Womenlines presents a talk show ‘Let’s erase Domestic Violence’.This talk show aims to share various ways to prevent domestic violence from our society across the globe. In this episode, Archana Mittal, a Therapist/Counsellor/Social Worker from India is sharing about her petition to Introduce Women’s Rights as a Subject in School to Erase Domestic Violence Sign the Petition! http://chng.it/wSv524XL!

Let’s support Archana in getting the initiative of introducing ‘Women’s Rights’ as a subject in Schools. In her words-

Violence against women occurs throughout her life – from before she is born, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and till adulthood. Most of the data are believed to be unreliable as many cases go unreported.
Legislative changes by itself would not suffice because violence against women is a deep-rooted social problem. Lack of awareness, not knowing her rights, and the fear of getting hurt often prevent women from taking any action. Starting at the ground level, gender sensitisation by parents and teachers is needed to sensitise children. Building a strong foundation and learning about their rights early on in life will help recognise and avoid domestic violence from a very young age. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 7 men experience domestic violence by the time they are adults. I want these statistics to be a thing of the past. By providing education in schools about topics related to domestic violence, schools can help prevent incidents and create a culture where domestic violence is no longer such common behaviour in our society. That is why I am addressing this petition to the Ministry of Education and Women and Child Welfare, asking them to introduce women’s rights as a subject in schools, to help address concepts from an early age, and erase domestic violence. There is a need for both men and women to understand this problem, and work together to eradicate it. Sign my petition.
It’s time we Educate To Erase!
Archana Mittal

Archana Mittal

Archana is a chemical engineer by qualification, associate partner at Encito Advisors, Therapist/Counsellor/Social Worker Archana brings in a skill-set of networking and communications. She has been a founder member of many national and international social development initiatives. and Dr Bollineni Keerthi, president Vasavya Mahila Mandali NGO

Bollineni Keerthi

It is a pleasure to have Bollineni Keerthi, President at Vasavya Mahila Mandali NGO, who is doing incredible work for women empowerment in India. She is sharing her observations after meeting and listening to so many women’s stories facing challenges, what every woman should prioritise in life for herself and also teach her daughter so they don’t have to face those challenges.

At Womenlines we strongly believe that as a woman we all are having amazing powers, and skills, which can help us to achieve our dreams and fight challenges in life. Many women across the globe forget or are not even aware of it. Through ‘Let’s Erase Domestic Violence Talkshow’ we want to reach out to women globally who are facing this violence, that they can come out of it, and make them believe that there are people to help them out to prevent domestic violence.

Links to – Episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed by the Programme Participants are solely their current opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Womenlines!

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Womenlines takes pleasure to be a digital partner for the Amplethon 2021 – 8 hrs online ‘No Code Hackathon’, on 28th August, 2 pm- 10 pm IST, by Solworxs.

What if you can learn how to reduce the cost of development of apps by up to 80%? No Code environment of technology can make it possible. Gear up to participate in an Amplethon that can help you to get your fingers on the usage of No Code technology to build solutions!

Solworxs, a business company from India, is organising an Amplethon to empower Citizen Developers globally!

Why No Code Amplethon?

To empower citizen development
To build awareness about no-code platforms
WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get
ATAWAD- Anytime anywhere any device
Smart data capture

The key focus of the amplethon is to invite, train and citizen developers to participate in solving problems with the usage of NoCode solutions and help the results to showcase for the democratization of IT solutions across organizations, Startups, MSMEs, Corporates.

No-code defined visual software development environments enable business and citizen developers to drag and drop mobile apps, bind them, and build smartphone or web applications known as no-code development platforms.

A no-code framework is a programming platform that uses a visual development interface to enable non-technical users to build applications by dragging and dropping software components to create a full app. Users don’t need any previous coding experience to build applications using no-code. (Credit)

Why should you take a No-code Approach?

