by Eleanor Yap | Aug 12, 2019 | Finance
After scrapping its retirement age, Prudential becomes the first financial institution to raise its CPF contribution rate for employees above 55. In a move to help its older employees to be financially ready for longer life expectancy, Prudential Singapore has raised...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 5, 2019 | Miscellaneous
A free roadshow held, featuring booths by educational institutions and community-based organisations. Council for Third Age (C3A) organised a special celebratory event recently at the National Library Events Plaza to commemorate the third anniversary of the National...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 5, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Cathay Cineplexes is offering a special price for selected local and Taiwanese classics. Those from the Pioneer and Merdeka Generation get to enjoy S$1 movie tickets for selected local and Taiwanese classics at participating Cathay Cineplexes outlets from August 19 to...
by Eleanor Yap | Aug 1, 2019 | Health
A refreshed GPFirst public education campaign by CGH encourages the public to develop relationships with their GPs. Changi General Hospital (CGH) has launched a refreshed GPFirst public education campaign to further encourage the public to visit their General...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 31, 2019 | Products
Health supplement MororiX is ideal for pre-diabetics and help against the progress to Type-2 diabetes. Specialty nutraceutical company Entity Health Ltd has launched a natural health supplement called MomoriX to support normal glucose levels. Globally, the...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 24, 2019 | Health
Healthcare professionals say we will have a hard time coping with health-related expenses and prevention is the key. Nearly half of healthcare practitioners feel Singaporeans will be hard-pressed to cope with the health-related expenses of living to 100 as a greater...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 23, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall has array of free public programmes. Looking for activities to do during the upcoming National Day weekend? Look no further! In celebration of Singapore’s 54th year of independence, from August 9 to 10, 2019, the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 19, 2019 | Health
Globavir is on course with clinical trials and a drug in the market for dengue fever may follow if successful. Dengue fever affects 390 million people worldwide and kills many elderly patients as well as young children who get infected with this disease. While...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 17, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Choose from over 40 volunteering activities such as food preparation and befriending seniors. RSVP Singapore – The Organisation of Senior Volunteers’ National Senior Volunteer Month (NSVM) is back! Choose from over 40 volunteering activities from July to...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 12, 2019 | Miscellaneous
It showcases the rich history of Kreta Ayer with its cultural arts scene. From the elegance of calligraphy and tea appreciation to the energy of opera and puppetry, the heritage of Kreta Ayer is inextricably linked to the Chinese cultural art forms practised by the...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 10, 2019 | Miscellaneous
The National Silver Academy celebrates its anniversary with a two-day roadshow showing the various course offerings. The National Silver Academy (NSA) will be celebrating its third anniversary on August 2, 2019 at the National Library Events Plaza (Level 1)...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 9, 2019 | Health
NUHS community-based initiative that combines physical and mental exercises is set to expand islandwide. BY: Eleanor Yap Ahsathiamal Subramanian, 64, couldn’t be happier being a part of a community-based initiative combining physical and mental exercises called HAPPY...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 26, 2019 | Health
Research reveals many Singaporeans are living with long-term pain. Almost half (49 percent) of Singaporeans experiencing pain have lived with it for more than six months, according to a recent survey done by Singapore’s physiotherapy group Core Concepts. The...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 25, 2019 | Miscellaneous
Other responses including being in a rush and not noticing. While youths in Singapore say they “fear looking stupid or silly” which is what is holding them back from being kind, those older are less embarrassed. According to the latest Graciousness Survey by...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 20, 2019 | Miscellaneous
A glimpse of Singapore’s National Monuments being featured in the travelling exhibition. In the travelling exhibition by the National Heritage Board (NHB), sketches of 18 National Monuments done by three “uncles” (Steven Seow, Francis Theo and Tony Chua)...
