A 15-year-old Singaporean named Mark Eli Fernando saved a man's life after receiving an alert on the Singapore Civil Defence Force's myResponder app. This act of heroism, along with other examples of Singaporeans helping others, inspired President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to express hope for the future of the nation.
Mark Eli Fernando , 15, helped a man in a cardiac arrest incident after he was alerted to it on Sept 7 by the Singapore Civil Defence Force's app.More Singapore ans are going out of their way to help others, which President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said makes him truly hopeful for the future.
“Having been your President for 15 months now, there is something about Singaporeans that makes me truly hopeful about the future,” he said as he shared the stories of three individuals in a New Year message. Mr Tharman also cited the example of Dr Ain Azman, who heads the girls’ football team at Tasek Sailors, a partnership between professional football club Lion City Sailors and Tasek Academy and Social Services to empower disadvantaged youth through sport.
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