Marking 20 years of helping neighbours make peace
Be it quarrels over noise, smoke or even a broom, the Community Mediation Centre, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, has seen it all. Cara Wong speaks to three volunteer mediators to find out how they have helped to resolve such spats.
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Madam Kamaria Djorimi, Mr Benjamin Chua and Mr G. Anthony Samy are among some 150 volunteer mediators with the Community Mediation Centre, which handles about 500 disputes each year.
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Cara Wong
Empathy key to settling spats, says mediator
In nearly 20 years as a mediator, Madam Kamaria Djorimi has found that it is best to keep silent when dealing with bickering parties.
