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Guan Yin The Musical tells goddess’ stories through sand art, song and dance
SINGAPORE – The stories of Guan Yin, the Buddhist goddess of mercy and compassion, come to life with the aid of sand art, music and other stage effects in a new show. Guan Yin The Musical, produced by Malaysia-based Asia Musical Productions (AMP) presented by Di Zang Lin Singapore, will run at Victoria Theatre from Nov 24 to 26. The show premiered in 2016 as The Story Of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in Kuala Lumpur, and was restaged in Penang in 2022.
Book review: Maud Ventura’s debut novel My Husband addresses female hysteria and domestic unrest
My Husband By Maud Ventura, translated by Emma Ramadan Thriller/HarperVia/Hardcover/272 pages/$28.99/Amazon SG (amzn.to/442QSP6) 4 stars Maud Ventura’s 2021 debut novel My Husband begins with a statement that is often a harbinger of trouble in paradise: “We need to find a moment to talk.” Those dreaded words from her husband send the unnamed narrator, a 40-year-old Frenchwoman who works part-time as an English teacher and English-French translator, into a spiral.
Spooky goings-on in Singapore Repertory Theatre’s 2:22 - A Ghost Story
SINGAPORE – 2:22 – A Ghost Story is a play about things that go bump in the night. And the cast members come to the story with varying degrees of belief about the supernatural. The hit play, which won a WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play in 2022, is on at the KC Arts Centre from Aug 15 to Sept 3. The prize is given out annually by London-based theatre website WhatsOnStage.com based on the public’s vote. Already a subscriber?
Training programme to help vulnerable young women target digital marketing roles
SINGAPORE - Ms Von Xin Yee, 17, dropped out of school in February this year as she needed to take a break because she felt too stressed by her studies at the Institute of Technical Education. The teen, who has been living in a home for children and young persons since 2018, said she was uncertain about her future until she received a call from her social worker encouraging her to join the My Beautiful Life @ Hatch programme.
DPM Heng Swee Keat gives three suggestions to strengthen schooling
SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat shared three suggestions with Raffles Institution (RI) students on Saturday (July 23) on what makes a "good" school to help better prepare them for an increasingly challenging world. In a speech during RI's 199th Founder's Day celebration, he said: "What does 'Every School a Good School' mean for RI, which is already widely perceived as a good school?
RI to expand mentoring programme in 2023 to help primary school pupils
SINGAPORE - Raffles Institution will expand its mentoring programme starting in 2023 in which RI students provide academic tutoring to Primary 4 to 6 pupils who are receiving financial assistance from their primary schools, RI principal Frederick Yeo announced on Saturday (July 23). The announcement was made during the 199th Founder's Day at the secondary school's Albert Hong Hall with about 850 attendees including students from Year 1 to 6, alumni, staff and board members.
Tell someone if you are a victim of family violence, law guide for youth stresses
SINGAPORE - For youth who are victims of family violence, the most important thing is for them to tell someone about it. They may speak to social workers who can pull them away from the source of violence and put them in a safe environment such as a shelter. This is the advice given to youth who are victims of violence in a book Youth And The Law that was launched on Tuesday (July 19).
HTX teams up with charity Engineering Good to promote digital inclusion through cycling event
SINGAPORE - Staff of a Home Team agency have raised about $26,000 to date as part of an annual cycling event, with the funds to go to a charity that has been giving lower-income families refurbished laptops. Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam and Minister of State for Home Affairs Sun Xueling joined about 50 Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) staff on Thursday (July 14) on a cycling trip from East Coast Park to Bedok Jetty and back.
Heartland businesses, households find ways to use less electricity to cut their utility bills
SINGAPORE - Small businesses, some of which have seen their electricity bills doubling, have taken steps to reduce their energy bills but are still finding it difficult to make ends meet. Ten shopkeepers ST spoke to in Kovan and Ang Mo Kio on Thursday (June 30) cited other pressures, such as competition from e-commerce, as contributing to difficulties faced by heartland businesses. Already a subscriber?
Decommissioned buses continue serving community in education and rehabilitation
SINGAPORE - Three SBS Transit buses have reached the end of the road in ferrying commuters, but they are now chalking up further mileage in a different way.
Eurasian Association holds football camp to get children of different races, cultures to mingle
SINGAPORE - East Spring Primary School pupil Muhammad Nur Iman, 11, is excited to befriend the other young participants of the Eurasian Association's (EA) inaugural football camp at the Lion City Sailors (LCS) Football School. "Through this camp, I would like to learn what my friends from other cultures do during their festive celebrations. I can also teach them Malay words," said Iman.
Passport applicants without appointments turned away as ICA tackles long queues
Logistics planner Kevin Ong wanted an update on his passport application when he showed up at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) building at around 10am on Monday (June 13). But the 56-year-old was promptly turned away, under new measures that ICA introduced last Saturday to cut queues at the building in Lavender. ICA had announced that from June 13, only those with appointments or passport collection notifications are allowed to enter the building.
Passport applicants without appointments turned away as ICA tackles long queues
SINGAPORE - Logistics planner Kevin Ong wanted an update on his passport application when he showed up at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) building at around 10am on Monday (June 13). But the 56-year-old was promptly turned away, under new measures that ICA introduced last Saturday to cut queues at the building in Lavender. Already a subscriber?
Neighbourhood mental health initiative with befriender courses, signposts of resources launched
SINGAPORE - Signposts, stickers and posters will be put up in neighbourhoods in Singapore to inform people of the mental health resources that are available. These are part of a new neighbourhood initiative launched by Touch Community Services on Thursday (June 2) to raise awareness of mental health and the resources available to those who need them.
Plogging: More in Singapore keeping fit while clearing litter
SINGAPORE - Having been in the army for 30 years before becoming a physical education teacher for 18 years, retiree Kok Wai Tong has always led an active lifestyle. In recent years, the 73-year-old has picked up a new form of exercise called plogging. Already a subscriber? Log in ST One Digital Package - Monthly $9.90 $0.99/month No contract $0.99/month for the first 3 months, $9.90/month thereafter. T&Cs apply.
Badminton star Loh Kean Yew included in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list
Badminton player Loh Kean Yew is among 47 individuals in Singapore who have been included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia - a list celebrating 300 young entrepreneurs and trailblazers under the age of 30 in various fields in Asia. The honourees were selected across 10 categories, including the arts, social impact, consumer technology, and entertainment and sports.
Nim Road house fire: Occupants thought aunt would not make it out alive
As she was preparing dinner with her cousin and helper on the first floor of her two-storey house, Dr Sharon Ong Gek Kim heard someone pounding on her door. It was her neighbour, with fire extinguisher in hand. He had seen smoke through the window at the back of Dr Ong's semi-detached house on Nim Road, which is off Seletar Road. The neighbour had also alerted the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
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