SG 60: Deals & Must-Reads
Celebrate Singapore's 60th birthday in style! We've rounded up the best SG60 deals, delicious treats, and feel-good reads to mark this milestone year. Whether you're after family-friendly fun, irresistible discounts, or inspiring local stories, you'll find it all right here – your ultimate guide to everything SG60.
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Straits Times
7 hours ago
- Straits Times
Locally developed VR tool can detect pre-dementia with almost 90% accuracy
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Housewife Goh Ai Lian trying out virtual reality based cognitive screening tool Cavire-2, at Eunos Polyclinic on Aug 5. SINGAPORE - The immersive environments enabled by virtual reality (VR) have made the technology great for gaming and training. Now, a locally developed VR application can be used to identify which seniors have mild cognitive impairment, or pre-dementia, with almost 90 per cent accuracy. This is according to a study of the technology's effectiveness in primary care settings by SingHealth Polyclinics. The tool, known as Cognitive Assessment by VIrtual REality (Cavire-2), is designed to assess six cognitive functions – memory, attention, language, perceptual-motor function, social cognition, and executive function – through 13 interactive scenarios involving daily living tasks. Set in virtual environments of everyday places such as a Housing Board flat and a supermarket, it requires users to perform daily tasks such as calculating the price of fruits and choosing bank notes of various denominations to pay for groceries, all while a baby is crying in the background to assess their ability to focus. In the assessment of social cognition – referring to the mental processes involved in how people perceive and respond to people and situations around them – users are tested on their responses to situations such as witnessing a birthday party or a traffic accident. Starting in 2020, primary care researchers from SingHealth Polyclinics worked with local VR software firm FXMedia to develop Cavire-2. The study found that Cavire-2 is able to reliably distinguish between cognitively healthy individuals and those with mild cognitive impairment, with 88.9 per cent accuracy. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. 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Conventional methods of assessing cognition include the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the mini mental state examination. These are questionnaires typically conducted using pen and paper, testing areas such as attention and memory. But these methods lack 'ecological validity', a term which refers to how the results can be applied in real-life settings, said Clinical Associate Professor Tan Ngiap Chuan, director of research at SingHealth Polyclinics. 'We do not know how you actually perform your day-to-day activities. This is the critical gap that we try to address through the use of virtual reality technology,' said Prof Tan, who is also director of SingHealth Polyclinic's Primary Care Research Institute. SingHealth Polyclinics' research officer Lim Jie En noted that Cavire-2 is tailored to reflect familiar situations in Singapore's context. 'This allows us to assess cognitive function in a way that's both culturally relevant and closely aligned with a person's ability to manage daily life,' said Mr Lim. There are plans to introduce Cavire-2 at SingHealth Polyclinics, though a timeline for its rollout has not been set. Detecting cognitive impairment is especially important given Singapore's rapidly ageing population, with one in four people will be aged 65 and older by 2030 , Prof Tan told reporters at a press conference on Aug 5. He noted that about one in eight people here has mild cognitive impairment, between 10 and 18 per cent of whom will develop Alzheimer's disease – the main cause of dementia – within a year. 'While there is currently no cure for dementia, leveraging technologies and AI to detect early cognitive changes enable timely interventions that may help slow disease progression and preserve quality of life,' said Prof Tan. Current dementia interventions include drugs as well as brain stimulating activities such as memory games and physical exercise. While the use of other VR tools to assess cognitive impairment has been studied, these have been limited in that they have not been able to assess all six cognitive domains and their use has not been tested in primary care settings, he added. To test the effectiveness of Cavire-2 as a cognitive assessment tool, a study involving 280 people of different races, aged between 55 and 84, was conducted at Eunos Polyclinic between August 2023 and January 2024. Blind tests – where researchers were unaware of the participants' cognitive conditions – were conducted to minimise potential bias, with each participant completing both the Cavire-2 as well as the standard MoCA assessment. To evaluate the reliability of Cavire-2 in assessing cognition, 100 participants returned to complete the VR assessment a second time. The results demonstrated the tool's reliability, yielding consistent results after repeated tests. Noting that the study found that age and educational background also influenced outcomes, Prof Tan said this could point to the need for greater customisation in such cognitive assessments. Housewife Goh Ai Lian, 61, who was one of the participants in the study, said she was 'hesitant to take the test initially because I was afraid it might diagnose me with early-stage dementia'. (From left) FXMedia CEO Mark Wong, SingHealth Polyclinics research officer Lim Jie En, Clinical Associate Professor Tan Ngiap Chuan, and housewife Madam Goh Ai Lian, wearing the Cavire-2. