Analysis: ComLink+ much needed to help households break out of poverty cycle (TODAY)
Needy families here are being taught “how to fish” for themselves under the enhanced Community Link (ComLink) programme named ComLink+, which aims to build self-reliance to escape poverty.
Small-business owners warm to AI-written contracts; lawyers warn of costly mistakes (BT)
Small businesses in Singapore are using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT to draft legal documents, but lawyers warn that the risks in doing so could outweigh any benefits.
社服机构和学者:ComLink+帮助弱势家庭自立自强
提升版社区联系站(ComLink+)计划提供一系列经济资助,社会服务机构和学者相信,这能给予弱势家庭一些喘息空间,激励他们付出更大努力改善自己的生活。
Lower-income families to get more help, including cash and debt clearance (CNA)
Families with children in public rental housing can get cash, CPF top-ups and help to clear their debts if they meet certain conditions.
我国采用更多清洁能源 环保电力配套未来或更便宜 (Zaobao)
本地电力零售商近几年推出不同环保电力配套,供家庭用户签定,来绿化用电,减少环境污染。不过,这类配套价格较高,签下配套的家庭数量还不成气候。受访学者认为,随着新加坡采用更多清洁能源,未来环保配套可能更便宜。
从玩乐中学习 有助儿童发展 (Zaobao)
新跃社科大学和慈善组织儿戏轩举办研讨会,邀请加州大学欧文分校教育学院助理教授安德烈斯、新西兰坎特伯雷大学教育学院执行院长乔斯琳、KidSTART总裁拉哈尤和儿戏轩联合创办人苏米特拉在对话环节中分享学前教育的观点。
狮城有约 | 十分访谈:行动辅助工具的使用和规范 (8world)
许多人使用电动代步工具出行,我们经常看到年长者开着行动辅助工具搭地铁或是去邻里商店买东西。不过如果要在商场里使用行动辅助工具,会不会有限制或是安全考量?新加坡作为老龄化社会,我们又该如何帮助这些行动不便的年长者扩大生活圈子、提高生活品质?
Pre-school enrolment for children from lower-income families is lower than national average (ST)
More children from lower-income families are attending pre-school, although there is still a gap in their enrolment rate and the national average.
Is Singapore’s healthcare primed for a bigger, older population? (ST)
Singaporeans are living longer, but there are challenges such as a lack of healthcare workers to take care of seniors.