Access the no-code expert stocks
To get app-based solutions to real-time problems
Reduce the cost of development by up to 80%

How does it works-

Participants opt the listed problems
Form Teams of 3
Deliver solutions – Technical Part (UI/UX) – Business use case – Marketing approach for the solution
Pitch and demo

Contact Details-

freedomfromcode@solworxs.com

www.solworxs.com

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The importance of creating a safe space for mental wellness conversation between therapists and individuals has increased tremendously amidst the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic! Healthy Mind Online, a portal to support the mental well-being of people has come up with such a safe space virtually. Womenlines is delighted to share about this safe space in the words of the Managing Director of Healthy Mind Online Geeta Dayal in the interview at ‘Entrepreneur/Professional of the Month’ Show above-

Geeta Dayal is the Managing Director of Healthy Mind Online (HMO), a Singapore company and an online portal to support the mental well-being of people. HMO has worked with the Institute of Mental Health, Agency of Integrated Care (MOH), and MHC Asia Group in Singapore to fine-tune their online program. Their MyResilience Program has a holistic approach towards mental wellness. HMO recently opened its office in India and is working with a couple of clients, with more in the pipeline. Geeta grew up in a small town in India and loved school and university. Her first job was as a lecturer at Delhi University. She relocated to Singapore 20 years back and became a full-time mom to her daughter.

A desire to venture into the tech startup world and the firm belief that mental health has not been given enough attention by the medical world led to the creation of HealthyMindOnline – an ANONYMOUS digital portal all about mental well-being.

HealthyMindOnline (HMO) wanted to talk about mental well-being, fight the stigma attached to it, and start conversations about this. Mental well-being cannot happen in isolation from physical well-being. And being physically fit alone will not allow you to reach your full potential if you’re not mentally and emotionally resilient. This has surfaced recently in the Olympic Games and the unfortunate incident in a school right here in our country.

Most importantly, HMO wanted to have in place a system where anybody feeling the need for understanding and assistance felt they had a safe space to be heard, or understood without judgement.

HMO’s approach is holistic: they look at awareness, assessment, and intervention–

Awareness:

You can go to the resources page on the website to increase general awareness by reading articles and blog entries about health – both physical and mental.

Assessment :

You can take the Resilience Quiz to get an idea about how resilient you are – that is how well you can bounce back from setbacks. The questions pertain to both physical and mental wellness.

You can anonymous to take this quiz
It’s very easy to understand
You can complete it in under 5 minutes
You get results immediately on completion
You get a healthy range for each score and tips and suggestions too

Intervention:

You can take the 4-week program

The 4-week program is an anonymous program. It is asynchronous text-based support, which means you communicate with a Specialist via text.
The specialists in the program are experts in their area with masters or PhDs; more importantly, they have a minimum of 10 years of experience. Their profile is on the portal – you can read about them and select someone who aligns best with your needs.
For 4 weeks the specialist guides you through any issues you have, equips you with tools, and hand-holds you to support you.
It is text-based so fits well into your schedule, you can message from any place at any time.
Also, the specialist keeps on supporting you throughout for 4 weeks, checking in every day, – successfully ensuring that any new ways of thinking and behaviour become habits.

HMO also offers a regular video consult session, but they find higher uptake for the anonymous 4-week program.

So if you are feeling stressed, lonely, overworked, or relationships are causing heartache, or there is anxiety or sadness, talking to a qualified person helps to overcome such issues, become more resilient and learn how to cope in the future. Nobody should feel that they have no place to be heard, no place they feel safe sharing. Nobody should feel that they are alone, or there is no way out. Everybody deserves to live their lives to their full potential. Everybody deserves to be their best self.

COVID-19 has made people more acutely aware of the importance of mental wellness and also made them more open to getting support online, but HMO was working on this before that.

In 2017, HMO received a grant from Singapore Center for Social Enterprise.
HMO worked with the Institute of mental health (IMH) Singapore on a project. They were nominated for the National Healthcare Innovation Awards in 2020 for the project.
HMO worked with Agency for Integrated Care (Ministry of Health) to run a program to support their employees. The program ran successfully and helped them fine-tune their approach.
HMO has also expanded to India recently and has already signed up clients. Due to COVID-19 employers have been sensitised to the importance of mental wellness in employees, and they see good potential moving forward. Owners of organisations, and senior leadership are more willing to look into this seriously – it’s not just a tick box anymore.
HMO believes that their program can also be very relevant to children and youth too. They are looking for opportunities to work in this area too.

