Singapore: Singapore’s Minister of Transport, S Iswaran, said on Monday (November 1) that it is more important that the process of reopening Singapore’s borders should be done well, rather than rapidly expanding.
Therefore, he said in the parliament that the vaccination lane (VTL) program is gradually expanding.
He pointed out that this expansion is based on a public health assessment of the COVID-19 situation in specific countries and the operational risks and impacts on these destinations.
“This includes whether key safeguards under the VTL program can be effectively implemented, such as whether travelers from VTL countries can present digitally verifiable and verified vaccination certificates as a prerequisite for entry,” he said.
Mr. Iswaran said that his department works closely with the Ministry of Health to regularly review safeguards, such as testing programs based on the latest scientific evidence and testing technology.
“Even if we seek to reopen our borders and restore contact with the rest of the world, protecting public health is our top priority.”
Mr. Iswaran responded in Parliament on various issues raised by members of Parliament regarding the reopening of Singapore’s borders.
Singapore’s vaccinated travel corridor program allows fully vaccinated travelers from VTL countries to enter the country without quarantine, but requires two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests before departure and upon arrival at Changi Airport.
The initiative was launched in Brunei and Germany in September.
Last month, it expanded to include eight other countries-Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The plan will be expanded to three other countries-Australia, Switzerland and South Korea later this month.
Mr. Iswaran said on Monday that these 13 countries/regions together accounted for approximately 15% of the annual passenger arrivals at Changi Airport before the outbreak of the new crown virus.
Regarding whether the quota for VTL passengers will be adjusted, the Minister of Transportation pointed out that these restrictions exist to manage public health risks.
“Quotas are allocated to airlines operating flights to and from VTL countries according to their submitted plans. The allocation of each country and airline can vary according to demand, but the total will remain within the overall range Quota,” he said.
Mr. Iswaran pointed out that airlines can only carry eligible passengers on designated VTL flights. He said that the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore closely monitors airlines to ensure that they comply with required measures and allocated quotas.
He added that as such arrangements are expanded to Australia, Switzerland and South Korea later this month, the total daily quota for all 13 countries in the VTL program will increase to 4,000 passengers.
“This accounts for approximately 5% of the daily arrivals before the Changi Covid-19 outbreak. There will be approximately 19 VTL flights per day in these 13 countries/regions, with an average VTL quota of 200 per flight,” he said.
In response to a question from Congressman Dennis Chen (WP-Hougang) on whether the authorities are considering establishing such travel routes for all ASEAN countries, Mr. Iswaran reiterated that Singapore “is cooperating with many countries including our regional neighbors. Partners to discuss in order to safely reopen to each other”.
“We hope to end these discussions and resume our contact with them as soon as possible. We will announce the details when we are ready,” he said.
Mr. Iswaran added: “What I want to emphasize is that in these early stages of reopening the border, it is more important that we do well; rather than rapidly scale up.”
Mr. Saktiandi Supaat (People’s Action Party-Bishan-Toa Payoh) asked whether the vaccination lane method was “temporary” and what the country’s long-term plan to reopen its borders is.
Mr. Iswaran described the plan as a “pathfinder” for the resumption of general air travel, allowing Singapore to develop an agreement to safely reopen to vaccinated passengers.
He said: “As we gain the experience and confidence in reopening the border safely, we will gradually expand the plan.”
“Ultimately, our goal is to restore safe two-way travel without isolation with countries and regions around the world.”
Singapore: Tan See Leng, the second minister of Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, stated in Parliament on Monday (November 1) that despite the recent withdrawal of at least five electricity retailers, Singapore’s open electricity market (OEM) is still beneficial and beneficial to consumers. feasible.
However, the basis for this initiative to allow Singaporean consumers to choose their preferred power supplier needs to be strengthened, because it turns out that these initiatives are “not enough” to conduct “serious stress tests”, such as the ongoing global energy crisis. Dr. Tan said in answering questions about The issue is a series of parliamentary questions when said.
In October, a series of power retailers-iSwitch, Ohm Energy, Best Electricity, UGS Energy and SilverCloud Energy-announced their withdrawal on the grounds of turbulent market conditions. Dr. Tan stated that these five retailers provide power to approximately 9% of electricity consumers, including residential and commercial users.
