March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
YEAR 1, 2012: 1,200 participants
US couple learn to find ways to adjust to life here
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
When corporate pilot Cyril Letzelter gets the chance to fly to the United States every three months, he stocks up on clothes for himself, his wife and his two children.
Differentiation key in the long run
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
MR JIMMY KOH, HEAD OF GLOBAL ECONOMICS AND MARKETS RESEARCH AT UOB
Zumba and more as women find healthy ways to connect
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
About 200 women took to Zumba dancing, and did squats and punches yesterday morning at the Singapore Expo – they were the pioneer members of Diva Wellness Connect, a new initiative by Muslim welfare group Jamiyah’s women and family arm.
Safe path towards cycling nation
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
A proposal to allow bicycles on footpaths should not be seen as a charter for cyclists to pedal as they please. On the contrary, creating cyclist- friendly networks must be bound with the safety- conscious use of all paths.
Hospital staff trained to handle difficult patients
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
Public hospitals say that staff are taught how to deal with difficult situations involving patients, including when to call for backup.
3 in 4 Singaporeans believe terror strike here 'only a matter of time'
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
Three in four Singaporeans believe that it is only a matter of time before the country comes under a terror attack, with Changi Airport the likeliest target. But a third of people surveyed worry that not enough is being done to prepare its citizens for the eventuality.
Lessons in empathy for SMU students
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
One afternoon earlier this month, 40 Singapore Management University (SMU) students spent an hour moving around their campus in a way they were not accustomed to. Some put on ankle weights coupled with ear plugs, others had on foggy glasses and sat in wheelchairs, and a few wore blindfolds or heavy backpacks on the front of their bodies.
Not all dorms are spick and span
March 27, 2016 5:00 AM
Rats in bedrooms, dirty cooking areas, toilets which do not flush – a small number of purpose-built living facilities for foreign workers here are more dump than dorm.
