Each BCC session has between 80 to 100 volunteers. Around 30 to 40 of these are migrants from four dormitories across Singapore. The session also attracts youth volunteers from various institutions, including St Patrick’s School, St Joseph’s Institution, Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Tampines Meridian Junior College, etc.
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Singapore: Founding PM Lee Kuan Yew’s daughter dies
Ling, known to have lived at 38 Oxley Road, the family home of Lee Kuan Yew, died at her home, the post said.
SGD 9.7 million raised for 65 beneficiaries by Mediacorp President’s Challenge Night 2024 and Walkathon
One of the most spectacular moments of President’s Challenge Night was that of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam kicking a football on the stage, aiming for a net guarded by popular Singapore goalie Hassan Sunny.
Singapore: Indian-origin ex-minister Iswaran begins 12-month prison term; apologises to nation
The jail sentence meted out to Iswaran was longer than the prosecution had requested. His lead lawyer Davinder Singh had argued for no more than eight weeks’ jail, while Deputy Attorney-General Tai Wei Shyong pushed for a jail term of six to seven months.
Singapore singles can apply for new 2-room HDB Flexi flats in any location; rollout in October 2024
Earlier, singles were only allowed to buy new 2-room Flexi flats (of 99-year lease) in non-mature estates. Now, the categories of “mature” or “non-mature” HDB housing estates are being replaced with the following categories: Standard, Plus, or Prime, based on the location and features of the new flats.
Singapore residents take No. 1 spot in Asia and No. 4 in the world in financial asset ownership
The per capita difference between Denmark and Singapore is of a mere EUR 270, which brings Singapore within touching distance of the global Top 3 of financial asset (cash, stocks, bank deposits) ownership.
When 4 equals 5: Singapore gives its verdict on a shorter work week in Asia-wide survey
The enthusiasm level for a four-day work week is very high among Singapore employees, of whom 93 per cent of the surveyed respondents have embraced the idea.
Former Singapore minister Iswaran gets 12-month jail term; property tycoon Ong Beng Seng charged next
Lead counsel for defence Davinder Singh requested the court to give Iswaran time till 4pm on Monday, October 7, to surrender at the State Courts and begin his jail term. Iswaran is out on present on a bail bond of SGD 800,000.
Lee Hsien Yang has paid Singapore ministers Shanmugam, Balakrishnan SGD 619K in Ridout Road defamation case
Lee Hsien Yang had alleged in a Facebook post in July 2023 that Shanmugam and Balakrishnan had got preferential treatment from the Singapore Land Authority in the rental of Ridout Road bungalows.
Wishes pour in from President Tharman, PM Wong as Communist China turns 75
Singapore enjoys a friendly relationship with China. Next year, the two countries will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. During the greeting, President Tharman also invited Jinping to visit the city-state, while stating that he wishes to see a more robust China-Singapore bond.