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO After undergoing the Cavire-2 assessment, she was found not to have mild cognitive impairment. Nonetheless, Madam Goh described the tool as taking a 'respectful and welcoming approach' to detecting dementia. The next phase of Cavire-2's development is to test its effectiveness in charting the effectiveness of any interventions to delay the onset of dementia in those with mild cognitive impairment. A panel of healthcare professionals, including neurologists and family physicians, will also be reviewing Cavire-2's content, such as its scenarios, to assess its effectiveness.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Yahoo
$0.60 ramen & more to satisfy you this SG60 week
NDP isn't just a single-day celebration and that's especially true this year, with 2025 being Singapore's 60th birthday. From food to lifestyle, the SG60 deals start months before the parade. But if you've missed all that, here are 3 offers and events for that National Day cheer! There's no beating the nostalgia from a plate of chicken rice, even if you've got differing views on roasted and steamed chicken. Seng Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice may be relatively new to the F&B scene, but they know what's up. Only on 5 Aug, head down for a plate of S$2 Chicken Rice to relive memories that are uniquely Singaporean. Make sure to go early, because we all know our fellow Singaporeans love to queue! 9 Loyang Way, Krislite Building, #01-01, Singapore 508722 +65 9106 2694 Mon to Sat: 7am – 5pm Closed on Sun | When I say SG60, I'm talking S$0.60, not S$60. From now till 9 Aug, enjoy the throwback to food prices in the 'good ol' days' when you dine at Takagi Ramen! S$0.60 Scallion Oil Ramen and Lemon Tea, Gyoza (min. 5 pieces) or Takoyaki for S$0.60 each? Count me in, because the number 6 has never looked this tempting. For a list of locations, opening hours and phone numbers, please click . Facebook | Instagram | Website If restaurant dining isn't you're thing, stroll through a pasar malam-style venture from 6 to 10 Aug while enjoying live music. Street Eats Under The Stars features more than 20 stalls of local treats and old-school games that ensure you'll have fun this week. Local singer Jeff Ng will be performing live on 8 Aug at 7.30pm and on 9 Aug at 6.30pm. And if this atmosphere isn't lively enough for you, fireworks will be lighting up the sky at night, ending the festival with a bang! 30 Raffles Avenue, Singapore Flyer, Singapore 039803 6 Aug: 5pm – 11pm 7 to 8 Aug & 10 Aug: 3pm – 11pm 9 Aug: 3pm – 1am 20 best SG60 food deals: 1-for-1 offers, $60 off next visit & more The post $0.60 ramen & more to satisfy you this SG60 week appeared first on
Straits Times
21 hours ago
- Straits Times
Forum: In 2025, let's also mark the 80th year of Singapore's liberation
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox We celebrate SG60 in 2025 because there was SG01. However we did not have SG01 just because we were kicked out of Malaysia. The seeds for SG01 began 20 years earlier in 1945 when Singapore was liberated from the Japanese. Singapore was officially returned to British colonial rule on Sept 12, 1945, and 2025 is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Singapore. According to history books, the quick surrender of the colonial masters and the harsh experiences under Japanese occupation led to a desire for self-determination among the local population. Each year, on Total Defence Day, Feb 15, we mark the fall of Singapore. However, there is little coverage on the liberation of Singapore – the emergence of Singapore from one of our darkest periods in recent history. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore launches review of economic strategy to stay ahead of global shifts Singapore A look at the five committees reviewing Singapore's economic strategy World Trump says he will 'substantially' raise tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases Singapore Strong S'pore-Australia ties underpinned by bonds that are continually renewed: President Tharman Singapore All recruits at BMTC will be trained to fly drones and counter them: Chan Chun Sing Sport Singaporean swimmer Gan Ching Hwee at 'crossroads' after World Aquatics C'ships display Singapore Ong Beng Seng to be sentenced on Aug 15, prosecution does not object to fine due to his poor health Singapore Pritam Singh had hoped WP would 'tip one or two more constituencies' at GE2025 We should not let the 80th anniversary of Singapore's liberation pass off as another normal day. Without stealing the thunder from the SG60 celebrations, I do hope that the memories of this day can be remembered in a more significant way. Cheah Kok Keong
