Her father’s words, “You may be poor, but never poor in spirit,” set the then-young Chang Nyuk Mui on three lifelong goals and spurred her to cross the Causeway to build a life in Singapore. The path was harsh and

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Witnessing a nurse mishandle a loved one at the age of 11 became the defining moment that set Nancy Tan on the path to nursing. After spending 39 years working in public hospitals and a private clinic, she transitioned to

For Fang Yuting, it took witnessing an elderly lady struggling to collect discarded cardboards to peel back the veneer of Singapore’s glittering skyline and prosperous city. In that moment, Yuting glimpsed the hidden struggles of those often forgotten. What began

As a child, Sim Cher Chian slept on park benches, sometimes hiding under parked cars, covering himself with cardboard to shield against the night wind. He drank from a tap in a coffee shop. The remote corners of the city

In 1970s Singapore, amidst the neon lights and nightlife, the son of a bar and nightclub owner stood on a rooftop terrace, watching drunken patrons stumble out and hostesses with their makeup still smeared. 50 years later, he stood underneath