For more than two decades, Singapore surgeon and National University of Singapore (NUS) Associate Professor Glenn Bonney has battled one of medicine’s deadliest diseases. Every week, he performs some of the world’s most complex pancreatic operations, knowing that despite major advances in surgery, many patients will eventually see the cancer return.

Instead of accepting those grim odds, the senior consultant and liver, pancreas and transplant surgeon at PanAsia Surgery Group, under Foundation Healthcare, has spent the past decade searching for...

At 62, para-lawn bowler Mawjit Singh is living proof that age is just a number.

He is the oldest member of Team Singapore’s 53-athlete contingent to the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

“It’s incredible to be the oldest,” Mawjit said. “Personally, it sends out the message that age shouldn’t deter you from doing the things you love”.

He competed in five sectional matches alongside teammate Khirmern Mohamad, 56, in the Para Men’s Pairs B6-B8 event designated for players with physical disabilities.

For 15-year-old Manasvi Myer, performing at the National Day Parade on Aug 9 was more than another opportunity to sing before a large audience. It was a chance to celebrate the country she calls home and her place in its multicultural society.

The Year 11 student at Tanglin Trust School was selected for the People’s Choir at NDP 2026, performing two songs alongside Singapore artistes Gareth Fernandez, Dru Chen and Iman Fandi.

“I felt an incredible combination of excitement, pride...

Forty-three years after they stunned the mighty West Indies at Lord’s and changed Indian cricket forever, the heroes of India’s 1983 World Cup triumph discovered in Singapore that sporting memories do not have an expiry date.

From children seeking autographs to older fans reliving an era of radio commentaries and limited television coverage, the response to the ’83 Legends Tour of Singapore, held from Aug 7 to 9, demonstrated the extraordinary hold India’s first World Cup-winning team continues to have...

In an increasingly fragmented world, the ability to build bridges – across borders, disciplines and communities – has become ever more important.

For National University of Singapore (NUS) Class of 2026 graduates Kashvi Raj and Mathivanan Divyaa, that impulse has shaped their undergraduate journeys and earned them two of the university’s prestigious prizes.

As global conflicts increasingly dominate the headlines, Ms Kashvi, 22, believes true global citizenship lies in confronting that distress and choosing to do good.

“Lately, it feels...