Such continuous evacuations have caused shocks across the country and have raised questions about opening up Singapore’s electricity market to as many as a dozen retailers.
Dr. Tan acknowledged these concerns, but he stated that since the launch of OEMs at the end of 2018, consumers have been able to “enjoy more choice and flexibility” when purchasing electricity and save up to 30% of regulated electricity prices. The retailer’s person.
So far, about 746,000 households in Singapore (about 50% of all households) have switched to purchasing electricity from retailers instead of obtaining electricity from SP Group at the regulated electricity price reviewed on a quarterly basis.
“Despite the recent exit, OEM has benefited and will continue to benefit many Singaporeans,” he told the House of Representatives.
Dr. Tan, who is also the Minister of Manpower, said that the full opening of Singapore’s electricity retail market is still feasible.
He added that there are still nine retailers. Depending on the severity and duration of the energy crunch, more retailers may choose to withdraw or re-enter the market.
Regarding the question of whether the Energy Market Authority (EMA) will review the number of electricity retailers, the minister said: “The answer is that there are really no magic numbers. Nowadays OEM competition is fierce and EMA is committed to ensuring this.”
Nevertheless, the market foundation still needs to be strengthened.
Currently, electricity retailers have undergone “examination” and must meet “a series of strict requirements” to obtain a license. These requirements include submitting financial statements to EMA and always hedging at least 50% of wholesale electricity price risk.
“In hindsight, these are necessary, but for severe stress tests like this, these measures are not enough…Some retailers are not ready to weather the storm,” Dr. Tan said, adding The authorities will consider various suggestions made by members. Parliaments (MPs) on how to strengthen these requirements and the electricity futures market.
The Energy Market Administration works closely with electricity retailers facing price fluctuations; does not disturb consumers He pointed out that EMA will strengthen licensing requirements for electricity retailers and strengthen consumer protection in the future, although such protection measures need to be implemented in a “practical” manner.
“Because for us, it is neither feasible nor economically prudent to formulate safeguards that can cover all potential possibilities. I think this will bring huge costs to consumers,” he was responding to members of Congress. Said when supplementing the question.
Dr. Tan also emphasized that the electricity retailers here are not “companies that make money quickly and walk away when electricity prices or price trends are not favorable to them.”
“This even applies to retailers that have exited. This round of crisis is unprecedented, and retailers are facing major challenges,” he added.
EXITS ARE FEATURES OF OPEN MARKET There are two types of retailers in OEMs-“generator retailers” that generate electricity and sell electricity; and independent retailers that purchase electricity from the wholesale market instead of generating their own electricity. Prices in the wholesale market change every 30 minutes according to supply and demand.
Dr. Tan said that due to oversupply of power generation capacity and oversupply of natural gas, wholesale electricity prices are sluggish, and independent retailers are usually able to provide retail prices that are lower than the regulated electricity prices in the past few years.
The electricity futures market established in 2015 also allows retailers to hedge price risks through electricity futures. The minister added that retailers can also transfer risks to power generation companies or “gencos” through financial hedging such as CFDs.
Dr. Tan said that these work well in a stable market environment. However, considering the recent turbulence in the wholesale electricity market due to the superposition of shock factors in the global energy market, some retailers have found themselves unprepared and “insufficient hedging.”
“These retailers now find themselves having to buy the unhedged portion of electricity at a high wholesale electricity price and sell it to consumers at a much lower contract price.”
Liquidity in the electricity futures market has also been affected.
“Given the huge volatility, market makers are not prepared to take major positions. This is similar to the situation in other commodity markets,” the minister added.
“As a result, some electricity retailers are no longer able to maintain operations in this challenging environment and have opted out of the market.”
Dr. Tan stated that the entry and exit of retailers is “a characteristic of an open and highly competitive retail market.” The recent unusually high number of exits reflects the severity of the global energy shock. Similar phenomena have been observed in other countries such as the United Kingdom and Spain.
“The key is to have a fair and robust system to ensure a smooth transition for customers affected by exiting retailers,” he said, while reiterating existing safeguards, such as not allowing exiting retailers to charge early termination fees. Any remaining deposit will be refunded after offsetting the unpaid expenses.
The authorities also guarantee that the power supply to affected customers will not be interrupted.