The App for HMOs will be available on the App Stores soon.

The links for the website:

www.healthymindonline.com/singapore

www.healthymindonline.com/india

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Womenlines is delighted to welcome Sandra Pollock OBE from UK, a Business Coach on the Womenlines panel who is a serial entrepreneur and a multi-award-winning Leadership, Management, Diversity & Inclusion, Executive Business Coach and Consultant, Founder & CEO of The Women’s Awards and SHINE Magazine. Every month Sandra will be sharing insightful information at Womenlines to help entrepreneurs!

Listen to Sandra in the interview above how she can help entrepreneurs to grow their business!

In addition to these fields, Sandra also specialises in organisational change, advising senior level Leaders to make people and business decisions that align with their values and strategy, taking their staff with them to improved staff engagement, business profit and growth.

Sandra shares-

Webinars, Events, Workshops, and other activities

I host and take part in a range of webinars and events and run workshops in my specialist areas, most of which are open to the public. Some are only available to my closed group and communities. You can find out about these activities by signing up to my mailing list, following my social media links or websites.

Public speaker, lecturer, presenter, and host

I have spoken as a keynote speaker, and panellist, on numerous occasions and events. This includes speaking at the European Commission on Flexible Working, Leadership management and gender equality, Women in Management and a range of other topics and conferences around the world. I also speak at seminars, webinars, workshops, interviews on TV and Radio (BBC and others). Additionally, other topics include race and equality, women in business, personal, professional, and business development. And finally, hosting my own TV programme.

I have been a radio host, running my own programme on BBC Radio Leicester, EAVA FM and providing weekly visitors slots on other broadcasts. I have lectured at Universities on Leadership, management, entrepreneurship, business start-up and business growth.

At the start of 2021, I was listed in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List and awarded the honour of an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for my services to Equality.

Consultancy:

I specialise in Leadership, Management, Organisational Change, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DE&I). I have built a reputation over three decades delivering a high standard of results. My consultancy focuses on supporting senior and middle managers of high growth companies and organisations, to improve their focus, processes, and performance, leading to a direct impact on profitability and results. By developing staff performance and leadership skills, your business will be able to achieve its strategic objectives and grow.

My work in the areas of DE&I has delivered both race awareness, equality and inclusion and gender awareness improvements; and advising senior boards and HR professionals on how to engage in appropriate and effective gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality activities to benefit from the diversity of their workforce, customers, and the wider community to create greater inclusion.

As a serial entrepreneur, I have found a number of companies in my own right and worked with numerous micro and macro start-up businesses to provide business development and high growth advice and consultancy.

I have worked in a wide range of sectors such as Retail, Transport, NHS, Social Care, Manufacturing, Banking, Further Education, Higher Education, Training, HR, Membership, Charity, and Voluntary sectors, start-ups, and high-growth companies. I work on international assignments in countries such as France, Croatia, Romania, South Africa, Malta, Sweden, Portugal, the USA, Barbados, and the UK.

Individually:

I provide private one to one business, career, professional, personal coaching, using a co-active relationship model which ensures that the supported individual is empowered and equipped to address the issues identified moving forward. Private coaching sessions are arranged on an 8 – 12-month package.

Get in touch

If you would like to work with me on a private one to one basis or to arrange for a discussion in an advisory or consultancy capacity, please make contact via one of the options below.

Mobile: +44 (0) 7977 227 872

Websites: http://openmindcoaching.com/

https://www.sandrapollock.com/

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Are you aware of the superpower of remaining calm in the face of any circumstances!

Learn amazing insights on how this superpower can help you from Leadership Coach Sally Anderson, a guest influencer for Leadership at the Womenlines panel from New Zealand. Sally has privately coached key influencers internationally: CEO’s/executive teams/C-Suite forums/entrepreneurs/celebrities/politicians/millionaires/billionaires over 20 years.

Only when you plug into the electricity point can the electricity ignite – learn to remain CALM, observe, not be impacted by external circumstances. No one can impact your state unless you allow it!

