/articles/talking-seniors-about-old-days-nostalgia-kit
Photos of bygone lifestyles, places help care workers, volunteers engage them more deeply
As a child, to contact her friend living a few floors below her flat, Ms Maria Yee would open the flap of her…
/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…
/articles/singapore-river-ageless
Singapore River is ageless until the end of times, meaning lasting forever, eternal for as long as Singapore last on this planet. Since time immemorial, centuries before Stamford Raffles…
/articles/search-our-roots
A direct descendant of Chew Joo Chiat, Philip Chew was born in 1935 and is a pioneer of Singapore in his own way.
I am pleased and honored to be invited by Philip to attend the launch of his…
/articles/arts-groups-organise-activities-keep-seniors-healthy-and-happy
Groups are organising drama workshops, painting classes and other arts-related activities to help older folk stay healthy
Veteran theatre-maker Catherine Sng says the older you are, the more active…
/articles/hitting-50-and-oh-so-fit-again
You can reclaim your energy when you reach the middle years
I can slide my hands under the soles of my feet without bending my knees. I can hold a plank for more than a …
/articles/rare-photos-give-glimpse-1950s-miniature-zoo
Lions, panthers, baby elephant – they were all part of Pasir Panjang menagerie
MOST children would have been happy with a dog or cat, but when Mr Tong Kok Kong was four, he had a tapir following at…
/articles/scrolling-down-memory-lane
Objects may be inanimate, but they can stir up the most animated of conversations.
"Everything you own has a story, so put two strangers with a familiar object together and they will soon…
/articles/take-walk-through-700-years-history
The wail of an air raid siren pierces the air as visitors sidestep a bomb prop that has "crashed" through the floor of the National Museum, in a space bathed in dramatic red lighting.
This is…
/articles/tanglin-halt-then-and-now
Tanglin Halt - Then
The street name and the shop name in these photos told us that we arrived in Tanglin Halt after our earlier walk down memories at Commonwealth Avenue, Queenstown in…
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/movie-and-book-reviews/deli-man
Physical Description: 1 videodisc
Running Time: 91 minutes
Availability of the book title can be checked via NLB’s online catalogue at http://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg.
/movie-and-book-reviews/bottomline-40-years-reporting-singapore-business
In commemoration of the Business Times’ 40th anniversary, Bottomline presents a compilation of the most noteworthy business news featured by the newspaper over the past four decades.
The…
/articles/reading-gives-us-someplace-go-when-we-have-stay-where-we-are
"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are." - Mason Cooley
What we read feeds our soul and this list of eBooks, articles and videos have suggestions to help you stay…
/articles/71-year-old-mother-three-adult-children
with special needs among women celebrated on International Women's Day
SINGAPORE - For the past 36 years, Madam Emalin Rom, 71, has been the sole caregiver to her three adult children who have…
/inspiration/embracing-spirit-learning-beyond-classroom
Going above and beyond for her students
It may have been many years since she entered the education sector, but 57-year-old Ms Selvarani remains passionate in teaching.
/inspiration/never-too-late-achieve-your-dreams
When Mr Chang Swee Wah was just a small kid, he enjoyed watching movies with his parents and aspired to produce his own films.
/articles/how-break-spell-bad-2019
Eat a bowl of toshikoshi soba, a dish filled with symbolism that the Japanese eat on New Year's Eve
I have never been so eager for a year to end.
Of course, every time a new one rolls around,…
/articles/explore-alaska-aurora-winter-train
ALASKA - That whole thing about how it is the journey and not the destination that counts? Most travellers do not really buy that - unless, of course, they have a thing for trains.
My mild…
/articles/saudi-arabia-open-tourists-discover-snowy-peaks-coral-reefs-chic-cafes-and-hidden-petra
Saudi Arabia is open to tourists: Discover snowy peaks, coral reefs, chic cafes and a hidden 'Petra'
RIYADH - Even in a Google-mapped world, Saudi Arabia is such an unseen kingdom that very few outsiders have an inkling of its wintry peaks, coral reefs and stylish cafes.
Its best-kept secret…
/articles/fake-advertisements-try-pass-straits-times-facebook-posts-surface-online
SINGAPORE - Two fake advertisements that try to pass off as Facebook posts by The Straits Times have surfaced on the social media platform.
When a user clicks on the advertisements, he is…
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