As of the end of October, about 140,000 households and 11,000 business accounts will be transferred to another retailer or return to SP Group. Dr. Chen said that consumers who transfer to SP Group can choose to purchase electricity from another retailer.
In response to a question about whether SP Group can continue to fulfill the prices and contract terms of existing electricity retailers for the affected people, Dr. Tan stated that the regulated electricity price reflects the electricity price paid by SP to the power generation company.
“In order to make the transferred customers pay less, other consumers with SPs will have to pay more than the prescribed tariffs before they can be cross-subsidized.”
At the same time, EMA is working closely with other electricity retailers to promote their efforts to hedge against future price fluctuations. At the same time, it is also cooperating with the Singapore Exchange to “incentivize more market makers to participate in the electricity futures market.”
ASSITANCE ON ELECTRICITY PRICES Dr. Tan told the House of Representatives that his department is monitoring Singapore’s electricity prices together with the Ministry of Finance and studying whether it is necessary to provide further assistance to affected households and businesses.
The government has always provided targeted assistance to eligible people, such as U-save rebates to help low- and middle-income families pay utility bills. He added that there are also plans to increase awareness of energy saving in households and businesses.
Dr. Tan said that given Singapore’s dependence on energy imports, the country cannot be completely immune to the development of the global energy market.
So far, most consumers in Singapore have been buffered because 99% of households are using standard price plans offered by retailers or paying regulated tariffs. At the same time, approximately 96% of companies use fixed-price or discounted tariff plans.
“These price increases are much lower than the prices of natural gas or wholesale electricity,” Dr. Tan said. “However, continued high fuel prices will eventually be included in our electricity bills to reflect the cost of electricity production.”
ENERGY SECURITY Speaking of energy security issues, Dr. Tan said that measures have been taken over the years to ensure Singapore’s fuel supply.
On the one hand, the country has signed long-term pipeline natural gas supply contracts with Malaysia and Indonesia since 1999, and is negotiating to renew some of these contracts.
This supply has been “relatively stable”, even though an accident at an upstream natural gas production facility in July affected the natural gas supply in Sinatuna, Indonesia, resulting in a 3% drop in Singapore’s total natural gas supply since September.
Dr. Tan said that this situation may continue until the end of this year as the facility undergoes maintenance and upgrades.
In addition, the supply of natural gas in South Sumatra has also been affected due to increased demand from upstream natural gas users. He added that EMA is working with natural gas importers to stabilize the supply of pipeline natural gas.
Among other measures, if the supply of natural gas is interrupted, “gencos” must also store fuel reserves for at least 60 days. According to the minister, these stocks are “intact.”
EMA also ensures that there is sufficient power generation capacity to convert fuel into electricity.
“Considering planned and unplanned power outages, we need to keep the standby generation capacity or reserve margin at least 27% above the peak power demand. Today, the reserve margin is 52%. It is still much higher than 27%,” He said.
Singapore: On Monday (November 1), the option of divorce by mutual agreement was proposed as a proposed amendment to the Women’s Charter that may allow couples to “share joint responsibility” for the breakdown of their marriage.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said at a press conference that this can be cited if both spouses agree to divorce.
Currently, the only reason for approving a divorce is the “irretrievable breakdown” of the marriage. This must be proved by one or more of five facts-adultery, unreasonable behavior, abandonment, consent to separation for three years, or four years of separation without consent.
This is one of several proposed changes related to marriage and divorce procedures that were introduced in a bill in Parliament on Monday.
The “strong feedback” of divorced persons indicated that one of the facts based on fault—adultery, unreasonable behavior, and abandonment—has to be cited, which may “cause both parties to accuse each other and dig into the past to prove the facts,” said Doctors Without Borders in the announcement.
The ministry added that citing the fact of separation also means that the couple must put their lives on hold for three to four years, which may be detrimental to the children and the couple.
The Minister of Social and Family Development Sun Xueling said that the “starting point” for introducing the divorce agreement option is to reduce quarrels.
“The reason we say this helps us reduce the quarrels in the process is because the couple will carefully consider whether the marriage can continue,” she told reporters via Zoom last week.
“And when they see an irreconcilable breakdown in their marriage, they may feel that both parties need to take joint responsibility for the breakdown of the marriage.
