/articles/undying-love-nature-drives-75-year-old-guide
While the pioneer leaders were the original architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story about one such person in the series, The Lives They Live.
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/articles/late-bloomer-auntie-back-school
When class wrapped up for the day last Thursday at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College East in Simei, Ms Siti Zarina Samsudin teared and hid her face in embarrassment when her…
/articles/bonding-grandma
While some grandparents enjoy close ties with their grandchildren, other seniors face a changing role compared with their forebears
After Ms Lee Chang Xi, 29, earned her bachelor's degree in…
/articles/recipe-family-bonding-home-cooked-food
Madam Agnes Loh (right) with her mother Choa Har Lui, 71, and 13-year-old daughter Lee Xin Lin - and the fried beehoon they dished up for yesterday's home-cooked food carnival at the Singapore Art…
/articles/everyones-favourite-love-story
After 46 years of marriage, the last thing 70-somethings Raelene Tan and Tan Soo Ren expected was to become an instant celebrity couple.
And when the couple went to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital for…
/articles/old-hand-still-game-carve-new-niche
Maker of traditional games aims to interest younger generation in them
It is a game that requires dexterity and skill - and no, it is not Angry Birds. Instead of tapping away on an iPad, you…
/articles/he-gets-enjoyment-out-volunteering
Mr Kathirithamby Ramakrishnan (Rama, in short), 65, volunteers regularly at four different voluntary welfare organisations. He believes that life is about creating. Rama strongly believes that…
/articles/seeing-siberia-train
A journey across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway is epic, yet very intimate. Our train rolls for languorous days through Siberia, which covers nearly a tenth of the planet's land surface.…
/articles/cool-grandma-runs-her-own-blogshop
Young people are not the only ones hawking their wares online. In 2014, TNP met a then 77-year-old who was doing it too. Today, Madam Ng Suan Loi is still running the blogshop. She turns 80 in 2017…
/articles/hdb-farmers-concrete-jungle
Whoever says you need a big plot of land to be a farmer has never met Ms Kit Yong, 56.
Like 80 per cent of the population, she lives in an HDB flat.
But tell her that you have a craving…
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/articles/11-tips-social-networking-safety
Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Windows Live Spaces are popular for how they help people connect with others to share information and maintain relationships. But as the popularity…
/articles/change-or-not-change-your-computer-password
Many computer users are facing this dilemma following the discovery of the potent Heartbleed, which has opened the door for hackers to enter two-thirds of websites around the world.
Security…
/articles/he-learns-how-play-drum-74
Mr Morris Ng is a music lover. However, because of his work commitment that he was often assigned to foreign countries to open new offices, Mr Ng did not have the chance and time to learn a musical…
/articles/help-seniors-produce-own-audio-shows
DIALOGUES on grandparenting, interviews with elderly volunteers and advice on making end-of-life preparations.
These will feature on the "Gift of Age" show, an Internet podcast series launched…
/articles/offer-your-memories-treasured-places
Mention Clifford Pier and what come to mind are also the skyscrapers of Raffles Place and the hustle and bustle of the area.
But for Ms Caroline Lauchengco, 54, the place will always hold…
/articles/have-you-voted-your-favourite-active-ageing-photo
Share Your Story, Win an iPad!
Voters stand to win vouchers! Vote now on C3A's Facebook page! One lucky voter from each of the top 4 winning photos will receive $30 vouchers.…
/articles/kallang-wave-returns-choice-bench-designs
THE Kallang Wave may have taken a hiatus with the tearing down of the National Stadium, but it could be popping up across the island – in the form of a bench.
Picture Caption: The Kallang Wave is one…
/articles/keeping-peranakan-language-alive
Singapore is a tapestry of languages, each with its own unique syntax and history . Some are endangered and others are thriving. In the seventh instalment of a weekly series, we look at Peranakan.…
/articles/brunei-branches-ecotourism
Sultanate developing infrastructure to woo tourists to its pristine rainforests, waters
Dusk was fast approaching in Bandar Seri Begawan, but the speedboat defiantly charged down the capital's Brunei…
/articles/research-project-captures-industries-old
Wanted: Stories and photos from S'pore's industrial era to add on to official data
The Rollei 35 - once a popular compact camera here - was largely assembled by teenage girls who were employed in…
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