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Golf: 700 golfers raise $1.3m at SICC May Day event
SINGAPORE – The sick, the elderly, the children with special needs, the hungry and the community are among the 13 beneficiaries who stand to gain…
Spreading festive cheer to needy families in North West District with carepacks of food, essentials
SINGAPORE – For the past month, volunteers have brought festive cheer to needy residents living in rental blocks in Singapore’s North West District with carepacks…
Homeless shelters in Singapore mostly full, with 100 people on wait list
SINGAPORE – As the economic and social fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues to bite, the 21 temporary shelters for the homeless in Singapore are…
President's Star Charity has raised $10.4 million so far
SINGAPORE – This year’s President’s Star Charity show has raised $10,423,381 as at Sunday (Oct 4) night, said its organiser Mediacorp. The sum is close…
Charities urge YouTube rethink on captions
Charities are calling for YouTube to reconsider getting rid of a tool that helps people with hearing loss watch videos. Community captions – when users…
Migrant rescue charities call on Italy to release impounded ships
Sea-Eye, Sea-Watch and SOS Mediterranee say ships were seized on ‘spurious grounds’ to prevent migrants from landing. Three migrant rescue organisations have called on the…
President's Challenge 2021 to support digital inclusion of vulnerable groups
SINGAPORE – Ensuring digital inclusion for vulnerable groups in society will be the theme for next year’s President’s Challenge, an annual fund-raiser for the less…
UBS and staff donate $552,000 to ST School Pocket Money Fund; bank's Asia-Pacific president donates $500,000
SINGAPORE – Swiss investment bank UBS has marked its 50th anniversary in Singapore with a $500,000 donation to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund…
Crisis Centre president barred from conducting fund-raising appeals, centre restricted in such activities
SINGAPORE – Following investigations on its fund-raising activities, Crisis Centre (Singapore) president Dennis Lee Wen Da has been prohibited from conducting any fund-raising appeals, while the…