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How to help seniors be more digitally connected

How to help seniors be more digitally connected

Edwin Lau
Merit Award (Commentary), Dec

Much has been said about how seniors who are not digital savvy have felt particularly displaced in the current Covid-19 crisis.

Safe distancing measures and restrictions on gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have inadvertently heightened the risks of loneliness and social isolation for seniors, particularly those who do not have access to the internet or smartphones.

I became a supporter of the Singapore Repertory Theatre during COVID-19. Here’s why you should, too.

I became a supporter of the Singapore Repertory Theatre during COVID-19. Here’s why you should, too.

Edwin Lau
Merit Award (Commentary), Dec

I became a supporter of the Singapore Repertory Theatre during COVID-19. Here’s why you should, too.

The energy in the theatre was palpable. Last week, separated safely and flanked by candle-lit side tables, we took our seats in the stalls with great anticipation. This was our first night out at the Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) – or indeed, any live performance – since February.

Uncover stories about how the hotel industry is pivoting and creating new opportunities for their staff.

Uncover stories about how the hotel industry is pivoting and creating new opportunities for their staff.

Edwin Lau
Merit Award (Visual), Nov

For the past 5 months, I’ve been working with the team BLKJ to uncover stories about how the hotel industry is pivoting and creating new opportunities for their staff. This includes, amongst other things, retraining and working in Covid related jobs. It was a great experience witnessing the industry’s adaptability and innovation. The project was commissioned by Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Hotel Association.

A personal take on their word of the year

A personal take on their word of the year

Edwin Lau
Merit Award (Visual), Nov

Words may fail many of us in trying to capture the misery of the past few months, but the folks at Collins Dictionary - lexicographers is the word for them - have hit on 'lockdown' as their word of the year. Hardly surprising, given that its usage has rocketed as shutters came down across the world amid the pandemic. Armed with the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, The Straits Times photojournalists give a personal take on their word of the year.

Quest to bridge the digital divide

Quest to bridge the digital divide

Edwin Lau
Merit Award (Story), Nov

While the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalisation in some sectors, it has also raised concerns that vulnerable segments of society are being left behind in a so-called digital divide.

In the absence of a clear measure of the digital divide here, there are some official figures that suggest there could be some who fall through the cracks.

The New Normal or Same Old? The Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Live-in Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore

The New Normal or Same Old? The Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Live-in Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore

Edwin Lau
Merit Award (Commentary), Nov

“While often defined by their mobile or migrant status, the Covid-19 global pandemic has rendered domestic workers in Singapore immobile in many respects. Alike people in different contexts across the globe, the pandemic has enforced stillness at multiple scales: within national borders, within urban regions, and within the micro-scale of the home. “, writes Dr Laura Antona, an ESRC postdoctoral fellow in the School of Geography and Environment, at the University of Oxford

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