“Introducing the sixth fact of divorce, the two parties agree to divorce. In the case of irretrievable marriage, this will be provided for them.”
Ms. Sun said that couples experiencing uncontested divorce or simplified divorce procedures are likely to consider this new option, which accounts for about 60% of couples applying for divorce.
“When they file an application based on the sixth fact, we recommend that they file the application as the applicant and the respondent. Compared with the current litigation procedure, the two parties even file the application as the plaintiff or the defendant. This makes this The process is very confrontational,” she added.
She said that these amendments stemmed from a year-long consultation conducted by Doctors Without Borders.
“At the same time, in our focus group discussions with stakeholders and divorces, we learned that for some divorces, they said that the current divorce process sometimes leads them to raise unpleasant situations in their marriage.”
Ms. Sun said that some couples may still have the responsibility of raising children together, and the quarrel during the divorce process “will not help them” to reconcile their differences and consider the next step.
MSF said in a press release that parties who file for a divorce on the grounds of mutual consent must submit to the court the reason for the breakdown of the marriage, the efforts to reconcile, and the consideration of children and finances.
The court may then order further mediation, consultation or planning.
If the settlement is a “reasonable possibility,” the court must also reject the agreement between the parties.
“The safeguards that will be retained at present are: the minimum marriage period before divorce can be filed is three years; the period before the divorce is three months; and the existing five facts are retained for parties who are more willing to rely on them, “none The border doctor said.
MSF said that another proposed amendment would require all divorced parents with minor children to participate in a mandatory parenting program before filing for divorce.
Currently, only parents who apply for divorce or disputed divorce under the standard track can participate in the program.
Proposed amendments to marriage procedures Other proposed amendments to the Women’s Charter include changes to marriage procedures.
If accepted, the choice of having a wedding through the video link will become a permanent choice for couples whose at least one partner is a Singaporean citizen or permanent resident.
Ms. Sun said that the couple still need to be in Singapore in person.
As part of the COVID-19 law, a solemn oath via video link was introduced in May 2020.
Ms. Sun said that document verification or pre-ceremony steps can also be carried out online.
“In addition, if someone is worried that this might be a convenient marriage, the registrar can also ask the couple to be present in person so that the registrar can verify the documents,” she said.
“These safeguards still exist, even if we verify some documents online to facilitate couples.”
The proposed amendment also gives the registrar discretion to allow one party to apply for cancellation of the marriage notice “with good reason.”
At present, the marriage notice will expire after three months, and there is no requirement to cancel the notice.
MSF said, but in some cases it may be necessary to cancel the notice. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, couples cannot continue their marriage.
Under other proposed changes, religious ceremonies will also be allowed to be held before, during, and after the solemnity to allow couples to be “more flexible” in planning the ceremony.
SINGAPORE: Growing up, Cheyenne Seah always felt she had to work twice, even three times as hard as the people around her to get things done.
“I felt like I was the stupid one,” she said.
Seah, now 39, would forget even the simplest of things. Organisation and administrative tasks stressed her out to no end. She could never motivate herself to get her homework done until the last minute – and would end up copying from friends.
At the age of 10, she realised that her brain “worked” when she drank coffee, so she picked up the habit to “give herself a hit”. By the time she was in her early 20s, she was downing eight cups to get through the day.
After the caffeine overload, she would drink alcohol – 500ml or so – in the evenings to sleep. When she won a scholarship and began pursuing a PhD in biology and research, however, the demands became too much to bear.
I felt like I was the stupid one.
Despite putting in 16-hour days in the lab, she never felt she was able to catch up. The anxiety of turning in quality work on tight deadlines began to gnaw away at her. Soon, there were days she couldn’t even get out of bed. She knew she was failing, but could not do anything to motivate herself.
“I didn’t shower for days. I just wanted to die,” she said. “It was like seeing a car crash in front of you in slow motion and you cannot help yourself.”
At the urging of those around her, she saw a doctor and was treated for anxiety and depression for almost a year. She was 30 by the time an eagle-eyed visiting doctor dug a little deeper and looked at her childhood habits.
“Cheyenne,” he told her. “I think you might have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).”
Misconceptions do not help. For example, the notion that people can “grow out” of ADHD, or it afflicts only those who are struggling academically.