?Learning to be CALM when you are disrespected is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is in their default is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is projecting their opinion onto you is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is angry is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is being argumentative is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is misunderstanding what it is you are saying is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is upset with you is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is making you wrong is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is trying to trigger you is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when others are assassinating your character is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when you are at a scene of an accident is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is being offensive is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when you are around negative people is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is late is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when you receive an email that is completely off is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when you are being talked about is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when your kids kick out is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when you perceive things aren’t working is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is taking credit for something you have done is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when in the presence of someone who is stressed, overwhelmed is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when someone is talking behind your back is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when you feel unsupported is a superpower
?Learning to be CALM when you feel out of control is a superpower

How many can you tick today?

Leadership Coach to let go negative affirmations

Sally Anderson

Leadership Coach To The Influencers

http://linkedin.com/in/sallyanderson-leadershipcoachtotheinfluencers

7 mood foods to help you to manage your mental health the best way!

Womenlines takes pleasure to share about Ms Ketki Vinayachandra as an ‘Influencer of Health’ at the Womenlines panel. Ketki is sharing articles and videos related to excellence in health through Naturopathy at Womenlines. Ketki is a trained Naturopath and she is quite passionate about creating awareness about Naturopathy across the world. In this video, Ketki is sharing 7 mood foods that can help you to manage your mental health better way!

How food affects mood?

It can be very difficult to decide which food we should eat and which ones to avoid, as so much advice across so many media platforms. However, the concept that what we choose to eat may also affect the way we feel can be helpful to add such foods to our list which can make us happy.

Changing your diet may help to:

enhance your mood
provide you more energy
help you to have clarity in thoughts

Try out incredibly amazing Fajita Veg with Mexican Buddha Bowl picked from https://forkfulofplants.com/!

‘Healthy recipes for healthy you’ is especially for that segment of Womenlines audience who are eagerly looking for new recipes which are healthy also!

INGREDIENTS

For the fajita veg

2 bell peppers thickly sliced
2 red onions thickly sliced
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp hot paprika
1 tsp cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

For the coriander and lime quinoa

200 g quinoa ~1 cup, rinsed
310 ml water ~1¼ cups
15 g coriander/cilantro chopped
1 lime juiced
salt and pepper to taste

For the beans and corn

5 cloves garlic sliced
1 red chilli pepper chopped
1 350g can sweetcorn drained
1 400g can black beans drained and rinsed
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
salt and pepper to taste

To serve

½ batch pico de gallo
250 g romaine lettuce chopped
2 avocados sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 200°c/fan 180°c.
Add the sliced peppers and onions to a large sheet pan or roasting dish with the smoked and hot paprika, a little bit of salt and pepper, and a drizzle of oil. Cook them in the oven for 20 minutes, until soft and just starting to char.
Meanwhile, rinse the quinoa and add it to a medium saucepan with the water. Bring it to a boil, then simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes, or until all of the water has been absorbed.
Whilst the veggies and quinoa and cook, make the beans and corn. Add the garlic and chilli to a large pan with a little oil, and fry over a medium heat for 3 minutes.
Add the corn, black beans, cumin, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Stir, then increase the heat a little. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring, until there is no liquid in the pan. Remove from the heat.
Make the pico de gallo.
Stir the lime juice and chopped coriander through the cooked quinoa, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
To assemble your bowls, fill the bottom with lettuce, then top with the quinoa, fajita veg, beans and corn, and pico de gallo. Finish each bowl with sliced avocado.

NOTES

These Mexican Buddha bowls can be stored in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 4 days. They are not suitable for freezing. However, the beans and fajita vegetables can be frozen separately, then defrosted and reheated in a pan or the microwave until piping hot through. If you want to meal prep and eat your Mexican quinoa bowl hot, I would suggest keeping the salsa, lettuce, and avocado separate from the other components. Heat the beans and corn, quinoa, and vegetables in the microwave for a couple of minutes, then add them to the cold items.

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Do you want to learn how to use EFT tapping for pain relief? Influencer for Alternate Therapies Suzanne Alfandri has shared some EFT techniques to get relief from pain.

