SINGAPORE – Now that the Primary School Leaving Examination is over, the next big discussion parents must have with their children is on results and school choices for the future. A group of volunteers from the Youth Mental Well-being Network will be running workshops on communication skills to help parents in such discussions with their... » read more
SINGAPORE – Seniors who receive messages online allegedly from a bank official asking them for their account details and personal data should be careful as they could be a scam. These are scenarios trainers from global technology firm NTT are coaching seniors as part of a new programme to help them identify common ruses and... » read more
PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, Aug 24, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kitakerja.my, a social initiative focusing on matching Malaysian jobseekers in the Bottom-40 (“B40”) income bracket to domestic employers, is calling for more Malaysians to join hands in building an ecosystem of jobseekers and employers while at the same time assisting in the economic... » read more
SINGAPORE – An agency specialising in running programmes for divorced families is piloting a workshop for grandparents looking after their grandchildren whose parents have split up. The workshop is to help the grandparents cope better with their caregiving role. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all... » read more
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Police Force will be getting a tech boost in the coming months to help with front-line policing, training and surveillance. The roll-out will include more police cameras, drones and training bots. Unveiling this during the annual Police Workplan Seminar on Tuesday (June 22), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that more than 90,000 PolCams... » read more
SINGAPORE- When parents of delinquent teens come to him for help, senior counsellor Ibrahim Abdul Alim aims to help as much as possible so the parents do not have to resort to filing for a Family Guidance Order (FGO) in court. Previously known as the Beyond Parental Control order, the FGO can result in a... » read more
New Delhi, India, Jun 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is a hidden gem and critical for accelerating job growth and also GDP growth of the country. It has the potential to create 50-60 million jobs in the next few years. However, today, MSMEs face... » read more
YOKOHAMA, Japan, May 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, hosted its annual Dialog Day, where it shared how the company is achieving its Long-term Policy 2030. At this year’s event, which was attended by more than 200 reporters, analysts, and investors, DENSO highlighted how the concepts of “Green”... » read more
DERRICK GOH (NEE SOON GRC) More support to spur tourism sector With border controls and travel restrictions expected to take an extended period of time to normalise given the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism industry will have to bear with low demand for their services for a longer period. Mr Goh called for more plans for... » read more
HONG KONG, Feb 24, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) welcomes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) 2021/22 Budget, including the additional funding to the Council, to help revive the economy and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to tackle the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and... » read more
When divorced couples face intense conflict over parenting or in fulfilling court-ordered arrangements on matters such as parental access to a child, parenting coordinators (PCs) are appointed to help them under a scheme started in 2016 by the Family Justice Courts (FJC). The FJC said a PC “is essentially an educator, a facilitator, a coach,... » read more
Around 95,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents have received financial help through the Covid-19 Support Grant (CSG), including 22,000 people who successfully applied for a second tranche. Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli provided the update in a Facebook post yesterday. The minister did not state the total amount disbursed, but it was reported... » read more
More than 70 curated courses for job seekers hoping to upskill and reskill can now be browsed on a single website. The majority of the courses on training marketplace FastLearn are SkillsFuture Credit-eligible, and many also qualify for additional subsidies and government support such as training allowances, job portal FastJobs said yesterday. The training portal... » read more
HONG KONG, Nov 25, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Dr Peter KN Lam welcomed the economic support measures to help Hong Kong’s small-and-medium sized enterprises (SME), unveiled in the Chief Executive’s Policy Address today. Dr Lam said, “Hong Kong SMEs are facing many challenges in the... » read more
SINGAPORE – Landmark measures to help smaller businesses exit contracts to cope with the fallout from Covid-19 and pivot to new sectors in a difficult economic climate were endorsed by MPs on Tuesday (Nov 3). Under the Re-Align Framework, owners of micro and small businesses with a significant fall in revenue since the pandemic can... » read more
SINGAPORE – What is the one thing I can do to help my child do well in school? It is a question many parents have posed to me over my years of writing on education for The Straits Times. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all... » read more
More than 50 volunteers from the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda) and Young Sikh Association fanned out across the island before midday yesterday, armed with pails, brooms and assorted cleaning equipment. Their mission: to help clean the homes of some of the vulnerable members of the Indian community, ahead of Deepavali on Nov 14. Under... » read more