[ad_1] YT screencapture Representatives from the Singapore People’s Party recently helped a trio of elderly siblings living in “abject poverty” appeal for public assistance after they discovered that the family cannot work …
Read More »Ex-GIC chief economist Yeoh Lam Keong talks about SG’s elderly shame: Tissue and Cardboard Sellers at Midnight
[ad_1] Photo: YouTube screengrab Yeoh Lam Keong, former chief economist of GIC, and current adjunct professor at National University of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew School of Policy, weighed in on a rather …
Read More »Foodpanda deliveryman who helped elderly uncle cross road in Yishun deserves recognition
[ad_1] A Foodpanda deliveryman took time off his busy schedule to help an elderly uncle struggling to cross the road at a traffic light junction opposite Northpoint City. The incident which took …
Read More »Good Samaritans – Foodpanda riders help elderly man cross the road in heartwarming display of respect
[ad_1] Photo: Siti Nurjannah Jamil via All Singapore Stuff, Facebook It may be the modern age, but respect is not dead. A heartwarming photo of delivery company Foodpanda’s riders assisting an elderly …
Read More »Meet the fitness instructor who is successful with the elderly in Singapore – and it's a robot, Business Insider
[ad_1] To involve and motivate seniors in the exercises, a humanoid robot called Robocoach was created by students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) to educate seniors about fitness. Business time "We can …
Read More »Health Ministry to strengthen support for caregivers to the elderly
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Tuesday (Oct 23) that it is better to support caregivers to the elderly. The ministry started consulting caregivers, service providers and various stakeholders …
Read More »Serious action must be taken to combat suicide in the elderly, Letters in Print News & Top Stories
[ad_1] According to the World Health Organization, suicide rates were highest among seniors last year, and the rate is expected to increase as the elderly population of Singapore increases (the number suicide …
Read More »Other stories of elderly Singaporeans chased from their homes by their emerging children
[ad_1] Photo: fechi fajardo A story of an elderly couple chased away from the house that they sold for free to their son brought out new stories, recently [19659003ThisafterNeeSoonRCMPMPLeeBeeWahsharedthefateofanoldercoupleonsocialmedialastTuesdayLeesharedthatthecouplewereaskedtoreleasetheapartmentthattheysoldtotheirsonforfreeoncehiswifebecamepregnantTheirsonevenrefusedtoallowhisparentstosleepinthelivingroomoftheapartment: "A resident told …
Read More »Two weeks in prison for a Singapore cyclist who toppled an elderly woman | World
[ad_1] The District Court sentenced Cai Mei Ying, 49, to two weeks' imprisonment for causing serious negligent injury. – Jason Quah / TODAY HUI pic SINGAPORE, July 25 – Ignoring the "No …
Read More »Photo of an elderly lady wiping an MRT station that raises questions about quality of life after retirement
[ad_1] Photo: Facebook / All Things Singapore A shared photo on Facebook of an old lady pushing a bucket of cleaning products has raised many questions about the quality of life of …
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