/articles/gallery-showcase-kreta-ayers-heritage
It will be first gallery to focus on the Chinese community when it opens early next year
With their own share of fanatics, Chinese opera stars of yesteryear were as in demand as the Hollywood and K-…
/articles/does-life-get-better-after-50
Adulthood happiness may be U-shaped, hitting a trough in late 40s before rising till 80s
When Mr Jonathan Rauch fell into the doldrums in his 40s, he had no idea why. He had a successful…
/articles/soak-cny-spirit-11-day-river-hongbao
Visitors to this year's River Hongbao at The Float@Marina Bay will get to enjoy fireworks and laser light shows on 11 consecutive nights, one more than last year.
Click here for the full programme…
/articles/chic-cambodia-travellers
SIEM REAP - I admire the gorgeously plated minced chicken invigorated with tender local herbs and topped with parmesan cheese and a blue-hued butterfly pea flower.
But are those fire ants…
/articles/ipoh-and-chill-what-do-your-next-weekend-getaway
IPOH - Ipoh has all the ingredients for an ideal weekend getaway. Street food is cheap and delicious, the flight is just over an hour long, and the pace is laid back enough to come back feeling…
/articles/causes-week-2016-helping-write-story-ages
Over this month and next, 500 elderly people in Singapore will be writing stories - without knowing how they end.
Each of them will be given a blank book and asked to fill its first five pages…
/articles/aloha-alternatives-discover-different-side-hawaii
Discover a different side of Hawaii, which is more than just beaches, volcanoes and tiki huts
Hypothetically speaking, you do not like sand, sunning yourself on the beach or the thundering surf. Let…
/articles/hes-70-and-still-pushing-his-limits
Former Grand Prix racer Lee Chiu San may be 70, but he still rides a motorcycle.
The retired car dealer and former motoring journalist scoots around in a 30-year-old Yamaha RD350 despite stares from…
/articles/scientist-teacher-and-eternal-optimist
Professor Leo Tan, 71, has dedicated his life to science and education. But what the marine biologist considers his greatest success is not the work he has done, but what his students have achieved…
/articles/facing-monster-wave
Francis Chin was inspired by Wee Tee Kiah (Befriendee) & Tan Chor Koon (Befriender) to write this fishing tale of the old man and the sea.
Wee Keong couldn’t believe what he was seeing. A…
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/articles/modern-moscow
Moscow was bleak yet soulful during my first visit in 1988, but it has since transformed into a city of glitz and billionaires
Under a radiant October sky, I am standing on the Patriarch Bridge 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/putting-effort-be-good-neighbours
MyTurf is a fortnightly series that aims to tell untold stories of our neighbourhoods. In this instalment, we look at disputes among neighbours such as the infamous Everitt Road saga and a recent…
/articles/breaking-fast-together-kampung
Kampung Lorong Buangkok village elder's home gets festive as his family gathers there during Ramadan
Other than the crowing of roosters and the occasional visitor, afternoons in Kampung Lorong…
/articles/languages-speak-spores-rich-and-diverse-roots
Language Trail event aims to spark interest in preserving 'minority' and heritage tongues
Lingguaza, jyujin and basa. This is how you say "language" in Kristang, Cantonese and Javanese.
…
/articles/nostalgic-memories-bukit-ho-swee
The above photo taken on the side of Havelock View, directly opposite Blk 44A multi-storey car park (MSCP) of Beo Crescent is the best location to start the story of the Bukit Ho Swee fire which…
/articles/cikgu-lim-recalls-her-stint-st-johns-island
IT HAS been more than half a century since Mrs Lim Siew Yong spent an idyllic two years living and teaching on St John's Island.
But the 84-year-old retiree still fondly recalls collecting…
/articles/many-dont-know-psoriasis-not-contagious
More than half of those surveyed think otherwise; the immune disorder can be triggered by stress
It was a novel way of conducting a survey. People with psoriasis, a condition that causes…
/articles/he-never-stops-learning
Mr Goh Seok Hiong, 73, never stops learning new things. An avid sports lover, he took up in-line skating at the age of 67 and is an active pickle ball player with his kaki thrice a week. His recent…
/articles/raising-toast-kopi-buddy
The keenness to keep discovering new things makes life an invigorating journey. What keeps life engaging is the inclination to share these discoveries with other people. These intrinsic…
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