by Abriel | Apr 26, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Local celebrities are stepping up in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut many businesses and entertainment venues in Singapore. Television presenter Diana Ser launched charity campaign ShowWeCareSG on 15 April to raise $250,000 in a month for...
by Abriel | Apr 23, 2020 | 2020, Clean Water & Sanitation
If there were an antidote to the general climate of volatility that weighs on our current epoch, Wateroam’s success story might fit the bill. Established in 2014 by Mr David Pong, 30, Mr Lim Chong Tee, 28, and Mr Vincent Loka, 26, the company has, through its...
by Abriel | Apr 23, 2020 | 2020, Quality Education
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has launched a private philanthropic programme to help its students, with university president Subra Suresh and wife Mary Suresh making a personal gift of $100,000 to seed the fund. The University said in a statement on 22 April...
by Abriel | Apr 23, 2020 | 2020, What Inspires You?, Zero Hunger
Lee Ray Sheng was thrilled when his fried beehoon stall opened for business at the end of February. For the 20-year-old computer science undergraduate at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Raydy Beehoon, which opened into the wee hours of the morning, was a...
by Abriel | Apr 20, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Community groups have launched an online platform to help low-income families whose plight during the coronavirus pandemic was featured in The Straits Times on 19 Apr. It noted the systematic gaps that these families face such as food insecurity and low wages. These...
