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Judge denies MSF's bid for baby boy to be placed in foster care
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (750+ words) SINGAPORE " A judge has denied a bid by the child protection authorities to place a nine-month-old infant, who had been removed from his parents, in foster care. Instead, the judge ordered the boy to be returned to the care of…...
Pregnant Singapore woman holidaying in Vietnam develops serious complications, delivers baby weighing just 720g, Singapore News
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (331+ words) A couple returned from their Vietnam vacation with one more precious "cargo'" " their baby girl, born prematurely at 27 weeks and one day. Their extraordinary birth journey was shared by the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children in a Facebook…...
Jordana Brewster suffered major meltdown during surrogacy process
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (481+ words) Jordana Brewster suffered a major meltdown during the surrogacy process and she felt like an "imposter" after her son was born. The Fast and Furious star, 46, is mother to two sons " Julian, 12, and Rowan, 10 " with her ex-husband Andrew Form and…...
Single mum from Malaysia leaves son in children's shelter to work in Singapore
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (378+ words) A Malaysian single mum recently bid a tearful farewell to her son after making the difficult decision to leave him in a children's shelter. Kong Xiuping (transliteration), 26, is moving to Singapore to work and provide her son Peiming (transliteration) a…...
Anne Hathaway expecting third child, shows off baby bump
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (384+ words) Anne Hathaway is pregnant. The Devil Wears Prada 2 actress - who already has sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, six, with husband Adam Shulman - is expecting her third child and showed off her growing bump as she announced the news on Instagram. As…...
'We are resetting the standard': From tying ponytails to stroller walks, how modern Singapore dads are redefining fatherhood
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1540+ words) Like many fathers, tying his daughter's hair is a "rather alien" activity for Andre Yong, admits the 38-year-old. Yet that hasn't stopped him from learning to do so. For the full-time stay-home dad, this softer side to caring for his…...
Video of US dad taking daughters to use women's restroom sparks debate
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (865+ words) Should girl dads bring their daughters to the men's or women's restroom when there isn't a family washroom available? The answer to this question became the focal point when Tyler Brodsky, a father taking a road trip from Florida to…...
'I thought I had seen it all': 3 sons with special needs in Malaysia left without caregiver after mother's death
1+ week, 2+ day ago (328+ words) A 81-year-old mother's death has left her three sons with special needs without a caregiver, prompting a Malaysian MP Howard Lee Chuan How to make an urgent public appeal for help. In a Facebook post on Friday (June 12), Lee described…...
Proud mum Ivy Lee celebrates son's completion of Ironman triathlon
1+ week, 3+ day ago (284+ words) With a name like Dash, it's only fitting that he's sporty. Former Mediacorp actress Ivy Lee took to Instagram on Sunday (June 14) to celebrate her 21-year-old son's completion of an Ironman triathlon in Klagenfurt, Austria. The endurance race comprised a…...
Young adults under 35 report lowest AI adoption, more likely to view it as having negative impact: Asia One survey
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1131+ words) As an executive assistant, Zety, who declined to give her real name, can leverage on a plethora of AI tools to automate routine tasks and write emails. But the 27-year-old chooses not to. While AI can be used to brainstorm…...