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Pioneer Generation seniors to get MediSave top-ups of up to S$1,200 in mid-July

Pioneer Generation seniors to get MediSave top-ups of up to S$1,200 in mid-July Pioneers who have registered their mobile numbers with Singpass before Jun 1 will be notified via SMS by Jun 15 of the amount they are eligible for, while the rest will receive notification letters by the end of June. Pioneer Generation seniors will receive MediSave top-ups ranging from S$300 (US$233) to S$1,200 in mid-July, totalling over S$145 million, said the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Tuesday (Jun 9)....

Tributes paid to MOBO Awards founder and cultural pioneer Kanya King, dead at 57

MOBO Awards founder Kanya King championed Black musicians' contribution to British culture and funded the first Music Of Black Origin awards in 1996. Heartfelt tributes have been posted, remembering her as a "visionary" and "a pioneer" who "changed the face of culture and music.” The MOBO Organisation has announced that British entrepreneur and cultural pioneer Kanya King, who founded the annual music award which honours achievements in “music of Black origin”, has died aged 57.

Pioneering cancer specialist who became test case for world-first experimental treatment dies

Pioneering cancer specialist who became test case for world-first experimental treatment dies Prof Richard Scolyer’s groundbreaking work on immunotherapy revolutionised treatment of advanced melanoma - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Richard Scolyer, the pioneering Australian cancer specialist who became a test case for an experimental brain tumour treatment, died on Sunday night. His death prompted a wave of tributes for his transformative work in melanoma care. Scolyer, pathologist and...

As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits

Chinese authorities have praised the return of Tianya – which was one of the country’s most popular internet forums in the pre-algorithm, pre-short-video era – while cautioning that freedom of speech must be balanced with responsibility. The pioneering web portal was launched by Tianya Community Network Technology Co. in 1999, when the internet was in its infancy in China, but suddenly closed in April 2023 due to financial problems. On Sunday, the company announced that the forum would come...

‘She gave the young a chance’: pioneering activist’s battle for Black equality in Manchester

Locita Brandy, 91, has received a medal of honour to recognise her lifetime of campaigning in the cityThey both came from the Caribbean to Manchester, and they both dedicated their lives to the betterment of Black communities. Now, the legacies of two postwar pioneers, strangers to each other and from different walks of life, have been celebrated by one gesture. Locita Brandy, 91, never met the Nobel prize-winning economist W Arthur Lewis.

Rare images capture pioneer life on WA's south coast in the early 1900s

Family gifts historical collection of images captured by pioneering WA photographer Bert Saw Sun 31 May 2026 at 10:06am The early days of settlement, young soldiers heading off to war and one of WA's first train lines being built are just some of the highly prized photos captured by one of Australia's earliest photographers. At the turn of the 20th century, Albany-born Bert Saw documented, in incredibly rare and beautiful detail, the life and experience of those living on the state's rugged...

Pioneering study aims to find out how repeated blows to head in women’s rugby affects brain

A pioneering study is being conducted to investigate the effects of repeated head impacts in women's rugby. Researchers are focusing on this area because female brains are considered softer and potentially more vulnerable than those in men's sports, where Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) has been widely studied. This research comes as women's rugby continues to grow significantly globally.

'What a legacy': Pioneering researcher Richard Scolyer dies aged 59

Professor Richard Scolyer dies aged 59 leaving behind legacy of revolutionary brain cancer research Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 12:06am Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer has died aged 59 after fighting the "worst of the worst brain cancers". His legacy: fast-tracking revolutionary cancer treatment by volunteering to be "patient zero" in a radical approach to treating his tumour. Scolyer fought the aggressive brain cancer for almost three years, defying the terrible survival odds.

Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum

After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial call to scrap our current view of the condition and start again

Meta Ramsay: The British intelligence pioneer who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’