Great Women Of Our Time

From harbouring a childhood dream of being a doctor and later becoming a scientist, Dr. Sandhya Sriram now heads stem cell-based meat company Shiok Meats. The company's co-founder shares more about starting the business with nothing but passion and skill, loving your job, hiring the right team and being a laid-back mom.

A decade after her tumultuous start in politics in 2011, Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling talks to The Weekly about growing through adversity, motherhood, tackling cyberbullying and being a woman in Singapore's political landscape.

In this episode, we speak to ophthalmologist Dr. Claudine Pang, who is the founder of Asia Retina Eye Surgery Centre. The avid humanitarian doesn't just take her two children on mission trips to Nepal, she also started Eyecare Without Borders, a charitable initiative that offers eye care for those in underprivileged societies in Singapore as well as in developing countries.  

In our pilot episode, we speak to Jenny Tay, mother of two as well as the daughter of Singapore’s philanthropic undertaker Roland Tay. She is also the managing director of Direct Funeral Services and the co-founder of Direct Life Foundation. Since entering the death industry, she has done much to change the face of what has traditionally been seen as a sunset trade.