Even in their twilight years, you would rather that your parents lived relatively active and happy lives and not bedridden most of the time. Physiotherapy is an highly pertinent, albeit overlooked area to this. I John Mark has dedicated himself to contributing to this cause.

At the Sikh Welfare Council (SIWEC)’s 25th anniversary commemorative event, President Halimah Yacob, launched a book covering its major milestones and achievements. The SIWEC, which was established in 1995, with one staff manning a 24×7 hotline, today employs seven full time staff providing a range of services.

There is a silent group of servicemen who have been protecting our air services – both civilian and military aircrafts – as well as our airports, in the event of an emergency. Since its inception, four out of the seven chiefs of the Airport Emergency Service have been Singapore Indians. What are the qualities required to be an airport emergency responder? Read on.

SINDA increased the number of recipients for the Back to School Festival (BTSF) vouchers to 4,200 this year, up from 3,500 in 2020. While SINDA has been targeting the bottom 20% in terms of household income, with Covid-19, the people who need help may extend to the next 30%.

Lighting Hearts Lighting Homes (LHLH) reached out to 700 families living in 1- to 3-room flats, and handed out festival packs containing $100 in cash, $30 supermarket vouchers, chocolate chip cookies, murukku and sweets.

In this exclusive interview with SG:Indian, Minister Indranee Rajah responds on the challenges the Indian community faces, how businesses can cope with COVID-19 and how we can leverage our diversity as a strength.

The message of Deepavali is not to hope and pray that adversity disappears altogether. There will always be adversities. It is more about having the courage and wisdom to navigate the adversities thrown in our way.

If current world rankings across all the team sports were a guide, it is in cricket that Singapore has the best chance for a world championship medal. And yet, our national cricket team doesn’t even have its own ground to practise in.

Anxiety levels have been creeping up over the years and likely accelerated during the pandemic. The impact on our young is something we have to keep an eye on, especially. Dr Nigila Ravichandran from the Institute of Mental Health highlights the key causes of anxiety among youth and signs to watch out for before things take a drastic turn.

Close to 15% increase in recipients of SINDA Excellent Awards over last year indicates progressively improving performance of SG:Indian youths.