SINGAPORE – During the shut-in period of the coronavirus, going outdoors was a rare, carefully apportioned treat. In the past few months, after the end of the circuit breaker, some Covid-19 restrictions have been relaxed. Crowds have been observed swarming parts of the beach at East Coast Park, with many
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SINGAPORE – A coronavirus patient spends 60 days isolated in hospital; entrepreneurs struggle with the loss of business; overseas Singaporeans are forced to return home abruptly; families celebrate a quiet Hari Raya Puasa. These are some accounts of the tumultuous past half a year, documented by people who wrote letters
Read moreSINGAPORE – Four years ago, Mr Clarence Choo, 32, quit his job as a call-centre manager. He became a private-hire driver because of his six-year-old son. Kashton had been diagnosed with Global Developmental Delay, an umbrella term to describe kids who have not met their development milestones for unknown reasons.
Read moreLife during the coronavirus pandemic became one shouting match after another for Mrs A. Overwhelmed by home-based learning and worried about one of her daughters’ Primary School Leaving Examination, she screamed at them. Her new helper had a poor work attitude and Mrs A had to pick up the slack,
Read moreSINGAPORE – When Ms Zizie Zuzantie and Mr Lim Zhong Hao learnt that they would not be able to meet for a month as part of circuit breaker measures, they were confident their relationship would weather the storm. The couple, newly engaged in March, have spent weeks apart when either
Read moreSINGAPORE – Retiree Subramaniam Sellamma, 70, and her husband, 81, are feeling the strain of social isolation. They are used to visiting their granddaughters for a few hours every weekday, but they have not seen Mayla, aged three, and Kyara, one, for three weeks now. Madam Sellamma, who used to
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