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LONDON (Reuters) - The children of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have warmly thanked the public for its support and for tributes paid to their father, who died on Friday aged 99. Following are comments or statements from the couple's four children this weekend. Eldest son and heir to the throne, Prince Charles: "My father, for I suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable devoted service to the queen, to my family, to the country and also to the whole of the Commonwealth," Charles said outside his Highgrove House home on Saturday. "My dear papa was a very special person who above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him and from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful for all that." "It will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time." "As you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously. He was a much loved and appreciated figure and ... » Learn More about British royals react to Prince Philip’s death

THE first thing to disclaim is that the title is a question, and it is not rhetorical. I would even have to justify the question, but if we have the arguments that the Warriors ruined the NBA, the Lakers cheated (by trading for AD and trying to sign Kawhi Leonard), then this seems like a fair question. There is a basis for it since James Harden did sabotage the Houston Rockets. What would you call playing badly, blatantly violating Covid-19 protocols (at a strip club, no less), showing up overweight and having your stats dip every game? That could just be dismissed as a dip in performance, but when he suddenly averages a triple double once he changes his jersey, then it doesn’t take much to add one and one together. Harden forced his way out of the Houston Rockets, and he did it his own way. It worked, and this is a player who knows what he wants and finds a way to get it. Harden will flop, bait defenders into flimsy fouls, or travel a lot to get his points. It obviously worked, ... » Learn More about Did the Brooklyn Nets sabotage the NBA?

SINGAPORE - Tearing your hair out over home-based learning (HBL), which started on Wednesday and is set to continue till May 4? Fret not. Here are some suggestions from academic and parenting experts, who advise thinking out of the box and letting the teachers get on with their job, albeit remotely, while schools are closed. Here is how parents can keep sane while optimising this time to help their children make true learning gains. More HBL resources for parents can also be found on MOE's website . 1. HONE SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING It is a good time to help the children develop self-directed learning abilities, says Dr Tan Seng Chee, an associate professor at National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). There are many reasons why it is not feasible for parents to take the place of teachers. Subject teachers may have specialised approaches, especially at higher grade levels, while parents working from home have other demands on their time ... » Learn More about Coronavirus: 7 ways to thrive under home-based learning

SINGAPORE - Ms Jayme Tan received the "best Mother's Day present" last Wednesday (May 6): her husband back home. Mr Xie Jiahao was finally reunited with his wife and children after 51 days away battling Covid-19 - all because of a good deed. On March 16, the 37-year-old decided to comfort his bereaved friend, who had just lost his wife, by staying over at his home for a week. His friend, who had just returned from Britain, tested positive for Covid-19 on March 22. Mr Xie, an assistant vice-president of digital marketing, was immediately quarantined and tested positive on March 30. He was moved to D'Resort NTUC in Pasir Ris on April 5 as his mild symptoms had subsided. It took another month before he finally scored two consecutive negative swab tests and was discharged - fortuitously, on his mother's birthday and two days after his own. After coping on her own with two pre-schoolers, Ms Tan, who is 14 weeks pregnant with her third child, says: "I'm overwhelmed by happiness. ... » Learn More about Managing the home while hubby battles Covid-19: 3 mums and the challenges they face

No one in Ms Deena Al Mahbuba's family has met her daughter, Aara. She was born at the end of 2019, extremely premature. By the time Aara left the hospital for her home outside Boston in mid-June, the world was already months into Covid-19 lockdowns. Ms Mahbuba's close relatives, along with her husband's, all live in Bangladesh. The couple moved from there in 2013. Family members have done their best to stay connected, but Ms Mahbuba, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wishes her relatives were nearby. Her elder siblings could help her soothe Aara when she is sleepless. Or they could show her how they introduced foods to their babies. Aara, now 15 months old, struggles with new foods after having been tube-fed in her early life. Ms Mahbuba also hopes Aara will learn to speak Bengali, but worries she needs exposure to the language from people besides her parents. "Sometimes, I feel really sad," she said. "I feel like there is a gap ... » Learn More about Bonding with a child born during pandemic times

AUGUSTA: With a new coach solving swing issues and reduced celebrity media stress this week, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama finds himself on the verge of a historic victory at the Masters. Matsuyama fired a seven-under par 65 on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), his low score in 37 career rounds at Augusta National and the week’s first bogey-free round, to grab a four-stroke lead after 54 holes on 11-under 205. About the only thing that’s a mystery to him so far at Augusta National is what it would mean to his golf-loving homeland if he becomes the first Japanese man to win a major title. “I’m not sure how to answer the question,” Matsuyama said through a translator. “All I can do is prepare well, try my best, and do the best that I can tomorrow.” Two Japanese women have won major titles, Hinako Shibuno at the 2019 Women’s British Open and Chako Higuchi at the 1977 LPGA Championship. Two Japanese men have managed major runner-up finishes, Isao Aoki at the 1980 US Open and Matsuyama ... » Learn More about Matsuyama on the brink of historic Masters victory

SINGAPORE - As part of its Thank You, Mom campaign, Procter & Gamble (P&G) says it is tying up with supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice and will deliver 500 care packs to mothers of Singapore's Special Olympic athletes over this May 8-10 weekend. The bundles, worth $50,000 in total, contain items like face cream and food items like rice, cooking oil and milk. They are delivered directly to the recipient's home. For Ms Chan Kam Ling, whose son Jeremy Yeo Zhi Hui competes in athletics and swimming, it was a welcome distraction with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. She said: "Mother's Day was the last thing on my mind when we don't remember what day it is any more. When the care package arrived, it was as though suddenly someone thought of us mothers." P&G vice-president for Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, Shankar Viswanathan, paid tribute to the work of parents like Ms Chan. He added: "Through this campaign, we thank mums for their boundless love, care, and support ... » Learn More about FairPrice, P&G deliver 500 care packs to mums of Special Olympians to celebrate Mother’s Day

Image: Facebook/Ryan Seacrest Ryan Seacrest is donating $1 million (over P50.6 million) to help COVID-19 frontliners and other relief operations amid the ongoing crisis. The amount will be used to assist those residing in New York and Los Angeles in the United States, as per People last Monday, April 13. “New York and Los Angeles are very special places to me and so I wanted to do something in the immediate to give back in these unprecedented times,” the TV and radio host told the publication. Three-quarters, or $750,000 (more than P37.9 million), of the donation will be used to house and feed 200 emergency medical technicians and first responders with the New York City Fire Department. The frontliners will be housed in an apartment building in the city for six weeks through the First Responders Children’s Foundation. “After seeing a news report about first responders sleeping in their cars in New York to avoid putting their loved ones at risk, I wanted to do something to ... » Learn More about Ryan Seacrest donates $1 million to COVID-19 relief efforts

BANGKOK – The cultural, race, religious, and age differences don’t carry the same stigma among Thais as they do with folks back in the West. You can find a white, 60 year old atheist man, happily married to a 23 year old Thai Buddhist woman. And if asked whether or not they are content, they’ll most likely say they’re as happy as pigs in muck – and mean it too! However according to a recent article in The Guardian in the UK the people most against older men having younger Thai girlfriends, or wives, are usually ex-wives and their children, especially if the new woman in Dad’s life happens to be younger than his kids. The daughter writes, my father, who is nearly 70, has in the last couple of years established a life for himself in Thailand and now spends more than half the year there, where he has a house and a girlfriend about 40 years his junior. My mother died three years ago, and he left for Thailand immediately after the funeral, leaving my brother and me to deal with ... » Learn More about My Father has Moved to Thailand to live with a Young Woman