/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…
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SINGAPORE - Having been in the army for 30 years before becoming a physical education teacher for 18 years, retiree Kok Wai Tong has always led an active lifestyle.
In recent years, the 73-…
/articles/former-financial-services-consultant-makes-mid-career-switch-purpose-passion
“This is just the beginning of a new journey,” says 50-year-old, who resets and renews prospects from SGUnited Skills Programme
When Singapore imposed a stringent circuit breaker in April 2020…
/articles/newcomers-your-neighbourhood
Want to add a pop of colour to your surroundings or attract butterflies to the neighbourhood?
Here are five plants suitable for roadside verges, balcony gardens and allotment plots that will…
/articles/new-greens-your-plate
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/budget-2022-retraining-helps-him-make-mid-career-switch-events-management-digital
Budget 2022: Retraining helps him make mid-career switch from events management to digital marketing
SINGAPORE - When most events had to be cancelled after Covid-19 hit in 2020, Mr Manokaran R. Muthuveerappan, then an events manager, was worried about his livelihood.
The 60-year-old, who was…
/articles/budget-2022-cpf-basic-retirement-sum-be-raised-35-year-2023-2027
SINGAPORE - The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Basic Retirement Sum will be raised by 3.5 per cent per year for the next five cohorts of CPF members turning 55 from 2023 to 2027.
This is to…
/articles/askst-cpf-basic-retirement-sum-be-raised-how-does-it-affect-me
SINGAPORE - The CPF Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) will be raised by 3.5 per cent a year for the next five cohorts turning 55 from 2023 to 2027.
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said in the Budget…
/articles/murals-bus-interchanges-mrt-stations-help-people-dementia-find-their-way-home
SINGAPORE - Retired chemical plant superintendent Anjang Rosli, who suffers from young-onset dementia, sometimes leaves home without telling his wife and ends up getting lost.
But now, when…
/articles/many-singapore-confident-they-can-spot-fake-news-may-not-actually-be-able-says-study
There is a disconnect between how confident people here are in spotting fake news and their ability to actually do so amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to findings from a study released on Friday…
/articles/growing-five-leafy-vegetables
How well do you know your leafy vegetables?
This term generally refers to the leaves or roots of food crops, such as Kailan, Kale, Lettuce and Sweet Potato. Leafy vegetables can often be…
/whats-on/activities/get-started-photography-mobile-phone-photography
Time: 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Join us for this workshop to get the most out of your phone camera and start dabbling in the art form of photography.
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Time: 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Learn how to tackle fake news and critically analyse news reports.
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/whats-on/activities/fabulously-felted-freaky-fruits-mangostein
Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sew Freaky Fruits for Halloween!
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IT'S A MONSTER! IT'S A FRUIT! Sew Freaky Fruits from felt for Halloween!
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Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Sew Freaky Fruits for Halloween!
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This programme/event is open to members of the National Library Board, Singapore. Please ensure you…
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Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sew Freaky Fruits for Halloween!
About the Programme/Event
IT'S A MONSTER! IT'S A FRUIT! Sew Freaky Fruits from felt for Halloween!
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Time: 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Sew Freaky Fruits for Halloween!
About the Programme/Event
IT'S A MONSTER! IT'S A FRUIT! Sew Freaky Fruits from felt for Halloween!
/whats-on/activities/cckpl-introduction-macro-photography-gardeners-and-nature-lovers-0
Time: 01:30 PM – 02:30 PM
Explore the world of macro photography!
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Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Test your knowledge and discover interesting facts about the environment and sustainability!
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/whats-on/activities/capturing-sounds-singapore-soundscapesg-toyl-celebration-0
Time: 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM
Learn how you can record and archive your favourite sounds in Singapore on SoundscapeSG!
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/whats-on/activities/cckpl-gardening-our-silver-years-time-your-life
Time: 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Learn how to start your own garden at home!
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