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S$600,000 fund to help over 200 students from 4 vocational schools across 3 years
5+ hour ago (49+ words) S$600,000 fund to help over 200 students from 4 vocational schools across 3 years'CNA More than 200 students from four vocational schools will be getting more work attachment opportunities. The charity arm of the Singapore Institute of Management is contributing S$600,000 to support them…...
Commentary: As Singapore debates birth rates, couples like us struggle silently with infertility
1+ week, 6+ day ago (738+ words) Amid the handwringing over Singapore's falling birth rate, little is said about the lived reality of infertility, says CNA's Erin Low. SINGAPORE: Singapore's declining birth rate is a perennial topic which everyone, from parliamentarians to the man on the street,…...
European nations weigh measures to restrict social media for children
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (20+ words) European nations weigh measures to restrict social media for children'CNA European nations weigh measures to restrict social media for children...
Absent family support, they went from children’s home to rented flat. This is how they managed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1757+ words) Under a pilot scheme called Thrive21+, four youths trade residential care for renting on the open market. Missed rent payments, landlord prejudice and loneliness soon reveal the realities facing care leavers ageing out of the system. SINGAPORE: When Edward (not his…...
British teens resist Australian-style social media ban
1+ week, 2+ day ago (721+ words) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS LONDON, March 16 : British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media." The government has asked "everyone…...
Fifth member of Iranian women's football team gives up asylum in Australia
1+ week, 2+ day ago (705+ words) MELBOURNE: A fifth member of the Iranian women's football team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday (Mar 16). The player's departure shortly before midnight on Sunday leaves two…...
17 students, 2 staff members at MapleBear preschool in Eunos fall ill with gastroenteritis symptoms
1+ week, 4+ day ago (238+ words) SINGAPORE: Authorities are investigating 19 reported cases of gastroenteritis at a MapleBear preschool in Eunos. The 17 students and two staff members at MapleBear'Kids Adventure preschool'located at 8'Jalan Ismail were reported to have developed symptoms since Tuesday (Mar 10), the Communicable Diseases Agency…...
AI and ChatGPT make life easier, but I won’t let my kids skip the struggle
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1110+ words) When artificial intelligence tools can draft essays and solve problems in seconds, it can be hard to resist the temptation to take shortcuts." When used right, artificial intelligence behaves less like an answer sheet for mere copying and more like…...
As more couples are saying no to more than one child, Singapore will have to rethink support system for elderly
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (1849+ words) As family units become smaller, Singapore will have to prepare for a future that may rely more on what experts call "fictive kinship" and external help, instead of one's own offspring for caregiving needs. A growing number of couples in…...
Nanyang Business School retools its degree for the AI age
1+ week, 5+ day ago (834+ words) NANYANG BUSINESS SCHOOL RETOOLS ITS DEGREE FOR THE AI AGE How a new generation of business students is preparing to lead in a world shaped by technology, data and geopolitical change. At Nanyang Business School (NBS), a revamped four-year undergraduate…...