An addiction or just a hobby?

Youths spend up to 27 hours a week playing online games like MapleStory and World of Warcraft. But is it such a bad thing? YouthInk writers give their take.
Aim to be the best, even in virtual world
I REMEMBER when I lived and breathed MapleStory in Secondary 4 – I spent close to 24 hours at [...]

Busy Singapore youth find little to cheer

Fulfilling expectations of others
SOCIETY demands that we get good grades, get good jobs, lead good lives.
We are being forced into courses we don’t like, such as law, economics or medicine, just because it’s a ‘good’ course that can score us a ‘good’ job when we graduate.
How can we ever be happy if we’re doing things [...]

Raising awareness about risks of unprotected sex

YouthInk writers speak up about what’s lacking in sex education.
Use graphic ads to shock youth
JUDGING by the results of a recent Health Promotion Board (HPB) Aids awareness survey, it seems that young people are least concerned about the risk of Aids infection via unprotected sex.
It is high time that they be shocked into action through [...]

Elderly cleaners – Is it a choice or a necessity?

Are elderly cleaners an inevitable consequence of an ageing society? YouthInk writers weigh in on the issue.
It reflects badly on us
MANY elderly people choose to return to the workforce because they do not have the means to retire comfortably.
Some prefer an active working life to retirement.
However, rather than offering back-breaking jobs such as cleaners, other [...]

What good is a leisure island if we have no time to enjoy it?

YouthInk writers share their thoughts on the URA Master Plan unveiled recently.
Too busy for leisure
THE proposed plan to turn the nation into a ‘leisure island’ is a laudable effort by the Government to encourage Singaporeans to spend more time with their family.
However, its aims seem unrealistic in work-obsessed Singapore.
Consider an average family of two parents [...]