betty November 7, 2020

Ang Mo Kio resident Jessie Teo (left), 55, teaching her 73-year-old neighbour, Madam Ong Lee Toh, how to make video calls using her phone at the Touchpoint@AMK 433 community hub. Madam Ong is now able to make WhatsApp video calls to her daughter and

 To while away her time on weekdays when her children are busy at work, retired dishwasher Wong Ah Moy, 80, often travels from her flat in Tampines to Toa Payoh bus interchange, where she grabs a bite and goes people-watching.

Her no-frills 3G flip phone allows her to go online to perform limited functions, but she only uses the phone to call her family members occasionally.

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