SINGAPORE – A society-wide effort is needed to prevent tragic incidents like the death of the River Valley High School student from happening again, said Education Minister…
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Minor Issues: The benefits of lazy parenting
SINGAPORE – Last month, I noticed my hanging monstera plant starting to look scraggly. It had grown from 1m, when I got it a year…
Families give up and leave after queuing for hours to get into theme park
Hundreds of frustrated parents and kids waited for hours in a ‘chaotic’ theme park queue while ‘only two members of staff carried out temperature checks’.…
Families urge legal changes to prevent more police killings on eve of anniversary of George Floyds death The Denver Post
MINNEAPOLIS — Parents and siblings of Black men killed by police urged people during a discussion in the city where George Floyd was killed a…
askST: Confused about the new Covid-19 rules? Here's what you can and cannot do
SINGAPORE – With Singapore set to enter a new wave of restrictions from Sunday (May 16), much confusion surrounds the “rule of two”. The Straits…
New friends add special touch to family's Hari Raya
SINGAPORE – Pre-school teacher Dhiya Liyana and her husband Aidil Ismail were preparing to break their fast on April 24 when they heard a knock…
Families In A Pandemic
Just over one year ago, South Africa went into one of the world’s strictest lockdowns in our efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 and to save…
Household and care responsibilities a source of stress for more than half of mums: Study
SINGAPORE – Household responsibilities and having to care for family members are weighing on mothers, with slightly more than half of them, or 51 per…
Mt Taranaki deaths: Families of Peter Kirkwood and Richard Phillips ‘devastated’
Two climbers found dead on Mount Taranaki have been described by their families as avid travellers and adventurers. Richard Phillips, 46 and Peter Kirkwood, 33,…
Work-life balance, different paths to success among topics discussed in conversation on family
SINGAPORE – Singapore needs to find ways to ensure that parents can have a close bond with their family without feeling guilty about work, said…