Seniors with dementia use objects from the past to rekindle memories under NTUC Health programme
Launched in September, the programme will be run at five daycare centres by 2027.
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · As published by Straits Times — Singapore · · 1 min read
Launched in September, the programme will be run at five daycare centres by 2027.

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The two countries also agreed to work towards elevating bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, with the Qatari Emir's future state visit to Singapore seen as an opportunity to launch it....
CNA — Singapore · Oct 19, 2026
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The low-cost carrier first halted flights on the route on Oct 10, and said it would first operate a reduced schedule.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 19, 2026

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Institutions from both countries will collaborate on next-generation positioning technologies.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 19, 2026
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PM Wong is in Doha for the first leg of his five-day visit to the Middle East.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 19, 2026
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70% of participants with treatment-resistant depression responded within a month of receiving treatment.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 19, 2026

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SINGAPORE: After a recent YouTube video from Reno Scout where the very small kitchen of a four-room BTO flat at Tengah received a lot of attention, the Housing & Development Board responded in a Facebook post. According to the caption on the video from the design and renovation c...
The Independent Singapore · Oct 19, 2026

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In 2005, Janet Jothi encountered a Sri Lankan mother and her daughter stranded at Changi Airport. The young child was in tears, and Janet would soon find out that the pair had encountered difficulties with their hotel accommodation during their stay in Singapore and were unsure w...
Mothership · Oct 19, 2026

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The son of the 77-year-old woman who died after being hit by a minibus and dragged for 1.5km said she must have been in "great pain" at the time. The woman was found along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Oct. 16 and pronounced dead at the scene. The police later said the woman...
Mothership · Oct 19, 2026

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Mountbatten Member of Parliament (MP) Gho Sze Kee recently paid a visit to the family of her Town Council contractor’s cleaning supervisor, who had travelled to Singapore from Bangladesh. In a Facebook post on Oct. 17, Gho shared that the estate had become “noticeably cleaner” si...
Mothership · Oct 19, 2026
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The fire, which involved contents placed outside a unit on the 10th floor, was put out using a water jet.
Straits Times — Singapore · Oct 19, 2026

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In 2015, major retailers removed Asia Pulp & Paper's products from shelves because of alleged links to fires that caused severe haze.
CNA — Singapore · Oct 19, 2026