Venessa Lee

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Stephanie Yeo |Venessa Lee

1 of 3Mr Ben Phua, 69, cares full-time for his son Phua Zai Quan, 14, who has special needs. ST PHOTO: TARYN NG 2 of 3Mr William Eng, 37, who has muscular dystrophy, with his father, Mr Steven Eng, 59. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO 3 of 3National taekwondo athlete Diyanah Aqidah Muhammad Dian Khudhairi, 26, with her father, Mr Muhammad Dian Khudhairi Mohamed Ali, 52.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUISINGAPORE – If love is in the details, these three fathers love deeply.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Venessa Lee

​SINGAPORE – Childhood falls were an ordeal for Mr William Eng. Unlike other children, he could not brush off a routine tumble. While he remembers running in primary school, he tiptoed as he walked. Unbeknown to him, his unusual gait was a symptom of muscular dystrophy, a condition in which muscles weaken over time. Mr Eng, now 37, recalls: “I fell easily and frequently. I wasn’t afraid of falling down, but getting back up was tiring. Initially, I could get up on my own.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Venessa Lee

Ms Huang Yi Qing, 19, thinks tuition should not be intended for a complete overhaul of one's grades. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEESINGAPORE – What do young people really think about tuition? Stakeholders such as the authorities, providers and parents have weighed in, over the years, about the role of tuition as the industry continues to grow. Get the ST Smart Parenting newsletter for expert advice. Visit the microsite for more

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Venessa Lee

SINGAPORE – Resilience hasbecome a buzzword in recent times, with trade wars, market volatility and artificial intelligence disruptions adding to global uncertainty. Since 2023, Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) has given out the SIM Chairman’s Award for Resilience to students who have overcome deep adversity while excelling in their studies and careers. There have been 10 recipients so far, including two announced this year.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Venessa Lee

SINGAPORE – It was more than 30 years ago that Madam Yap Joo Eng first fell in love with the traditional red rice wine that ended up kick-starting her second career. In the late 1980s, her then prospective mother-in-law, who hailed from Fuzhou, China, had prepared the heritage dish of red wine chicken mee sua for her when they met for the first time. Madam Yap, who is from the Hokkien dialect group, had never tasted it before. She recalls: “The colour was a scary red, but it was yummy.