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CNA
7 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Income Insurance, NCSS launch new S$10m grant for social service agencies to support caregivers
Social service agencies in Singapore can soon tap a new S$10 million grant to support caregivers' quality of life, such as their mental well-being and financial adequacy. Launched by Income Insurance in partnership with the National Council of Social Service, the grant will support up to 20 selected programmes over five years. Agencies can start applying for the grant in September. This comes amid an increasing demand for caregivers as Singapore's population ages. Charlotte Lim reports.
CNA
20-07-2025
- CNA
NDP 2025: Unmanned vessel featured in maritime display for first time
An unmanned vessel will be featured in the maritime display at the 2025 National Day Parade for the first time. It is one of three vessels that will make their debut in the Marina Bay area. Charlotte Lim with more.
South China Morning Post
16-07-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Singaporean ‘Pull-up Grandma', 79, defies age with her fitness feats
People stare when Singaporean Charlotte Lim does her usual fitness routine. After all, she makes the hard work of pull-ups, chin-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, burpees, rope climbs and lifting weights look almost as simple as a walk in the park. Advertisement Known affectionately as 'Pull-up Grandma' or 'Auntie C', the retired anthropologist is stronger and fitter than most people half her age, able to do seven consecutive pull-ups and a weighted pull-up with 7.5kg (16.5lb). Yet 79-year-old Lim only started working out at the gym seven years ago after her daughter, Yan Lin, encouraged her to exercise with her instead of trying to do it on her own. Lin and Lim's son, Tiat Lim, are both fitness instructors and co-founders of Bespoke Fitness, a gym and personal training business in a private housing estate in Singapore. The siblings began to take fitness seriously after their father died of a heart attack at the age of 69. Advertisement They developed FitRX, a customisable workout for all ages and ability levels. It includes warm-ups in the form of bodyweight callisthenics, traditional strength training and conditioning exercises, and cardio burst exercises (high-intensity interval training).
CNA
15-07-2025
- CNA
Singapore to install smart buoys that provide real-time data to enhance maritime safety
Intelligent buoys will soon patrol Singapore's waterways, sending real-time data on currents and waves to the Maritime and Port Authority. This will enhance navigation safety and enable smarter traffic management across the nation's busy sea routes. The system is expected to be deployed from 2026. Meanwhile, emerging tech was put to the test today in a large-scale chemical spill drill — the first time such tools were used in a multi-agency chemical spill exercise. The biennial operation is part of efforts to boost Singapore's readiness in handling maritime incidents. Charlotte Lim reports.
CNA
14-07-2025
- Business
- CNA
Singapore to invest over S$6m to train international aviation, maritime officials
Singapore will invest more than S$6 million to train foreign aviation and maritime officials, especially those from developing countries. The training will cover areas such as sustainability and safety. Announced at the Global Aviation and Maritime Symposium, the effort seeks to cement the country's position as a global aviation and maritime hub. About 500 delegates, including transport ministers and regulators from 80 countries, are in Singapore to attend the symposium. Charlotte Lim reports.
