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4 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo |Venessa Lee
SINGAPORE – Mothers are thought of as selfless and sacrificing when they put their families ahead of their passions. After all, they are the nurturers everyone relies on to keep households running smoothly. But three mothers who have followed their dreams say their journeys have made them better parents. Ms Mayda Jutahkiti role-modelled resilience and self-belief when she entered a bodybuilding competition at age 50.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Cherie Lok |Carmen Sin |Stephanie Yeo
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has spent the last few weeks warning of an approaching storm. To weather the challenges ahead, the nation’s most pre-eminent weatherman had repeatedly called for a “dedicated and experienced team” with “capable leaders”, operating under the assurance of a clear mandate. But by 11pm on May 3, as sample counts rolled in, the skies over Singapore’s future began to clear.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo
Focus on human connections rather than gaming the online job application process, say experts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo
SINGAPORE – The longer your kid aged three to six spends in childcare beyond 40 hours a week, the greater the toll it takes on his or her academic performance, a 2024 study reveals. Children in Singapore spend on average 41 hours a week in childcare, one of the highest durations in the world, according to a November 2024 policy brief from A*Star’s Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP).
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo
SINGAPORE – Mr Zames Chew and Mr Muhamad Imran Mean were only 16 when they started their first big businesses. Ms Charmaine Low had just turned 20. Age was a challenge but not an obstacle for these young bosses in their 20s, who leveraged fresh perspectives and youthful energy to power through trials.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo
Ellerton & Co Public Relations & Marketing will move back into a physical office in December and its staff will work there three days a week, one more than it does currently.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo
Gen Z start-up Surety’s (from left) co-founders Elmer Yap and Valery Tan, medical adviser June Tan Sheren and human resources adviser Julie Lee. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY Updated Nov 02, 2024, 11:00 AM Published Nov 02, 2024, 11:00 AM SINGAPORE – Undergraduate Valery Tan, 27, felt lost and exasperated when her mother started experiencing mood swings, hot flushes and depressive episodes at age 51 in 2022.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
womensweekly.com.sg | Stephanie Yeo
Early onset breast cancer – breast cancer occurring in women under the age of 45 – is on the rise. In Singapore, one out of six women diagnosed with breast cancer is under the age of 45. Women aged 20 to 39 are advised to do monthly breast self-examinations, while women between the ages of 40 and 49 are recommended to have yearly mammograms. If you notice a new lump in your breast, regardless of whether you are pregnant or nursing, get it checked by a specialist as soon as possible.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo
Ms Lem Sok Fang with her husband and children. Ms Lem, 41, discovered that she had a hole in her heart after suffering a stroke at age 40. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI Updated Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM Published Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM SINGAPORE – When Ms Lem Sok Fang’s father was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, she rushed across the Causeway to his bedside on Nov 26, 2023.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo
There are many reasons a child or teen does not fit into the school system here. ST PHOTOS: JASON QUAH, AZMI ATHNI, BRIAN TEO Updated Oct 26, 2024, 10:00 AM Published Oct 26, 2024, 10:00 AM SINGAPORE – When Mr Dayn Ng was younger, he took six years to complete his O levels after he was retained in Secondary 3 in the Normal (Academic) stream. He struggled to find his place in the education system here.
