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Kindness

American speed skater Bowe seeks golden Games farewell

Nov 22, 2025; Calgary, Alberta, CANADA; Brittany Bowe of the USA competes in the women's 1500m during the ISU Speedskating World Cup at Calgary Olympic Oval. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images
Nov 22, 2025; Calgary, Alberta, CANADA; Brittany Bowe of the USA competes in the women's 1500m during the ISU Speedskating World Cup at Calgary Olympic Oval. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images

Pope Leo urges kindness to foreigners in closing Catholic Holy Year

Pope Leo closed the Catholic Church’s Holy Year on Jan 6 by sealing shut the special “Holy Door” in St Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Leo closed the Catholic Church’s Holy Year on Jan 6 by sealing shut the special “Holy Door” in St Peter’s Basilica.

Poly student volunteers for night vigil in Sengkang General Hospital while dreaming of medical school

Singapore Polytechnic student Justin Tan is a volunteer for Sengkang General Hospital's Night Watchers programme, which supports the hospital during the graveyard shift.
Singapore Polytechnic student Justin Tan is a volunteer for Sengkang General Hospital's Night Watchers programme, which supports the hospital during the graveyard shift.

The hidden dangers of gratitude

Gratitude can make a person kinder, more satisfied with life and relationships, physically healthier, and more resilient to stress and depression.
Gratitude can make a person kinder, more satisfied with life and relationships, physically healthier, and more resilient to stress and depression.

Forum: Like children, pets also bring out the better side of us

Eat, shoot, give: TikTok user buys nasi lemak for migrant workers painting HDB block

A video of  TikTok user Faisal Marican handing nasi lemak to migrant workers outside his window went viral online.
A video of  TikTok user Faisal Marican handing nasi lemak to migrant workers outside his window went viral online.

Singaporean’s TikTok video defends migrant workers after viral ‘You all are all no use’ clip

Ms Carmen Ortega, 39, posted a video on social media featuring clips of migrant workers working in Singapore.
Ms Carmen Ortega, 39, posted a video on social media featuring clips of migrant workers working in Singapore.

Forum: Thank you, Singapore, for helping a visitor

Forum: Let’s share and celebrate everyday acts of kindness

Kindness isn’t outdated. It is what modern life needs today

Lianhua Primary School pupils greeting the Singapore Kindness Movement's Kindness Cubbies during the school's celebration of Kindness Day on May 13.
Lianhua Primary School pupils greeting the Singapore Kindness Movement's Kindness Cubbies during the school's celebration of Kindness Day on May 13.

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