As economy slows, Charity Council chief Gerard Ee urges group to make causes clear If 2016 was a year when charities started feeling the effects of a global economic slowdown, then they had better brace themselves for an even more...
It's noisy at White Restaurant, a zi char eatery in Sun Plaza in Sembawang, and Mr Ong Ye Kung is speaking softly. I strain to hear what he is saying and hope that the two voice recorders I've brought along...
Once a must-have in Singapore, golf club memberships appear to be losing their appeal among young people now, said members of the golfing community here. The announcement on Jan 4 that Raffles Country Club (RCC) would be acquired by the...
ActiveSG, the national movement for sport, has widened its scope with yesterday's launch of the ActiveSG Outdoor Adventure Club, which hopes to encourage more Singaporeans to pursue an active lifestyle . The club will offer the public free monthly events...
How do you take a great relationship and make it "fantastic-er"? That was the challenge that departing United States Ambassador Kirk Wagar faced during his 3 1/2 years in Singapore. The 47-year-old lawyer by training cannot be faulted for not trying....
YOUR SINGAPORE V. MINE What is your definition of Singapore, and what happens when a fellow Singaporean has a vastly different idea of what the country should be or represent? A 28-year-old poet has taken to social media to relate an...
Without registration and a nice set of plates, cyclists are viewed as freeloaders by other road users Every time I go out on my bicycle, I prepare for rain, a flat tyre and probable death. I ride along Changi Coast Road,...
More people will cycle or ride their scooters to work in future, if given the right facilities and encouragement, employers and experts say. One of them, developer Lendlease, is building 437 bicycle parking spaces and 1km of cycling paths that...
There are days when think-tank boss Hee Limin walks straight into meetings with her e-scooter, helmet on her head and bag slung across her shoulder. Her choice of transport might turn heads at some meeting rooms here, but Dr Hee,...
The push is on, with new laws in place, plus the authorities installing paths, ramps and connectors for two-wheelers. But it's not a seamless journey yet, Insight finds. Since Car-Free Sundays began in February last year, thousands have flocked to...
