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Angela Jelita

At Love Handle, in Singapore’s Chinatown, everyone from vegans to meat eaters is coming to buy cuts of its semi-prepared plant-based meats, as well as enjoy its comfort food dishes.

Segregation measures in Singapore for those not vaccinated against coronavirus left this group feeling ostracised, and some got jabs. Others hold out, while the vaccinated crave a return to ‘normal life’.

To successfully adopt a plant-based diet you have to have a reason, says Marko Martinis, a tech start-up COO. You need to keep score of what you’re eating, find support and places to eat and advice on the right nutrition.

Battery chicken farms will trigger the next pandemic, health experts predict – and it will be 100 times deadlier than Covid-19. To head it off, we can eat less factory-farmed meat and more plant-based foods.

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Most of us feel anxious or overwhelmed in uncertain times. Three women – including the writer, who is weeks away from giving birth – practise daily meditation to stay calm during the pandemic.

Singapore-based bodybuilder Luke Tan and his ultra-marathon-running wife Emilie adopted a plant-based diet nearly a decade ago and saw the benefits almost overnight. Now they are raising their daughter as a vegan, too.

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Asylum seekers who fled war to reach Indonesia have been told there is almost no chance of them being permanently settled in a third country. Many deal with depression and suicidal thoughts as they struggle to feed their children

Sinetron – as they are called in Indonesian – are the highest rated and longest running shows in the country. From characters sleeping in full make-up to look beautiful to evil stepmothers, critics say they convey an unhealthy view of life

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The country’s school system is geared towards high achievement in exams, but the emphasis on rote learning and memorisation, combined with pressure to succeed, affects children’s social skills, health and overall happiness