by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Singapore Budget 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
A tax deduction scheme for donations to charities will be extended for three years, until December 2021, to foster the spirit of giving. For every $1 donated to a charity that is an Institution of a Public Character (IPC), donors get $2.50 deducted off their taxable...
by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Singapore Budget 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
When tour guide Chandra Mogan, 73, realised he was unable to care for his disabled wife any longer, he decided to admit her to a nursing home. But that just caused more distress. Madam Kaliammal Narayanasamy Krishnasamy, 68, has Parkinson’s disease, cannot walk...
by Abriel | Feb 19, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Over the past three decades, Mr Paul Lee, who was born with cerebral palsy, has experienced numerous acts of kindness from Singaporeans. These acts of kindness spurred Mr Lee, now 38, to go on to help others in need. The tax consultant is an avid volunteer, and he...
by Abriel | Feb 12, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Scrap metal collector Tan Yew Huat is looking forward to celebrating Chinese New Year – his home of more than 40 years has been spruced up for the first time. “It is in some way like a new beginning,” said Mr Tan, 59, who has lived in his Hougang...
by Abriel | Feb 11, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Strict upbringing by her father, who was a firm disciplinarian, left Madam Victoria Rany Francis with a lifelong fear of speaking to strangers. To avoid prying neighbours, the 82-year-old keeps the windows and door of her three-room flat closed most of the time. She...
by Abriel | Feb 7, 2018 | 2018, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Mr Cho Ming Xiu, 30, a social work undergraduate at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) first saw what mental illness does to a person when he was in junior college. His classmate, who was an accomplished student and president of the student council,...
