by Abriel | Apr 13, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
From April 2018, 39,000 children from more than 670 pre-schools will be participating in an annual initiative that encourages them to be involved in community service through everyday acts of kindness. This is almost one-third of all the pre-schools in Singapore....
by Abriel | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Twelve years ago, Anglo-Chinese Junior College rugby captain Lee Wei Kong sprinted through a pedestrian crossing to catch a bus – and was bulldozed by an oncoming taxi. The severe, traumatic head and spinal injuries he suffered needed three major operations within a...
by Abriel | Apr 9, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
The traumatic experience of finding himself and his family homeless for two years proved a life-changing event for Mr Mohd Affendy Abdullah. He was just 16 when his mother divorced his abusive father and was left to fend for her four children alone – and they...
by Abriel | Apr 3, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
At the age of nine, Sofia Chen made history in 2017 by becoming the youngest Singaporean author to land a major publishing deal in the United States – with a Lego how-to activity book. And it all began because she simply wanted to help her six-year-old sister, who has...
by Abriel | Apr 3, 2018 | 2018, Global, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
When Eman Sulaeman begged his parents to let him play football, the couple worried their young son — born with no feet and just one full leg — would be mocked. But two decades later, the 30-year-old Indonesian goalkeeper is wowing crowds at home and abroad with his...
by Abriel | Mar 31, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Businessman Keith Chua, 64, is a trustee of a fund which has given away millions to causes in education, healthcare and heritage. The executive chairman of ABR Holdings, the food and beverage firm that owns Swensen’s in Singapore, credits his family and his...
