Elliot and Kenny are not your average supermarket shoppers. They’re the founders of Pasarfish, an educational outreach initiative doing research and running wet market tours to encourage people to shop more at wet markets and how to do so best.
"My salary was five figures before, but now it's halved. However, I believe I can slowly climb up from the grassroots and eventually reach my previous salary level."
After obtaining a master's degree in the UK, Fu Zixiang has been working in the advertising industry for 12 years. Although he had no digital professional background before, at the age of 41, he resolutely bid farewell to his comfort zone and devoted himself to the field of science and technology education.
About 12,000 new flats with shorter waiting times of under three years will be launched from 2025 to 2027. That's more than the total number of such flats launched over the past five years. National Development Minister Desmond Lee announced this during an engagement session with students. The Deferred Income Assessment scheme will also be expanded to young couples where one party is a full-time student or National Serviceman. They can have their incomes assessed closer to key collection, instead of at application, which means they can get a higher loan amount. Claudia Lim reports.
When Filipina Aiza Ramos came to Singapore a decade ago to take a job as a domestic helper, she only had $50 in her pocket. A decade later, she has multiplied her net worth and built a new life for herself and her family.
17-year-old Mohd Sulaiman Bin Mohd Lizam hopes to go to Institute of Education (ITE) to study and become a mechanic. With the encouragement of his social worker, he gives Project Starfish a try. But will he make it through the placement test and admission interview?
Nurul Afiqah Anati Isa, 18, finds herself getting rejected by more than 20 job applications. Spurred by the fact that her younger siblings are all about to take the N-Level, she's motivated to take the N-Level as a private candidate to become an accountant in the future.
17-year-old Christine Ng receives unexpected news about her mental health. She decides to return to school with the encouragement of therapist and friends but was confronted by the stark reality of returning as a dropout. As she decides to officially withdraw, her school gives her two options.
Dropping out of secondary school was not an easy way out for these three teenagers; it was a decision forced by circumstances. Mohd Sulaiman Bin Mohd Lizam was only 15 when he found out his partner was pregnant. The choice was immediately clear—he had to take up full-time work to provide for his daughter. Now, two years later, he works 12-hour shifts, yearning for a better life and future.
Alienated by her peers, 18-year-old Nurul Afiqah Anati Isa left school in Secondary 2, despite her mother’s hopes that she would at least secure an N-Level qualification. Now, without a clear direction in life, her mother has urged her to find a job. 17-year-old Christine Ng faced similar struggles integrating into secondary school, despite her outgoing nature. As loneliness took hold, she turned to gaming, which eventually spiralled into addiction and exacerbated other mental health challenges.