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Second stage of Thomson-East Coast Line to begin operations on Aug 28 Toggle share menu Advertisement Second stage of Thomson-East Coast Line to begin operations on Aug 28 After being delayed twice, Stage 2 of the Thomson-East Coast Line will begin operations on Aug 28, Minister for Transport S Iswaran announced on Wednesday (Jun 30). Gwyneth Teo with more. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the g...

The Straits Times SMRT MRT stations and bus interchanges to be turned into care centres The Go-To SMRT initiative aims to make transport nodes the first place people turn to when they need help.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SMRT/FACEBOOK https://str.sg/JFex They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stori...

April 18, 2021 Ms Tan Siew Ling with the braille device which can be synced to her phone or laptop, letting her communicate with others. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG Tan Siew Ling has an uncanny ability to remember dates, reeling off with conviction days and months of events that she considers important. She reckons it is because she is blind. Referring to books or notes to jolt the memory is not an easy option. "I cannot just pick up something and read, I need someone to read it for me and I don...

The Straits Times She lost her sight and her hearing but she never lost hope and optimism Ms Tan Siew Ling with the braille device which can be synced to her phone or laptop, letting her communicate with others. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG https://str.sg/Jya6 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to al...

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