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Jan 14, 2025 | 
msn.com | Reeta Raman
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
restofworld.org | Reeta Raman
Twice a week at a senior care facility in Singapore, a few dozen elderly men and women with dementia gather in a large sunlit room with Dexie, a humanoid robot, who leads their morning exercise session. “Open and close your hands. Hold both arms up,” Dexie instructs. “We will do this eight times. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Reeta Raman
NowNSA Warns iPhone And Android Users—Disable Location TrackingOur phones know where we are and they know where we have been—the problem is they have a nasty habit of sharing that information with others. And the latest location tracking nightmare to hit phone users shows the threat remains, despite new protections built into our iPhone and Android devices.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
jom.media | Jonathan Chan |Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh |Kristian-Marc James Paul |Reeta Raman
A memory of Houston is a memory of the sprawl. Most days we are on the road. The sun’s glare filters through the windshield. Trucks hurtle around us. From Westheimer and Gessner onto the I-10, the Katy Freeway, the Sam Houston Tollway. The air is hot and dry in the summers, cool and pollen-rich in the fall. The Greater Houston area is 35 times the size of Singapore and contains seven million people. Texas is 27 times the size of Greater Houston.
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May 23, 2024 | 
jom.media | Reeta Raman
Dear reader,What a tragic week. Our thoughts are with those on that Singapore Airlines flight from London, as well as their loved ones who have had to live through the horror and uncertainty. In “Singapore This Week”, we look at another tragedy, this time just across the border—the killing of two Malaysian policemen—and the way the Singapore establishment has talked about it.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Zawani Abdul Ghani |Reeta Raman
“There will always be a talent crunch in the fintech space,” Hayley Yap says emphatically, “because new businesses are coming in, new initiatives, which means we are always looking for people who can do more or do something different.” Yap knows a thing or two about this as the Group Head of People at Singlife, a 1,500-strong technology-empowered financial services company. “So, how do you keep that stream going in a sector that moves faster than we can say hello?” she asks rhetorically.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
thepeak.com.my | Reeta Raman
by Two months ago, Shivya Nath posted a rant on LinkedIn, expressing her disillusionment with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement. After spending a decade building her credentials as a travel writer and sustainability consultant, she was still repeatedly hearing prospective clients approach her, saying:“I’ve been looking for you. Not you exactly, but someone like you, who’s a woman, preferably of colour.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Zawani Abdul Ghani |Reeta Raman
Two months ago, Shivya Nath posted a rant on LinkedIn, expressing her disillusionment with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement. After spending a decade building her credentials as a travel writer and sustainability consultant, she was still repeatedly hearing prospective clients approach her, saying: “I’ve been looking for you. Not you exactly, but someone like you, who’s a woman, preferably of colour.
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Oct 22, 2023 | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Zawani Abdul Ghani |Reeta Raman
This story is one of the six in The Peak Singapore’s Power List. The list is an annual recognition that celebrates and acknowledges individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, influence, and impact within their respective fields and the broader community. Our theme for this year is Quiet Power, a force that brings about transformative shifts in the lives of ordinary people through strategic collaboration and concerted efforts with like-minded individuals.