Womenlines takes pleasure to share powerful knowledge about EFT Tapping from the expert Suzanne Alfandri, from the USA. In the video above Suzaane has shared the right way of EFT Tapping therapy to feel good.

Tap along with this video to release an emotion that might be adding to a physical discomfort. Pain, Discomfort, Emotion!

Suzanne Alfandri

EFT Tapping Therapy

According to a 2012 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, up to 80% of visits to primary care doctors are related to stress. Clinical trials have shown that EFT removes emotional trauma and accelerates the body’s natural ability to heal itself.
https://suzannealfandari.com/eft-or-emotional-freedom-techniques/

Content Credit-Suzanne Alfandari

It is a pleasure to welcome Suzanne Alfandari, Motivational Interviewing Trainer, an expert in EFT tapping training, and Licensed Therapist from California as a guest contributor at Womenlines Panel. A Certified Expert EFT Trainer and Practitioner, Suzanne has also worked 15+ years as a family therapist at Marin County Mental Health Services where she continues to serve as the Stress Manager for the Marin County Office of Emergency Services. She is a member of MINT, the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and is a MINT Certified Trainer.

Womenlines is grateful to Allatra TV for sharing the video to make people think and take action for preventing the environmental crisis! This video is part of the International online conference “Global Crisis. This Already Affects Everyone” which is an event of utmost importance organized by volunteers from around the world on the platform of ALLATRA International Public Movement.

Environmental Crisis

Allatra TV shares- ” Modern civilization has reached the point of instability and global crises. The global financial, economic, environmental, anthropological, and climate crises are realities that every person is already facing. But this is only the beginning. Do people realize the full scope of the upcoming threats? Radical changes in all spheres of life in the near future are inevitable for every person on the planet. Yet, how aware is the world community of these changes, not to mention being prepared for them?”

The international online conference “Global Crisis. This Already Affects Everyone” is an event of utmost importance organized by volunteers from around the world on the platform of the ALLATRA International Public Movement. On July 24, 2021, at 15:00, Greenwich Mean Time, a live broadcast of the conference was streamed on thousands of media channels and platforms with simultaneous interpreting into 72 languages. Visit the conference link to watch the full conference! The purpose of the conference is to provide a comprehensive, thorough overview of external and internal factors of the rapidly progressing global crisis that is affecting everyone.

ABOUT THE MOVEMENT

ALLATRA International Public Movement was founded in 2011 on the basis of Lagoda International Public Organization. Today, participants of the movement are implementing a vast number of large-scale projects in different areas. The projects are being accomplished by the world’s best volunteer experts from various walks of life who are not indifferent to the future of our civilization and who develop their professional and creative potential for the benefit of the whole of humanity.

AllatRa International Public Movement. It is an association of active, honest and friendly people who aspire to use their best qualities for the benefit of society. It is a new format of relations regardless of nationalities, professions, social status, religious and political views.

Active participants of ALLATRA International Public Movement are implementing major international initiatives with an intention to create conditions for the formation of a creative society free from the system of consumerist mindsets:

Launch and implementation of public, cultural and socially significant constructive activities, projects and programs;
raising the level of awareness and knowledge of the society about the ways and opportunities of the global unification of socially active citizens around the world on the basis of friendship and creation;
efficient cooperation between each other as well as with various public movements, community, public, international, governmental, intergovernmental organizations, professional associations, trade unions, diplomatic circles, cultural and academic communities, and mass media.

How to use the power of your voice to brand yourself at Clubhouse? Guest contributor at Womenlines, Hedieh Safiyari, Founder & CEO of PromptHealth has shared interesting tips in her article below-

Being able to use our voice is a privilege many of us take for granted. In order to ignite change, we must be willing to take opportunities where we can speak our minds and deliver a message that matters. Our voice and how we use it determines who we are, and ultimately what our brand is and what difference we make in the world. Conveying your message to the world with your unique voice in an authentic way allows you to find and connect with an audience that resonates with your mission.

