Senior citizens

Police appeal for information on missing 68-year-old man last seen in Bukit Batok

Mr Kandasamy Balakrishnan was last seen in the vicinity of Block 313 Bukit Batok Street 32 at about 5am on April 2.

Forum: Screen addiction among seniors may indicate loss of capacity for solitude

Japan university to study health impact of rise in bear sightings, attacks on the elderly

Police officers investigate near the site of a bear attack on four people in Higashi-Naruse, Akita Prefecture, on Oct 24, 2025.

ST Screen Timeout

Smartphones taking over the lives of Singapore’s seniors: When does heavy use cross into addiction?

Mr Lim says he spends two to three hours a day on his phone, sometimes more, playing games, watching YouTube or learning new skills.

ST Screen Timeout

‘Terrifying’: Tech-savvy Singapore senior at a loss when his phone stopped working for a day

Mr Ho Khee Tong, 75, spends hours daily on his smartphone scrolling, watching videos or playing games.

Stronger together: More seniors raising the bar on strength training

Ms Esther Teo, 66, can deadlift up to 50kg.

Commentary

Singapore systems well prepared for ageing. Society? Less so

Ageing does not arrive all at once, says the writer. It accumulates in the quiet spaces of our lives, until one day, old age introduces itself formally.

Forum: Silver Support Scheme targets seniors with lower lifetime earnings

Forum: Ageing society should be shared and not segmented

I want to age in place with robots but co-living may be okay too

Commune@Henderson, which officially opened in 2025, is the first inter-generational co-living concept introduced by the Singapore Land Authority that houses seniors and younger people.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.