The New Age

The New Age

When it comes to work, 60 is the new 40: Seniors are still clocking in, not cashing out

Mandai Wildlife Group assistant manager for horticulture Said Mohamed spent 44 years working with plants and has both their native and biological names at his green fingertips.

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No experience? No problem: How seniors can start volunteering

Santhanam Srinivasan, (left) an RSVP Singapore volunteer, shows Leong Wing Sun and Sheila Lim how to operate a drone.

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From trash to treasure: A community garden in Yishun that brings joy to all

(From left) Jasmine Tan, retired florist; Christina Koh, part-time cleaner, Irene Oh, retired accountant; Clifford Leung, retired food caterer, and Eileen Ang, homemaker at St Luke’s ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Nee Soon East Blk 260 Yishun Street 22, on Sep 4.

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Tending to gardens and the elderly

(From left) Retired florist Jasmine Tan, part-time cleaner Christina Koh, retired accountant Irene Oh, retired food caterer Clifford Leung and homemaker Eileen Ang at St Luke’s ElderCare Active Ageing Centre on Sep 4.

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Seniors in Singapore are flipping the script on retirement

Mandai Wildlife Group assistant manager for horticulture Said Mohamed spent 44 years working with plants and has both their native and biological names at his green fingertips.

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With more to give, S’pore seniors turn a lifetime of skills and experience into volunteer work

Santhanam Srinivasan (right) showing digital apps to Leong Wing Sun (centre) and Sheila Lim at RSVP Singapore on Sep 25.

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Rethinking ageing: It’s not about just adding years to life, but adding life to years

Whether we refer to ageing as a disease is ultimately, not as important as how we respond to ageing. The challenge is not adding years to life at all costs but adding life to years.

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Investing in the future of health: Singapore’s growing longevity sector

Private healthcare groups and commercial players are racing to offer biological age testing, precision diagnostics, and personalised lifestyle interventions.

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From personalised health dashboard to body servicing: Inside S’pore’s massive healthy ageing experiment

The team members at Alexandra Hospital’s Healthy Longevity Research Clinic (HLRC) with some participants (from left): research assistant He Qian; exercise physiologist Saiful Anwar; Michelle Liao, a doctor; participant Ivan Low; Laureen Wang, head of HLRC; participant Lee Siu Yin; Grace Chiang, a family medicine consultant with HLRC; senior staff nurse Eswari Sundrasagaran; and health coach Cheryl Tan.

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‘She wanted to go home with me’: The S’pore seniors who keep their peers company

The Kindred Hearts are among a growing group of older Singaporeans who are spending their retirement supporting peers in need.

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