by Abriel | Apr 28, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
By day, Madam Choong Chui Ping teaches mechanical technology at the Institute of Technical Education. By night, the mother of two is a “tailor” who has been sewing masks – not for family or friends, but for strangers she may never meet. Armed with...
by Abriel | Apr 27, 2020 | 2020, What Inspires You?, Zero Hunger
Food firm TiffinLabs, co-founded by billionaire Kishin R.K., has set up a charitable foundation to give free meals to the needy during the Covid-19 crisis. The TiffinLabs Food is Love Foundation has partnered charity Free Food For All to distribute, as a start, 20,000...
by Abriel | Apr 26, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Sales at Liang Food Caterer have plunged by around 80% in recent weeks but general manager Foo Zhi Yang is still dishing up meals for migrant workers. The firm prepares lunch and dinner – rice with vegetables and other ingredients – and delivers them to...
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...
