Do Good

World Refugee Day Singapore: These Singaporeans are helping refugees worldwide – and you can, too

With Singapore’s doors closed to refugees, the various refugee crises around the world can seem like a distant problem. But this has not stopped many Singaporeans from opening up their hearts...

Real Life, Real People

Jazz for Jesus: How a child piano prodigy found her way back to the stage

A piano prodigy from birth, Cheryl Ann Spencer has always loved music having grown up in a home that was constantly filled with it. Cheryl’s innate musical talent was evident early on as a...

How-tos & Handles

Bored? Here are 3 ways to spend your free time meaningfully

It’s the holidays, and everyone around me seems to be occupied with exciting plans. Someone is in Bali lounging on some of the best beaches. Someone else is on a summer internship programme,...

Money Matters

Crypto crash: A word of caution and comfort for investors

The latest cryptocurrency crash is all anyone’s talking about these days. After the stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) became unpegged to the US dollar earlier this month, the value of its affiliated...

News

What is winning or losing? TeamSG’s Angelica See on missing out on a medal at the SEA Games

I had been training for the SEA Games with gold in mind. Day after day, I put in the hard work while fine-tuning my performance, making sacrifices as any other athlete would. But when I left Hanoi...

Finding Purpose

This 23-year-old enjoys her work in palliative care nursing. What keeps her going?

The dream of being a nurse started with Emily’s grandma, who was a nurse herself too. “Growing up, my grandma always looked after my brother and me. To me, she was the kindest and most loving...

Mental Health

After feeling like a fraud for months, I sought help

Having studied in Australia for five years, jumping headfirst into work in Singapore was tough. Towards the end of my work supervision, I began to feel strangely overwhelmed and crippled. I felt that...

How-tos & Handles

Before you start investing, consider these dos and don’ts of managing money

The problem many of us face today isn’t financial illiteracy but information overload. And that’s when things can get messy. We sit down with Joanne Lai, Senior Advisory Group Partner of ACTS...

Finding Purpose

“God hears the struggles of my heart”: A journey of figuring out my full-time calling

Growing up, I always had a desire to serve God in full-time ministry. But I never entertained it much because of all the negative things I heard, which affected my view. “What about your family and...