Theresa Tan
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Children’s Aid Society to build village with bigger home for abused kids, second care centre
SINGAPORE – A safe haven for abused children set up about 120 years ago is building a new home and expanding its services for children and families suffering from trauma. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
From twins to triplets, celebrating CNY with their bundles of joy
A Singaporean couple are celebrating Chinese New Year with a miracle of life they did not anticipate when they embarked on assisted reproduction in 2019 – triplets born from one frozen embryo, giving them the big family they had dreamt of having. Mr Edwin Chua, 35, and... → Read More
Man found dead at void deck of Serangoon HDB block not a resident of area
A 59-year-old man found dead at a void deck of a Housing Board (HDB) block in Serangoon was often seen sleeping rough there. Mr Seah Kian Peng, who is the MP of the area, said the man was not his resident but was often seen sleeping at night at the void deck of Block 257... → Read More
Why it is so hard for family to break the silence on child abuse
Bonds of love may result in family members tolerating or accepting the abuse. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Pioneer champion of the visually handicapped, who was himself blind, dies at age 86
Mr Tan Guan Heng suffered a detached retina while in university and he later lost his sight completely in his late 20s. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Widow makes peace with living alone after son and his family move out
An 84-year-old widow found the loneliness hard to bear when her son and his family first moved out. Madam L, as she wanted to be known, depended on her son, with whom she lived after her husband died about 30 years ago. Now in his 40s, he is her only child and they enjoy a... → Read More
Care Corner offers free counselling for seniors to help them cope with loss
Social service agency Care Corner Singapore is expanding its free counselling service to any senior who needs help coping with the grief and losses of ageing, such as the loss of health, mobility and friends or loved ones. Until now, such counselling was available only to... → Read More
Care Corner offers free counselling for seniors to help them cope with loss
SINGAPORE – Social service agency Care Corner Singapore is expanding its free counselling service to any senior who needs help coping with the grief and losses of ageing, such as the loss of health, mobility and friends or loved ones. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Widow makes peace with living alone after son and his family move out
SINGAPORE – An 84-year-old widow found the loneliness hard to bear when her son and his family first moved out. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Best friends at work lost touch about 45 years ago – until one of them was asked to befriend lonely widow
The pair met as teenagers, but lost touch after one of them had a work accident and resigned after a series of events. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
‘Christmas is a season of giving, and C.K. has given me a very precious gift’: Wife who received kidney from husband
She is looking forward to competing in the World Transplant Games in Australia in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Charities got $3.12b in donations in 2020, dip from 2019 but higher than other years before pandemic
Despite the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when many in-person fund raisers were cancelled or scaled back, donations to the more than 2,000 charities in Singapore fell only slightly that year from the year before. A total of $3.12 billion in donations was... → Read More
Donations to religious groups down during pandemic
SINGAPORE – Charities in the religious sector, such as churches and temples, and in the educational field, such as universities, had a tough 2020 when donations fell after Covid-19 first upended the world. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Charities got $3.12b in donations in 2020, dip from 2019 but higher than other years before pandemic
SINGAPORE - Despite the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when many in-person fund raisers were cancelled or scaled back, donations to the more than 2,000 charities in Singapore fell only slightly that year from the year before. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Ngee Ann Kongsi, set up in 1845, donated $37.7m in 2021
It has been expanding its focus beyond educational, social welfare and cultural causes to include healthcare. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
$9.2b spent on 4-D, Toto, sports bets last financial year, up 40% from year before
A total of $9.2 billion was spent betting on games such as soccer, 4-D and Toto in the Tote Board’s last financial year, a spike of about 40 per cent from... → Read More
$9.2b spent betting on sports and lotteries last financial year, up 40% from year before
Counsellors expect to see a surge in the number of gamblers asking for help to deal with debts after the World Cup ends. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
University grads’ median pay is $4.2k, double the $2k of those with ITE, secondary education: Study
SINGAPORE - Singaporeans in their 20s and 30s who have a university degree or post-graduate degree earn a median salary of $4,200 a month – more than double the $2,000 that those with secondary and lower education and those with Institute of Technical Education (ITE) qualifications earn. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Abusive parents to get approval before seeking maintenance from children under proposed changes to law
A workgroup, comprising nine MPs, is open to inputs from the public from Nov 14 to Dec 9. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Former cleaner is first non-professional to win fellowship for social change
Armed with just an O-level certificate when she started work, Ms Nurhidayah Sazali, 32, felt she would not “go far” in life. She worked as an auxiliary police officer, retail assistant and cleaner before leaving the workforce to care for her two daughters, who are now... → Read More