NSmen can do virtual workouts from home to meet annual fitness requirements
NSmen can do virtual workouts from home to meet annual fitness requirements

SINGAPORE – Operationally-ready national servicemen (NSmen) will soon be able to fulfil their annual fitness training requirements from their homes or workplaces through virtual workouts. The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) announced on Monday (July 5) that the virtual sessions, conducted over a video conferencing platform, will be added to the NS Fitness Improvement Training (FIT)... » read more

Helping teenage girls scale new heights
Helping teenage girls scale new heights

For over a decade, teenage girls involved in Project Pari have learnt how to code, manage their finances and even take part in an outdoor trek. Next year, 100 young women from four secondary schools will be able to pick up a new sport, tag rugby, courtesy of a partnership with the Singapore Rugby Union... » read more

OCS 2020 Renewal and Upgrading with New Formats
OCS 2020 Renewal and Upgrading with New Formats

Guangzhou, China, Dec 12, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – The 2020 Convention on Exchange of Overseas Talents and the 22nd Guangzhou Convention of Overseas Chinese Scholars in Science and Technology (together, “OCS 2020”) will be held on December 18 & 19 in Guangzhou, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, Western Returned Scholars Association and Guangzhou... » read more

Rimba Raya’s Sustainable Peatland Farmer Field School
Rimba Raya’s Sustainable Peatland Farmer Field School

Central Kalimantan, INDONESIA, Dec 5, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – In November 2020, Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve (Rimba Raya) conducted training sessions aimed at strengthening the capacity of Farmer Groups (KT). The goal was to help them to improve their skills in cultivation and agriculture through our Peatland Farmer Field School (Peatland-FFS). The sessions were... » read more