District
More help is on the way for residents in the South West District who are caregivers to elderly family…
/articles/senior-volunteers-set-help-elderly-patients
TTSH starts 2-year pilot to train them with paraclinical skills
Having gone through knee replacement surgery two years ago, Mr Lim Thiam Beng, 54, wants to help other elderly patients recover faster…
/articles/aunties-have-fun-learning-how-cook-storm
Dignity Kitchen conducts lessons for people to pick up skills on how to be a hawker
Do you thirst for a cup of Clementi (iced lemon tea) or ma-ha teh (pronounced Mahathir, with macadamia oil and…
/articles/joy-learning-0
Mr Goh Seok Hiong, 75, believes in a life of exploration and learning as well as giving back to society. He affirms that, to age well, it is good for one to remain contented and positive, and to have…
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/articles/kampung-spirit-revival-more-volunteer-informally
Instead of working with organisations, more are initiating their own efforts to serve causes
Fewer people are donating to charity, but those who are, are giving more generously. When it comes to…
/articles/nus-students-help-seniors-age-well-home
Pharmacy undergrads assist residents in sorting out medication and other health issues
Each day, retired construction worker Goh Chek Eng needs to take a mind-boggling array of pills: 11 in the…
/articles/age-no-barrier-charity-work
Man, 64, joins 1,000km cycling trip to raise funds for kidney patients
At 64, Mr Peter Sng is cycling 1,000km.
He will be riding travelling from Belum, Perak, to Singapore, to raise funds for…
/articles/swimming-coach-big-heart
As a Runninghour volunteer, she runs with people with disabilities
Q What is your secret to looking fabulous?
A Lots of laughter. I'm surrounded by people with empathy and kindness. I also…
/articles/he-has-helped-needy-elderly-30-years
Lions Befrienders hopes to inspire more people to work with seniors
When the then Ministry of Community Development (MCD) approached his church for volunteers to befriend needy elderly 30 years ago,…
/articles/drawing-seniors-out-their-shell-art
In fast-paced Singapore, there are those in need - and those who take up the cudgels on their behalf. This is the fourth in a series on noteworthy causes that The Straits Times will be spotlighting.…
/articles/riding-his-passion-promote-cycling-spore
62-year-old works with govt agencies to push cycling as a mode of transport in a car-lite city
As a child living in a kampung on the small island of Pulau Bukom in the 1960s, Mr Han Jok Kwang would…
/articles/bigger-bolder-tampines-library-turns-new-page
Culinary studio and heritage gallery among attractions at library which re-opens on Saturday at new location
A culinary studio and a 705m-long running track may not be facilities you would associate…
/articles/bukit-batok-seniors-get-tips-health-and-smartphone-use
When grassroots leader Chiew Tuan Kiang chatted with seniors at community events, many confessed they did not know how to use the smartphones their children had given them.
"They knew only how…
/articles/new-life-old-barracks
Till today, Mr Lam Chun See, 63, can recall the tough physical training, lectures and exams he went through at what was known in the 1970s as Gillman Camp.
"The physical training was so…
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