Roving Reporter
For the love of volunteering

December 10, 2009 – Leong Su Yin is a regular face at the RSVP Singapore – The Organisation of Senior Volunteers’ office in Bishan. She has been volunteering in its...

Promoting infocomm usage

November 28, 2009 – During the first day of the Silver Infocomm Day, there were long lines of seniors confirming their registrations for the IT courses in English...

Celebrating grandparenting

November 22, 2009 – More than 5,000 people took part in the Grandparents’ Day celebration over the weekend, which included a 1.7km brisk-walk from the Chinese...

Early screening is best

November 18, 2009 – The Ministry of Health plans to pilot a colorectal cancer screening programme for Singaporeans over 50 years old in the next few months. The...

Volunteers are assets

November 17, 2009 – The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) recently honoured two individuals – Ann Wee and Indranee Nadisen – with its highest...

Hip fractures in Asia

October 22, 2009 – Startling numbers in terms of hip fractures in Asia. The incidence, which is often due to osteoporosis, has risen two to three fold in Asia...

Engage your brain

October 10, 2009 – The National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) offered free memory screenings to those over 50 where they were asked a set of questions designed to...

Opportunities abound

October 2, 2009 – During the second day of the Asian Gerontology Experience (AGE) symposium, organised by the Institute of Policy Studies, Council for Third Age and...

More green-man time!

September 30, 2009 – From October 1, seniors will have five more seconds to cross the road when the green man flashes at five locations near health facilities and transport nodes....

Tackling ageing issues

September 28, 2009 – The Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Graduate Medical School is expanding its research into ageing issues, according to its dean...