Jul 29, 2016 | 5:30AM
Al-Ma'arif akan anjur ibadah korban di Bandung
MADRASAH Al-Ma'arif Al-Islamiah akan menjalankan ibadah korban buat kali ketujuh tahun ini pada 12 September ini di Pesantren Baabussalaam di Kopo, Bandung, Indonesia.
Menurut Pegawai Pembangunan...
Jul 29, 2016 | 5:30AM
Tawar pakej perkahwinan pada harga berpatutan
PAMERAN eksklusif bergelar 'Intimate Wedding Fair' anjuran The Royal Palm @ The Central akan diadakan dari 12 hingga 14 Ogos ini (Jumaat hingga Ahad), dari 12 tengah hari hingga 10 malam.
The Royal...
Jul 29, 2016 | 5:30AM
Awasi pemakanan semasa Hari Raya
SUDAH tiga minggu Syawal berlalu tetapi masih ada ramai lagi yang kunjung-mengunjung antara satu dengan lain.
Maklumlah masa Raya inilah kita dapat berjumpa sanak-saudara dan sahabat handai dan...
Jul 22, 2016 | 3:36PM
Special needs need special deeds
BY NURUL ASYIKIN YUSOFF
At 15 months old, he could do everything a child his age could - except talk.
Worried, his parents took him to a polyclinic for a check-up.
After being referred to KK Women's...
Jul 22, 2016 | 3:21PM
Fewer MCs since he switched to night shift
HARIZ BAHARUDIN
(harizbah@sph.com.sg)
As a porter at Changi Airport, 69-year-old Mr Haron’s day starts at 9pm and ends 13 hours later at 10am.
Mr Haron’s story was highlighted by a group of former...
Jul 15, 2016 | 2:26PM
They make old folks feel at home
Report by AZIM AZMAN
maazman@sph.com.sg
Going from enforcing the law to caring for senior citizens was a shift in culture.
A very different approach was required.
In their former jobs, they were...
Jul 15, 2016 | 2:19PM
They got alert from SCDF app
By ONG YAN QUAN
Two teenagers became the first civilians to respond to two calls for help by cardiac arrest victims in a day through an innovative mobile phone app by Singapore Civil Defence (SCDF...
Jul 01, 2016 | 4:15PM
From flab...to abs
Reports by DEBORAH WEE
debwee@sph.com.sg
Mr Zacky Mohammed Hosnen, who stands at 1.76m, was overweight until two years ago.
"My tummy was bulging," the 39-year-old told The New Paper yesterday.
"...
Jul 01, 2016 | 3:55PM
He finally walks — after 16 years
Reports by LAKEISHA LEO
lwenqi@sph.com.sg
Like any other mother, Madam Zainon Arshad was ecstatic to see her son's first steps.
Except that her son, Huzairul Izwan, is 16 years old and managed it...
Jul 01, 2016 | 3:14PM
Zumba and Bolly Dazz your way to fitness
Joan Chew
joanchew@sph.com.sg
Q How did you become a dance instructor?
A Before being enlisted in national service, I was doing various forms of dancing in school. This included hip hop and modern...
Jul 01, 2016 | 3:05PM
Realistic target drives Saiyidah's Olympic quest
Ng Keng Gene
kenggene@sph.com.sg
When Saiyidah Aisyah competes at her first Olympics in August, she must not only be in peak form physically, but mentally as well.
From the rower's callused palms to...
Jul 01, 2016 | 3:00PM
Delivering twins on the CTE
Lea Wee
leawee@sph.com.sg
There is never a dull day in the life of a paramedic, but delivering a pair of twins in the centre of the Central Expressway (CTE) during rush hour? That should count as a...
Jun 09, 2016 | 4:04PM
Madam Fatimah’s new wheels
Madam Fatimah Bivee's plight caught the attention of a volunteer from the People's Association who wanted to be known only as Mr Chua.
After the flat visit, he sought help from other volunteers to...
Jun 09, 2016 | 4:02PM
She has the will but not the wheels
Reports by NABILAH AWANG
fnawang@sph.com.sg
Her hands are calloused from crawling around her flat over the years.
And the same hands that she used to drag herself across the floor are the ones that...
Jun 09, 2016 | 3:48PM
For Fairuz, it’s time to pay back to community
Daniel Neo For The Straits Times
Single and living with his parents in a four-room flat, Mr Fairuz Rahim, 35, always felt like he would never amount to anything.
Diagnosed with major depressive...