'I'm so touched': S$54,000 in donations pour in for embattled live turtle museum after plea from operator
SINGAPORE — Singapore's "turtle woman" Connie Tan is facing major challenges in planning to move her 700 or so turtles to a new purpose-built home in Khatib at the northern part of Singapore, after the contractor for the new site went bankrupt.
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Domestic violence in childhood: What drove 2 Singaporeans, a businesswoman and a pastoral counsellor, to repair mental health
SINGAPORE — Growing up, home was not a safe place for Singaporeans Sharon Khoo and Nanny Eliana. The women separately recalled a time when they lived in a state of tension, anxiety, stress and uncertainty, where personal security was almost non-existent in the midst of domestic upheavals.
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Emperor penguins perish as ice melts to new lows: Study
PARIS — Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published on Thursday (April 25) found, despite the birds' attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape.
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'I used to wish people would treat me as invisible': Xixi Lim, 36, struggled with self-acceptance in her youth
The actress-host says her confidence hit an all-time low when she was in secondary school but she now wants to be a “ray of hope” for other plus-sized individuals.
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