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Christie Chiu

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StandUpFor.SG is a group of young Singaporeans who seek, among other things, to spread kindness to others. Young people may find comfort in numbers and prefer to volunteer in a group rather than act on their own, says Singapore Kindness Movement's ge

Youth too embarrassed to show kindness in public: Poll

Young people are too embarrassed to show kindness in public: Poll

Overweight in primary school, Mr Poh Chen Wei started exercising regularly only in Secondary 3 when his table-tennis coach told him to lose weight to improve his game.

Team player

Older workers value flexi-work too: Poll

Madam Tan Kim Hing gets to mentor her younger colleagues, who have in turn imparted new skills and knowledge to her.

Hotel goes the extra mile to help 72-year-old worker enjoy her golden years

GorillaSpace marketing head Ng E-Fei decided to join the firm for a variety of reasons, one of which was its good work-life schemes.

Mountaintop marriage proposal made possible by firm's flexible work arrangements

She's happy working at 72, thanks to hotel's flexi-work arrangements

Millennial says employer's work-life programmes help him strike the right balance

Older workers also seek work-life balance in employment: Survey

Sin Ee Lye Heng Teochew Opera's Ms Tina Quek (far right), 50, and daughter Christine Ang, 21, performing for participants of a heritage tour organised by Xperience Singapore recently. Such tours are evolving from just taking people to visit places to

Heritage tours going the extra mile to reinvent themselves

HSA issues alert on four products after reports of adverse reactions

HSA issues alert on 'weight loss' products after woman suffers severe heart failure

Pro-family charity raises $460k at annual dinner

Night Safari cuts ticket price to $25 to mark 25th anniversary

The Spectrum of the Seas, berthed at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre. It began the Singapore season of its maiden voyage this month.

Asia's largest cruise ship begins S'pore leg

Asia’s largest cruise ship begins Singapore leg

Ms Tracy Koh was given the LKY CCA Award for her dedication to leading humanitarian causes and enhancing first-aid knowledge in schools. Ms Norhidayah Norisham was one of three students to win the Keppel Care Foundation scholarship - given to those w

Perseverance pays off for ITE scholarship winner

ITE student scores perfect 4.0 GPA after deferring studies for three years to look after siblings

The start of a snaking queue for American fast-food chain Shake Shack in Jewel Changi Airport on April 17. Last week, The Straits Times observed that a massive queue was split into sections to prevent obstruction of the walkway.

Many still flocking to Jewel, but crowd control in place

Is it time to visit Jewel Changi Airport?

With the changes that kicked in yesterday, buyers can now buy flats with less than 60 years left on the lease without any Central Provident Fund restrictions, as long as the lease lasts them till age 95. They would also be entitled to the maximum HDB

New HDB rules may hit young buyers more

Besides encouraging prudence among young buyers, the policy tweaks should also see obvious winners in sellers of ageing flats and buyers, who now have more options to pick from, observers said.

Younger HDB buyers likely to be more prudent: Observers

Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam - flanked by Nanyang Technological University president Subra Suresh (left) and Professor Alexander J. B. Zehnder, member of the university's board of trustees and chairman of its Sustainable Earth Office - with

Tharman urges firms to invest in more green innovations

Tharman calls for innovations in every sphere to reduce trade-off between growth and sustainability

Haulotte trainer and service engineer Tin Maung Lynn operating the company's new and eco-friendly line of man lifts. Last month, Haulotte introduced the world's first fully electric man lift, a step up from diesel-powered ones, as part of a wider mov

Companies taking innovative steps to raise workplace safety