Dying/End-of-life issues

Forum: Time to discuss what dignity at the end of life means

Forum: Timely to discuss if people should have greater autonomy over end-of-life choices

Landmark court battle: Pain-riddled South Korean man fights for right to die

Wheelchair-bound Lee Myung-shik has endured constant discomfort since his 2020 diagnosis with acute myelitis.

Forum: Person’s worth can be decided only by the individual

Caring for the dying in S’pore: From death houses in Sago Lane to dealing with a super-aged society

Patients at Dover Park Hospice's day care doing a volunteer-led seated exercise activity.

This is how you’re going to die?

Singapore Casket staff unloading a hearse.

LPA fees for customised powers lowered from $185 to $30 for Singaporeans

The Ministry of Social and Family Development said the fee revisions reflect its commitment to make LPA applications more accessible.

‘To live audaciously is to give generously’: S’pore man with fatal disease starts charitable fund

ST20260410_202611600374/thjim/Shintaro Tay/ Theresa Tan// Mr Yeo Whee Jim, who is in his early 50s, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2023. The widower, who lost his wife to cancer about a decade ago, has a teenage daughter. He started a charitable fund in 2025 with over $400,000 of his money to help children from disadvantaged families, including young caregivers. He did this even when he is so ill and with a limited lifespan.

Forum: Consider government institutional donee option for LPA

Forced to grow up too soon: The unseen plight of Singapore’s child caregivers

Troy Lee MS De Silva, 20, and his sister Zara Umeria Mohd Shaffari, 16 who started taking on caregiving duties as children in their teens when their dad fell ill, studying at home on Jan 9, 2026.

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