Misconceptions had very real consequences for Jnanee Krishnasamy, 30, another “unlikely candidate”.
In primary school, her mother had structured and organised her schedule, making sure she completed her homework. Thanks to this, she excelled, doing well enough to get into the Integrated Programme at one of the top secondary schools in Singapore.
“That was when my mum decided I was old enough to manage my own schoolwork, and that’s when everything came crashing down,” she said. Jnanee would attempt to do school assignments but get distracted by video games within a few minutes. She rarely handed in assignments, and would be extremely late if she did.
She tried her best to get her life organised, getting a diary and making to-do lists. But within days, she would lose or forget about them.
When her grades started slipping, no one thought much about it, she recalled. “People thought it was a combination of laziness, because we had no O-Levels, or that I didn’t have the natural aptitude to begin with.”
Curious about psychology, she remembers coming across ADHD in a book and was startled to realise that the description matched what she was feeling. She told her mother about it and asked to see a doctor.
“As soon as the doctor heard the name of my school, he was like, ‘No, you can’t have ADHD. You’re from a good school, you’re probably just stressed’,” she said. Over the next few years, she saw another two doctors, both of whom told her she was “probably just stressed” by the upcoming A-Level exams.
“If two or three of them have said that, then who am I to question them?”
Now a veterinarian, Jnanee was only diagnosed two years ago due to “a difficult situation” that she declined to elaborate on.
Psychiatrist Lim acknowledged that there has been a general lack of awareness about the condition. “Traditionally, ADHD is understood and emphasised to be a childhood illness,” he said. It can, in fact, persist throughout one’s life.
“If you were disorganised, not completing what you’re supposed to do, the advice would be to try harder,” added Gupta. “A lot of the time, people just end up blaming themselves, even though they recognise that they seem to be struggling much more doing day-to-day tasks compared to their peers.”
JOBS AND RELATIONSHIPS TAKE A HIT
The repercussions of a late diagnosis can be huge. The demands of going through life with undiagnosed ADHD can be so overwhelming that patients can end up developing other conditions.
“We do see people who come with depressive or anxiety symptoms. But when you talk to them more in detail, it turns out that’s the external manifestation, and they struggled all their life with ADHD-type symptoms,” said IMH’s Gupta.
By then, the condition could have damaged careers and relationships.
Take Angie Chang, 28, who remembers never being able to focus in school and failing subjects right from the beginning. She took six years to complete secondary school and four years to get a polytechnic diploma.
“Some people said I would never make it in life,” she said. Her parents thought she was a slow learner, and it never occurred to them that she had ADHD.
After graduating with a nursing diploma in 2016, Chang reckoned she tried out more than 20 different jobs, from nursing roles to part-time positions like waiting tables. She estimates that 95 per cent of the time, she did not manage to pass probation. Twice, she was fired after only three days.
“They said I was slow. Couldn’t focus,” she said.
She often found it difficult to explain her employment history to prospective employers. “I always said I’d rather work (at the company I was interviewing at), or maybe that (the previous) place wasn’t my ideal, or I wanted a change,” she said. “But it was just to cover the weakness.”
Moonlake Lee, 52, meanwhile, is happily married to her husband of 29 years. But it was only at the end of 2019, when she was diagnosed with ADHD, that she realised her condition had caused tension in her marriage.
“Sometimes, it’s the small things you do that get on people’s nerves,” she said. She remembers always being late, interrupting her husband during serious conversations and being very disorganised.
Time blindness, which in Lee’s case meant she could be anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour late for appointments, can have a negative impact on work, family and social relationships, she said. This is compounded by the struggles people with ADHD tend to face with executive functioning skills like planning and organisation.
SEEING CLEARLY WITH A DIAGNOSIS
Lee’s daughter was diagnosed with ADHD in 2018, and it was then that she realised she also had the condition.
The benefits of a diagnosis were immediate – first and foremost, in her marriage.
“There’s a lot more compassion,” she said. “In the past, my husband would see all the little things that bugged him about me as character flaws. But now he knows it’s just my ADHD ‘wiring’.”
On a deeper level, a diagnosis can also aid self-acceptance.
For this reason, doctors say getting formally diagnosed can be life-changing.