Getting started with this is not always easy. You need to have a clear understanding of what it is you want to convey, and then need to find a way to reach people who will listen and connect with your values. This can be difficult as those who are receptive to our ideas aren’t always who we expect. You must be willing to be patient and open-minded to the idea that your audience will find you in time, but it might not always be in the way you expect. The important part about figuring out what you want to convey is that if you are truly passionate, it will come to you naturally. This is immensely important and will be crucial to your success. The fact is, your passion will be evident in your message, which will help others understand the change you want to make and inspire them to join you.

Nowadays, there are so many different channels to advocate for your message – blogging, video, podcasts, and social media as a few examples. Recently, a mobile app called Clubhouse has disrupted the way we interact and converse with others online. Creators of the platform understood how impactful the power of voice can be and leveraged this to create a voice-only app where culturally diverse individuals have the opportunity to share their thoughts in real-time and connect with like-minded people. When you enter the app, you can browse through different rooms and go in and out of them as you please. Once you choose a room you can stop to just listen, raise your hand to speak, or even create rooms yourself to be the speaker and moderator of the room.

The clubhouse has been a gamechanger for networking and allows users to tap into niche community circles that they otherwise may not have found through traditional social media platforms. If you are a leader and a creator, Clubhouse is a great tool to help amplify your voice. Personally, I have resonated with hundreds of people and have expanded my own community in health and wellness by connecting with like-minded, inspiring individuals who I have also learnt from during my time at Clubhouse. Each experience with Clubhouse has felt like I am taking part in a communal meeting with brilliant individuals who share a common ground: sharing knowledge about topics they are deeply passionate about. It is something that I not only enjoy but gain immense value from whether I am learning, educating, supporting, or just simply conversing and listening. This is just one example of how your voice can inspire others. If you are motivated to make an impact, it is important to leverage tools available for you so that people can hear you. Be the voice for change, one that inspires someone younger and uplifts someone older.

The first step is always the hardest, but once you find your community you will be glad you started. You have the power, it is within you and waiting to get out. Get out there and get heard!

Hedieh Safiyari, Founder & CEO of PromptHealth

Hedieh Safiyari is the founder/CEO of PromptHealth, a platform and app revolutionizing access to credible health and wellness experts based on individualized needs. With 20 years of experience in healthcare and a global MBA, she is on a mission to shake up the health and wellness industry and make a difference in people’s lives through technology by simplifying access to the right sources and eliminating trial and errors.

www.Prompthealth.ca

Happy Birthday, Singapore! May God bless Singapore with an abundance of prosperity, peace and success!

What Makes Singapore so Unique?

Being Extreme Clean

Singapore is quite famous for having some of the cleanest roads in the world. This is due to a 50,000-strong cleaning workforce employed to keep the streets neat. Singapore is also famous for its strict laws on littering, spitting on the streets, vandalism and public urination. If people are guilty of conducting such offence that can result in heavy fines and/or a punishment called Corrective Work Order, where offenders are required to pick up litter in public wearing a bright vest.

Fines and corporal punishment

Singapore is quite known for its fitness. Tourist t-shirts often call Singapore a ‘fine city’ . This has happened because of a number of laws and regulations that can result in a very heavy fine if flouted, these can range from smoking in no-smoking areas, jaywalking or even eating and drinking on the MRT. More serious infractions like robbery, vandalism or drug trafficking in Singapore can result in jail sentences, but also corporal punishment like caning or even a death sentence.

Lee Kuan Yew

If there is one Singaporean who people around the world can name, chances are that it is Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Often regarded as the founding father of independent Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew was known for his frankness and hard edge and was the driving force behind instituting some of the famous things Singapore is known for listed in this article, like the garden city and strict laws. His passing in 2015 was a day of national mourning for the country, and his son Lee Hsien Loong is currently Singapore’s third prime minister.

Singapore opened world’s first night zoo

Singapore’s Night Safari provides a nocturnal experience like no other in the city; it’s also the world’s very first night zoo. Opened in 1994, the 35-hectare park features over 1,000 animals in their naturalistic night-time environments. You can Hop onto the 40-minute tram ride for an overview of the park’s main attractions. Be sure to amble along the four interlinked walking trails within the park, for a zoo trip like no other.

Happy Birthday, Singapore! May God bless with more uniqueness and more happiness to all residents of the country!