/articles/health-screenings-digital-ambassadors-help-seniors-upgraded-kaki-bukit-community-club
SINGAPORE – Seniors in Kaki Bukit will benefit from health assessments and assistance with digital services at the newly upgraded community club, while those looking for work can receive career…
/articles/meet-little-red-hat-who-travels-around-singapore-giving-free-haircuts-elderly-and-needy
Meet the ‘little red hat’ who travels around Singapore giving free haircuts to the elderly and needy
To mark Kindness Day SG, which falls on May 17 in 2024, The Straits Times speaks to individuals who go out of their way to help people and spread kindness.
SINGAPORE – On the first Tuesday of…
/articles/police-warn-new-loan-scam-variant-where-9-victims-lost-18000
SINGAPORE - At least nine victims have fallen prey to a new variant of loan scams affecting Android users, where they had personal information stolen by fraudsters through malware, and lost a total…
/articles/magical-malta-see-temples-older-pyramids-relive-iconic-scenes-movies-and-more
SLIEMA, Malta – What do the movies Troy (2004) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022) and the series Game Of Thrones (2011 to 2019) have in common? They all shot in Malta.
Hundreds of shows have…
/articles/beat-heat-three-tasty-brews-keep-hydrated-and-boost-immunity
SINGAPORE – While more rain can be expected to temper the searing heat of May, the daily maximum temperature is likely to hover at between 33 and 35 deg C.
Hotter and drier months are also…
/articles/story-native-forests
Singapore’s landscape features a rich palette of green cover.
Our native vegetation is the tropical rainforest and the most ecologically diverse of this – the primary rainforest – can be found…
/articles/our-native-fruits
Did you know that there are edible fruit species that are native to Singapore?
Let’s look at a few unusual native edible fruit species that you may find while grocery shopping or spot while…
/articles/understanding-biopesticides
Biopesticides are certain types of pesticides obtained from natural materials such as animals, plants, bacteria, and certain minerals.
Biopesticides are used as safer alternatives to…
/articles/tips-growing-brassica-edibles
Did you know the Brassica genus consists of many commonly eaten vegetables?
In Singapore, Brassica edibles are highly popular and widely cultivated in our allotment/community gardens. They are…
/articles/flora-singapura
There's no better way to celebrate Singapore's birthday than to delve into its natural history. As Singapore transforms into a City in Nature, how about getting to know about some of the flora named…
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/articles/using-social-media-and-meeting-new-friends-how-retiree-stays-happy-and-healthy-75
Despite living alone for over a decade after his wife’s death, this former saw miller maintains an active social life to keep both body and mind in check
Every Tuesday, 75-year-old Lim Thiam…
/articles/masks-no-longer-required-public-transport-feb-13-singapore-moves-dorscon-green
SINGAPORE – Singapore will lift its remaining Covid-19 restrictions like requiring masks on public transport from next Monday, when the country adjusts its disease outbreak response to the lowest…
/articles/new-greens-your-plate-1
Tired of eating your usual greens and want to try something new? Try growing perennial vegetables that you can add to your diet.
Perennial vegetables refer to edibles that have a life span of…
/articles/new-greens-your-plate-0
Tired of eating your usual greens and want to try something new? Try growing perennial vegetables that you can add to your diet.
Perennial vegetables refer to edibles that have a life span of…
/articles/chinese-new-year-recipes-osmanthus-jelly-bunnies-and-sha-cha-jiang-fried-rice
SINGAPORE – Leap into the Year of the Rabbit and surprise your guests by pulling two bunny-themed dishes out of your home chef’s hat.
Jazz up fried rice with premium ingredients such as dried…
/articles/do-it-yourself-butterfly-garden
Love gardening and love admiring butterflies?
Bring nature into your home by combining both loves and creating your very own butterfly-attracting garden. Learn what kinds of flowers and plants…
/articles/old-and-bold-85-year-old-dynamo-role-model-living-longer-fuller-life
Go-getter Ratnam Periowsamy, a tech-savvy, friend-making public speaker, is inspiring this director of a longevity centre to rewrite the next chapter of her life.
Susana Concordo Harding…
/articles/retiree-77-turns-heads-community-work-art-using-80000-bottle-caps-bedok
SINGAPORE - Crouching down, a man in a batik shirt gingerly hammered another bottle cap into cement for a mosaic work of art in the middle of an open neighbourhood square in Bedok.
The artist…
/articles/artsy-heritage-gems-and-laid-back-getaways-taipei
TAIPEI – A walk through Taipei can take you back in time.
A rundown 1960s concrete block looms next to a neat 1920s brick building. A modest Qing Dynasty-era wooden house is snuggled…
/articles/sporean-year-two-dementia-help-others-caregivers-manage-condition
SINGAPORE – The phrase “person with dementia”, or PWD, often leads to a mental image of someone who is helpless and needs care.
But Singaporeans Alison Lim and Anjang Rosli are changing that…
/whats-on/activities/cny-sock-doll-rabbit-artseen
Sew a plush character!
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/whats-on/activities/cny-sock-doll-pineapple-artseen
Sew a plush character!
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/whats-on/activities/cny-sock-doll-radish-artseen
Sew a plush character!
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This programme/event is open to members of the National Library…
/whats-on/activities/nparks-concert-series-park-rockestrar-0
NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra® is coming back on 29 October! 🎸
Head down to Fort Canning Park dressed to the nines as we celebrate the good ol’ times. Themed “Saturday Night…
/whats-on/activities/leap-livestreaming-101-time-your-life
Time: 04:00 PM – 06:00 PM
Take a leap into livestreaming & learn about the basics of video production and get hands-on experience with setting up for a livestream!
NOTE:…
/whats-on/activities/symphony-gardens
In line with Safe Management Measures for events exceeding 500 attendees, only fully vaccinated, recovered, medically ineligible individuals, or children aged 12 and below will be admitted.
A…
/whats-on/activities/leap-livestreaming-101-my-digital-life
Take a leap into livestreaming & learn about the basics of video production and get hands-on experience with setting up for a livestream!
NOTE: Registration is only approved if your…
/whats-on/activities/automatic-torchlight-microbit-makeit
Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Make an automatic torch using Micro:bit!
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/whats-on/activities/journey-eight-strings-baxianzhilu
Time: 07:30 PM
by Duo Tarenna
/whats-on/activities/music-meadows
Time: 06:30 PM – 07:30 PM
For the first time in two years, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) returns to Gardens by the Bay as a full-string orchestra! Join us at this relaxing evening of…
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