by Abriel | Jan 6, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
Climate-related disasters are on an alarming trajectory. The 2010s may well go down as the decade when the trendline of these events headed aggressively north after a noticeable rise in their intensity and frequency since the 1970s. The underlying link to all this is...
by Christie Lee | Jan 1, 2017 | 2017, ST Singaporean of the Year 2016
The Singaporean of the Year award is back for the second time and more than 3,600 votes have been cast as of last Friday morning for the 12 candidates shortlisted for the award . Supported by UBS Singapore, the award seeks to recognise Singaporeans who have put the...
by Abriel | Jan 1, 2017 | 2017, No Poverty
Despite the gloomy economic outlook, Giving.sg reported raising $5.5 million in the first three weeks of December, up from $5.1 million the previous year in 2015. Giving.sg is Singapore’s largest online donation portal, managed by National Volunteer and Philanthropy...