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Spotted this old lady working at Hougang Interchange. She is 75 this year and one of her hands is injured due to a fall two months ago. I said she should be resting at this stage and her son also wants her to quit! She didn't elaborate more. She stays at Bedok. I asked her why she has to come all the way to work? She said she... 

Geylang nightlife In his National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced plans to transform the Jurong Lake District, starting with an expanded Jurong Lake Gardens that will include a new Science Centre ("Lakeside area will get 'people's garden' "; Aug 18). One district that is sorely in need of transformation... 

The commentary ("Emotional barriers to retirement adequacy"; last Thursday) cited psychological barriers as a reason for the poor take-up of the Lease Buyback Scheme, and that there are other more "attractive" options for asset-rich, cash-poor Singaporeans to monetise their properties. Another reason cited was the scheme's...