temasek polytechnic

He was driven to achieve

May 22, 2013 - 12:04am

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TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Against the odds, Mr Ng Wei Sheng, 20, was determined to succeed. His mother was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago and his father has been unemployed for two years.

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Comeback kid II: Turning page turned his life

May 14, 2013 - 1:19am

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Eunice Toh

TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR

He was in Secondary 3 when his life changed because of a book that was left on a coffee table by his father.

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Nifty ideas to improve lives

January 9, 2013 - 1:07am

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Esther Ng

(From left) Zephan Lee, Eliot Ong, Eileen Wong, Cecelia Tay, Grace Lu and Vera Zheng showing their award-winning device

TNP PICTURE: Gary Goh

They came up with not one but 12 ideas to improve things in our daily life.

And three were showcased at Temasek Polytechnic’s Engineering Project Show on Monday.

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Student vents on Facebook after MOE denies 'simple' film request

December 21, 2012 - 12:55am

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Esther Ng

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All he wanted was permission to get a few “general shots” on his video camera at a few primary schools.

It would be for his documentary on education in Singapore, and the film was for his Final Year Project.

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Poly students pitch solutions to challenges

September 24, 2012 - 2:19am

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Nathaniel Fetalvero

Exempt sportsmen from national service (NS). And artists too.

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TNP report helps him win scholarship

August 4, 2012 - 12:11am

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Linette Heng

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After two unsuccessful scholarship applications, Mr Lim Wei Zhong thought he would never be able to get a scholarship.

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Shaky start, but he's on solid ground now

May 17, 2012 - 1:41am

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Mark Leong

Mr Lim Wei Zhong may have problems grasping a glass of water, but he has no problems mastering computer programming.

The 26-year-old suffers from an enhanced physiological tremor which results in slurred speech, shaky hands, writing difficulty and slow reaction times.