There’s a lot more compassion. In the past, my husband would see all the little things that bugged him about me as character flaws. But now he knows it’s just my ADHD ‘wiring’.
“They never realise that the problem was not them – they have always been blaming themselves,” said Lim. “So they heave a sigh of relief and say: ‘It’s not me, it’s just a condition’.”
“It’s really akin to short-sightedness,” he added. “Imagine a person who has been seeing with blurred vision suddenly wearing glasses – it can really be life changing.”
After diagnosis, treatment can make a remarkable difference.
Medication can help those with ADHD sustain their concentration and perform better at work, said Lim.
There are also other forms of treatment. Life coaches can help with strategies on time management and overcoming some of the symptoms of ADHD, said Lim. Individuals can also see a psychologist or counsellor to address any other emotional difficulties arising from their condition, such as anxiety or depression.
Imagine a person who has been seeing with blurred vision suddenly wearing glasses – it can really be life changing.
There are also individuals who think they have ADHD but actually do not, said Lim. Some may have read misleading articles while others feel they have certain symptoms. There are also people who may erroneously attribute their difficulties or failures to ADHD when that may not be the case, he said.
“We often get people who come to us, and are worried that if they come for the diagnosis, we will prescribe medication,” added Gupta.
“But it’s always a consultation. We give people a choice – you’d discuss what you think is the best possible treatment, and a lot of people choose not to take medication or go for therapy. We respect that choice.”
LIVES TRANSFORMED
Following her diagnosis, Seah’s life has taken a different turn.
She decided not to pursue her PhD or a science career, telling herself to start on a clean slate.
She took a part-time diploma in learning disabilities management to understand how she could manage herself better and use her strengths and weaknesses. She read books and listened to podcasts to find out more about ADHD.
These equipped her with practical ways to deal with her “bad short-term memory”. She now sets recurring reminders on her phone to pay her credit card bill, for instance, and has a smart watch that beeps every hour to remind her to go for meetings.
While she still enjoys a cup of coffee in the morning, it’s nowhere near the amount she used to drink to get through the day.
“(The diagnosis) gave me the peace to know that I’m all about the new stuff – so it’s okay to achieve a certain level, hand it over well and then go on my next adventure,” she said.
She has done this with panache. In recent years, she has tried her hand at business and industry development, human resource strategy and psychology. She now does business advisory and career coaching, and is studying cybersecurity and blockchain.
She also coaches girls with ADHD, teaching them life skills and some executive functions like managing priorities, handling people, and dealing with emotional trauma. “I want to buy these girls an opportunity for a better life than the one I had,” she said.
These days, she works out of the bedroom of her simply decorated flat. With the air-conditioner running and soft music playing on her laptop, it is a conducive spot. Small squeeze toys and gummy bears are within close reach as outlets for stress and to “help her brain work”.
So is her medication – she is prescribed two different types of medication, one for days she needs to focus and “be an adult”, and another to help with her disrupted sleep patterns.
Chang, too, decided to play to her strengths after being diagnosed in 2020. A colleague had urged her to get herself checked – and it was, in her words, an “aha” moment, especially when she did online searches on the condition.
“I saw there were so many famous people with ADHD, and I was like: ‘Wow, I’m not alone’,” she said.
She realised she shared some of their traits – in particular, creativity and the ability to hyper-focus on things for long periods of time – and this gave her the courage to turn her back on corporate life altogether.
She chose not to take medication to deal with her condition. Instead, her therapy involves pouring herself into a passion project: Her own business, ThriftStoreIAm, where she gives second-hand items a new lease of life.
“As I focus on packing and doing things like design, I’ll be very tired at the end of the day, and that helps to calm me down,” she said. She is also sleeping better at night after picking up relaxation techniques, such as breathing exercises, online.
SHATTERING THE STEREOTYPE
Today, there is much more awareness about ADHD than a few years ago, said both doctors, and there is less stigma in coming forward for help. Younger doctors are gaining an understanding of the condition and becoming more aware of the misconceptions surrounding ADHD, said Lim.
Spurred on by the lack of local resources for people with ADHD when she was trying to help her daughter, Lee started an online portal called Unlocking ADHD in April.
