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Flag presented to deaf athletes, Yokoyama and Quek, bowling at Deaflympics in Oct
SGDeafSport stood tall and proud on Saturday (1 Oct) at the Grand [email protected] as it received the flag for the upcoming bowling segment of the 24th Summer Deaflympics 21/22. The six-member delegation; travelling to host city Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 30 October 2022 for the Games; is made up of bowlers Adelia Naomi…
More than 1 in 2 experienced discrimination at work, AWARE-Milieu survey finds
When it comes to workplace discrimination, more than 1 in 2 workers (55 per cent) in Singapore face prejudice, inequality and unfairness in their jobs, a new survey by gender equality group AWARE and consumer research company Milieu Insight found. The survey in August this year polled 1,000 respondents, who mirrored the national representative by…
13-year-old stole the show at launch of book on the NMP scheme
A 13-year-old student from Raffles Girls’ Secondary School (RGSS) stole the limelight from the centrepiece at the launch of a new book titled The Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Scheme on Friday (9 Sep). Prisha Agarwal, who presented both sides of the argument on whether unelected voices are still necessary in Parliament, impressed Emeritus Senior…
#ActionForHer: Growing circles of care for caregivers in Singapore
The #ActionForHer campaign that started out pledging support for women in Singapore has grown to extend its support to help caregivers and parents through creating awareness, and recruiting of committed volunteers. And to grow the “care ecosystem” further, the People’s Action Party (PAP) Women’s Wing has organised an exhibition at the Sands Expo & Convention…
EDM Festival Don’t Let Daddy Know (DLDK) lands in Singapore for New Year’s Eve bash
Don’t Let Daddy Know (DLDK) – one of the world’s biggest EDM – will be ringing in 2023 for Singapore at Expo Hall 3 on 31 Dec and it is going to be a party like never before: in style with top-notch production, dance, and of course, music. Party goers will be enthralled as EDM…
The healing power of animal-assisted activities: When the dogtors make house calls
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Masks off from Monday except on trains, buses, and in hospitals, clinics, homes
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Paralympian Theresa Goh first para athlete elected to SNOC Athletes’ Commission
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Padang named the 75th national monument on Singapore’s 57th National Day
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