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Disney Dessert Besties at Pasir Ris Mall, Drone Soccer Try-outs at Chinatown Point

Shop the Disney Dessert Besties plushies at the pop-up event at Pasir Ris Mall.
Shop the Disney Dessert Besties plushies at the pop-up event at Pasir Ris Mall.

‘I don’t want anyone to look down on Dad’: A son’s tribute to his special father

Karthigeyan (left) and and Shanger Pannerchelvam (right) are not only sons, but also protectors of their father, D. Pannerchelvam, who has intellectual disability. The family celebrated his 67th birthday in June.
Karthigeyan (left) and and Shanger Pannerchelvam (right) are not only sons, but also protectors of their father, D. Pannerchelvam, who has intellectual disability. The family celebrated his 67th birthday in June.

10,000 free tickets to IMBA Theatre at Gardens by the Bay as part of family-friendly initiatives

Visitors exploring the Disney Garden of Wonder at Gardens by the Bay on June 20.
Visitors exploring the Disney Garden of Wonder at Gardens by the Bay on June 20.

Inspiring dads: He delivered and fed breast milk to newborn when wife was sick

Thinesh Edward Balasingam (front row, right) with his wife, Xiao Hui (front row, left) and children, Krish, 13 (back row, left), Adwita, 11 (back row, right) and Skanda, four.
Thinesh Edward Balasingam (front row, right) with his wife, Xiao Hui (front row, left) and children, Krish, 13 (back row, left), Adwita, 11 (back row, right) and Skanda, four.

Inspiring dads: He helped son with muscular dystrophy dream bigger

Aaron Sim (left) credits his father Michael for supporting him through his journey with muscular dystrophy and Asperger's Syndrome.
Aaron Sim (left) credits his father Michael for supporting him through his journey with muscular dystrophy and Asperger's Syndrome.

Inspiring dads: How three fathers showed up when it mattered most

These three fathers – (from left) Muhammad Irfan Mohamed Awi, Michael Sim and Thinesh Edward Balasingam – showed love in action in different ways.
These three fathers – (from left) Muhammad Irfan Mohamed Awi, Michael Sim and Thinesh Edward Balasingam – showed love in action in different ways.

Inspiring dads: Single father cooked and cared for son with blood cancer

Muhammad Irfan Bin Mohamed Awi (front, in green) became closer to his son Muhammad Danish Bin Muhammad Irfan after caring for him  when he had cancer.
Muhammad Irfan Bin Mohamed Awi (front, in green) became closer to his son Muhammad Danish Bin Muhammad Irfan after caring for him  when he had cancer.

Chile probes entry of Haitian children under family reunification

In Spain, elderly UK expats struggle for care post-Brexit

Daniel Northover, 53, who moved from Britain to Spain to care for his mother after her husband's death, takes his mother Carole Bentley, 80, for a walk in her wheelchair along a street in the village of Turre, Almeria, Spain, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/ Loyola Perez de Villegas Muniz
Daniel Northover, 53, who moved from Britain to Spain to care for his mother after her husband's death, takes his mother Carole Bentley, 80, for a walk in her wheelchair along a street in the village of Turre, Almeria, Spain, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/ Loyola Perez de Villegas Muniz

Want to change your life? Become a dad

When it comes to brain health and mental fitness, becoming a father is one of the best things you can do.
When it comes to brain health and mental fitness, becoming a father is one of the best things you can do.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.