#trending: Teenager who has autism waits an hour at Jurong East MRT Station with no train service, mum goes to his aid
SINGAPORE — When MRT train services were disrupted last Wednesday (Sept 25) on a segment of the East-West Line, a special tag on the bag of Muaz Mohamad Hafiz and the Find My Location mobile application helped to assure his mother that he was not lost.
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Retrenched fintech MD now sells Shokupan in Fortune Centre: ‘I wanted to do something I won’t regret when I die’
The Japan-born INSEAD MBA holder turned to baking after being retrenched from her managing director job. “It made me reflect on the meaning of working for a company. I was already in my mid-40s and thought: ‘What’s the meaning of my life?’. So she opened Tsumiki Bake, selling “high-quality Japanese bread handmade in small batches”.
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'Low-moderate' child abuse cases up amid greater awareness about domestic violence
SINGAPORE — Community agencies saw an increase in child abuse cases with low-moderate risk concerns between 2021 and 2023, according to a report published by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on Thursday (Sept 26).
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Shake Shack partners with Kek Seafood to offer zi char-inspired burgers and snacks
The burger chain's latest local collab takes inspiration from two of KEK's famous dishes: Coffee pork ribs and white pepper crab. Expect the Coffee-Glazed Chicken Burger and more.
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Ming Dao cradles sleeping daughter to serenade Joe Chen and her M’sian artist husband at their Langkawi wedding
The Taiwanese actor and his one-year-old daughter totally stole the thunder at the wedding.
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How boccia gave a teen with cerebral palsy dreams of Paralympic gold
“Instead of focusing on how to make him able to walk and speak, (we thought) how else can we help to make him a better him, despite his disability. That's why when we got to know Boccia and found out that he is able to play this sport, we were hooked" said Ms Eve Cher, mother of 18-year-old boccia para-athlete Aloysius Gan.
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