Some Memories

S'pore sets up Vaccinated Travel Lanes with 9 more countries: What's the Covid-19 situation there? On Saturday, Transport Minister S Iswaran said vaccinated travellers will also be able to fly to Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Britain and the United States from Oct 19 And South Korea too slightly later.  https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-sets-up-vaccinated-travel-lanes-with-9-more-countries-covid-19-situation-there

Employment, economic sectors to enjoy several relaxations of regulations from Friday (Sept 17), says PM

Inspiring

Youth praised by PM Lee for helping the homeless slept on the streets when she was a teenager SINGAPORE - When undergraduate Roslina Toh read about Malaysians working in Singapore who were stranded after the Malaysian border was closed to stem the spread of Covid-19 in March last year, she decided to help at once. She led a team of about 200 volunteers from various churches, and for more than a month, they spent almost every night looking for people who were sleeping rough and wanted a refuge. The Home Away from Home initiative took those who wanted a temporary roof over their heads to Transit Point @ Margaret Drive, a shelter for the homeless run by New Hope Community Services, and offered food and sleeping bags to those who preferred to rough it out on the streets. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/youth-praised-by-pm-lee-for-helping-the-homeless-once-slept-on-the-streets-when

Good advice! "The problem is in this day and age is you're not going to die sooner; you're going to be stuck with 10 or 20 years of chronic disease as modern medicine keeps you alive." Their advice:  Pay attention to your health and  change your lifestyle  if it's making you unwell, otherwise the incredible burden of chronic disease will make your life miserable. https://www.today.com/today/amp/tdna118918

For example - Online marketing, graphic designs, video production Pandemic-hit tourism, lifestyle firms in Singapore still hiring for in-demand digital skills Among the 18 new CCPs is the CCP for Digital Marketing Tourism Professionals, to be launched in September. This is an enhanced version of the Digital Marketing Place-and-Train Programme launched in March 2020 by WSG and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). To meet increased demand for digital marketing skills, the upcoming CCP includes new modules such as optimising sales conversion techniques and maintaining after-sales customer relationships through digital channels. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/pandemic-hit-tourism-lifestyle-firms-in-singapore-still-hiring-for-in-demand

Restaurant chefs turn to running hawker stalls in S'pore amid Covid-19 pandemic Qing Feng Yuan Where:  02-49 Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre, 30 Seng Poh Road Open:  9am to 5pm (Tuesdays to Sundays), closed on Mondays https://www.straitstimes.com/life/food/restaurant-chefs-turn-to-running-hawker-stalls-in-spore-amid-covid-19-pandemic