Singapore, Sept. 27 -- Locally, we have the woke Kheng siblings, Narelle and Benjamin, using their influencer status to promote mental health and sustainability, along with their music and acting careers.
We have Singaporean children as young as age 11 completing Grade Eight piano practical qualifications, while the typical age is 16.
In Britain, my 17-year-old daughter Happy's schoolmate, Ruby, at age 13, spoke at the United Nations, campaigning to end Period Poverty, where girls and women do not have access to safe, hygienic menstrual products.
Malala Yousafzai, at 17, became the youngest Nobel Prize winner in 2014. Two years prior, the Taleban tried to assassinate her on the school bus because she blogged of its growing influence i...