She hopes to raise awareness about the condition and help people access support groups and coaching programmes. “We wanted to have a comprehensive portal on everything (about) ADHD that people need to know, to live a better life,” she said.
Through word-of-mouth and the recruitment of volunteers, she has also managed to meet more people with ADHD and build a support network.
This sense of community was particularly helpful for Jnanee. “It gives me a sense of comfort to know that you’re not alone,” she said.
The group often shares jokes or memes about ADHD, and she has also learnt coping strategies like setting multiple reminders for meetings and carrying a clipboard with all her tasks for the day.
The aim is for Unlocking ADHD to share real stories: Of living with the condition, the struggles, treatment options and, ultimately, the triumph of transformed lives. To Lee, this is the most powerful way to reach people.
Jnanee concurs. She “found her tribe” only after meeting Lee and reading about adults with ADHD in a 2020 news article. She now wants others to do the same.
“I also want to shatter the stereotype that ADHD is only found in hyperactive little boys,” she declared.
This month, Singapore’s most loved food delivery service, Deliveroo, is celebrating six years of bringing your favourite foods to the comfort of your home
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Singapore: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday (October 31) that Australia will reopen its borders to all Singaporeans who are vaccinated from November 21.
According to the Australian newspaper The Time, this means that vaccinated travelers from Singapore do not need to be quarantined upon arrival, in the state that “signs the method”.
According to the Times, the two prime ministers finalized the arrangement in Rome on Sunday, and both of them will attend the G20 summit in Rome.
This move was welcomed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who said it was “an important step towards the restoration of close ties between Singapore and Australia.” Mr. Li also thanked Mr. Morrison for his decision.
Singapore is Australia’s second open country after New Zealand.
In response to media inquiries, Mr. Lee’s press secretary said: “Together with the vaccination channel (VTL) established between Singapore and Australia, there will be two-way isolation between Singapore and selected Australian states including New South Wales and Australia. Travel to Victoria.
“Singapore students can also return to these states to continue their studies.”
Transport Minister S Iswaran said the move is of great significance. “Family and loved ones can be reunited, students can resume their studies, businessmen and tourists can travel again,” he said in a Facebook post on Sunday night.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced earlier this week that starting from November 8th, Australia will join Singapore’s quarantine-free vaccine lane (VTL) program.
Before the announcement on Sunday, due to border measures, two-way travel was only applicable to fully vaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members.
According to CAAS data, Australia is one of the top 10 markets for annual passenger arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport, accounting for about 4% of the total number of passengers in 2019.
More than 50,000 Singaporeans live in Australia, and approximately 25,000 Australians live in Singapore.
CAAS said in a statement earlier this week: “VTL will enable them to reconnect with their loved ones who have been separated from their families for more than a year.”
According to the vaccinated travel itinerary plan, travelers must stay in one or more VTL countries/regions in the past 14 days before travelling to Singapore.
They must perform two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests before departure and when they arrive at Changi Airport, and then enter Singapore via designated flights.
Children 12 years and younger who are not vaccinated can travel under this plan-except for South Korea-as long as they are accompanied by qualified travelers.
six years of bringing your favourite
foods to the
comfort of your home
of
$12 and service fee) from over 8,000 participating restaurants and grocery partners islandwide from 1 to 5 November.
birthday celebration
without cake? To mark the special occasion, Deliveroo has created the ultimate birthday cake loaded with candies and prizes! The four-inch smashable cake comes in Deliveroo’s
signature teal and is decorated with luxurious gold foil and gold pearls.
simply use the handy-dandy wooden mallet that comes with the cake to reveal its contents. The surprise doesn’t end there. Lucky Deliveroo fans can stand a chance to
win Deliveroo credits worth up to $600 hidden in six cakes. To spread the birthday
love, 10 additional cakes are also loaded with Deliveroo Editions vouchers*. Talk about a birthday gift that keeps on giving!
& Match menus from Deliveroo Editions
(Deliveroo Food Market, Dessert Food Market,
Vegetarian Food Market). Validity period: 1 November 2021 – 31 January 2022.
these one-of-a-kind Deliveroo birthday cakes from the Mix &
Match menu of Deliveroo Editions sites at Katong and
Alice@Mediapolis at only $6 each. With only limited cakes up for grabs, it’s fastest (and luckiest) fingers first.
