The American Psychological Association (APA) newly introduced a guideline for clinicians who treat boys and men so as to better steer men in therapy towards healthier behaviors. It is important that clinicians are aware of their...
Category - Society
Intensive parenting in the U.S
Raising children has become more demanding, both financially and time-wise. There has been a rise...
A new community toy library for children with special needs
A new toy library at a Punggol void deck has been set up to enable special needs children, with...
Shorter work week, higher output?
Would you like to work in a company with four working days? Companies around the world are trying...
Public consultations on Sugar Tax
As the war on diabetes is on Singapore’s public health agenda, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is...
Being poor is expensive
A popular saying goes that ‘it is expensive to be poor’. Poverty is a complex issue and has a huge...
Japan: The super solo society
There is a trend in Japan where people are increasingly favouring doing activities on their own. It...
Taiwan’s trouble with armed forces recruitment
For many years, Taiwan armed forces have tried to phase out compulsory military service by young...
Is democracy in decline?
You may have seen news about the recent midterm elections in America. This week, we examine...
Dissatisfaction over hawker management
In 2011, authorities decided to build new hawker centres again after 30 years amidst concerns of...