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Chng Seok Tin at S.E.A. Focus
December 26, 2024, Art & Market
S.E.A. Focus is returning for its seventh edition at Tanjong Pagar Distripark from 18 to 26 January 2025, during Singapore Art Week. Themed Disconnected Contemporaries, it is curated once again by John Tung, and explores the evolution of Southeast Asian art. Tung says, “Within the shifting landscape between the Modern…
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Vision loss is not an obstacle to her dreams
December 10, 2024, Shin Min Daily
Amanda Yip recalled she had poor eyesight as a child. She even underwent corrective eye surgery at the age of 2 but her parents never thought there was a potential underlying medical issue – just, perhaps, a serious cause of juvenile myopia because there was no family history of eye…
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Promoting inclusion at the Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards
December 4, 2024, Lianhe Zaobao
At the sixth Goh Chok Tong Enable Awards ceremony, held at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Tuesday 3 December, 13 persons with disabilities were honoured for their outstanding achievements. Among them, three received the UBS Achievement Award and 10 received the UBS Promise Award. Local singer-songwriter Sky…
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Visually impaired chef with lupus pursues dream of acting
November 28, 2024, Channel News Asia
Odilia Ser is acting in a theatre performance – but unlike most performers, she does not need light to get around. She is blind in her left eye, and retains only five to 10 per cent of her vision in her right eye, with dark patches clouding her view. She…