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Forum: Grip strength a good marker of health. Walking ability is better

Singaporean of the Year finalist: At 90, she still knocks on doors to draw out lonely elderly

Care Corner Singapore Project Neighbour Network volunteers Ratnam Periowsamy (right), 90, and Wong Bee Lan, 65, visiting their friends in Toa Payoh on Oct 28.

Why even a physician found it hard to talk to his dad about death

The paradox of end-of-life conversations is that they are always too early until they are too late.

Over 70 and in sync: Busan grandmas debut as trot girl group

Most of the group’s members, women born between 1950 and 1956, have spent their lives in the area, working on scallion farms in Gijang.

Jamiyah Home for the Aged in Tampines updates facilities and training to meet dementia challenge

A resident (in red) in the Tangerine Room at Jamiyah Home for the Aged in Tampines Avenue 3 during its 30th-anniversary open house on Nov 7.

Man charged in Telok Blangah murder taken back to crime scene

Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng, 32, arrived with a police escort at Block 57 Telok Blangah Heights at 9.15am.

Forum: Manage upgrading works for seniors’ fitness corners better

More enhanced community health posts in Singapore to bring care services closer to seniors

Seow Mei Poh (left), NHG Health’s senior staff nurse, said her work involves making seniors aware of the healthcare services available to them.

Men account for nearly 20% of spousal abuse victims in Singapore; more husbands seeking help

There were 337 spousal violence cases in 2025 where the victim was the husband, a 12% rise from the 302 in 2024.

Forum: Have more seats in shopping malls for people to rest

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