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Father's Day

Local celebrities share heartfelt posts on Father’s Day

The celebrities shared their experience of fatherhood and the love for their fathers.
The celebrities shared their experience of fatherhood and the love for their fathers.

Minor Issues: Why it’s so hard to get gifts for Father’s Day

It is much easier to find presents for Mother’s Day than for Father's Day, because mothers almost always know what they want.
It is much easier to find presents for Mother’s Day than for Father's Day, because mothers almost always know what they want.

Important to be present in our kids’ lives, say men at Dad’s Day Out event on Father’s Day

Muhd Shazlizan Mohd Salleh (second from right), with (from left) his father Muhammad Salleh Bin Ramdan, and daughters Sufya Nadyne and Safaa Naura, at the Dad’s Day Out 2025 event on June 15.
Muhd Shazlizan Mohd Salleh (second from right), with (from left) his father Muhammad Salleh Bin Ramdan, and daughters Sufya Nadyne and Safaa Naura, at the Dad’s Day Out 2025 event on June 15.

Reflections on Father’s Day: What gift would you want for your child?

The writer shares thoughts on the joy of raising a daughter and his final legacy as he reconciles himself to his mortality.
The writer shares thoughts on the joy of raising a daughter and his final legacy as he reconciles himself to his mortality.

Kids do better on tests, have fewer behavioural issues when dads take 2-week paternity leave: Study

Mr Keith Low says he would rather miss a promotion at work than miss his children's first moments in the world. He took two weeks of paternity leave when his daughter Avril (left) was born in 2022 and four weeks for his son, Joaquin. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Mr Keith Low says he would rather miss a promotion at work than miss his children's first moments in the world. He took two weeks of paternity leave when his daughter Avril (left) was born in 2022 and four weeks for his son, Joaquin. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Dad’s inspiring: Meet three fathers who are everyday heroes to their kids 

When adversity strikes, they rise to the challenge because their children mean the world to them. Read their inspiring stories this Father’s Day.
When adversity strikes, they rise to the challenge because their children mean the world to them. Read their inspiring stories this Father’s Day.

Dad’s inspiring: Cancer survivor, 69, is full-time caregiver to 14-year-old son with special needs

Mr Ben Phua, 69, wishes he had more time to read to his special needs son,  Zai Quan, 14, but as the boy's sole caregiver, he has too many chores to manage every day. ST PHOTO: TARYN NG
Mr Ben Phua, 69, wishes he had more time to read to his special needs son,  Zai Quan, 14, but as the boy's sole caregiver, he has too many chores to manage every day. ST PHOTO: TARYN NG

Dad’s inspiring: He quit his career to care for his son who has muscular dystrophy

Posed profile photo of Mr William Eng and his father Mr Eng
Posed profile photo of Mr William Eng and his father Mr Eng

Hear Me Out: It’s time to embrace our grumpy boomer dads this Father’s Day

Maybe it is time for us millennials to extend some compassion and empathy to our fathers as they enter their twilight years.
Maybe it is time for us millennials to extend some compassion and empathy to our fathers as they enter their twilight years.

‘I felt sad and happy’: Dads in prison reconnect with children through surprise video and letters

Aziz (not his real name), an inmate in Selarang Park Complex, covers his face after getting emotional from reading Father's Day letters on June 12.
Aziz (not his real name), an inmate in Selarang Park Complex, covers his face after getting emotional from reading Father's Day letters on June 12.

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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.