Themed ‘Virasata: Celebrating a Timeless Legacy of Arts’, this year’s festival also serves as a curtain-raiser to SIFAS’ 75th-year anniversary celebrations that will extend throughout the year.
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Singapore minister Indranee Rajah speaks of importance of helping children actively use Tamil
Tamil language acted as a “passport” that linked all Tamil people, minister Indranee Rajah said recently, as reported by the Singapore media.
Former MAS chief Ravi Menon named Singapore’s first Ambassador for Climate Action
In addition to being Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action, Menon will be a senior adviser at the NCCS, which operates within the purview of the Prime Minister’s Office.
8-year-old Singapore boy of Indian origin beats 37-year-old chess grandmaster from Poland
Ashwath Kaushik was 8 years, 6 months, and 11 days old when he beat GM Jacek Stopa in their game in the Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open, held on February 16-18, 2024.
“Stree – The Divine Feminine came about quite by accident”: Bhaskar’s Arts Academy dancer Bala Saravanan Loganathan goes unfiltered
BAA will stage its second production from the CreationLab scheme. Titled Stree – The Divine Feminine, the production is helmed by Bala Saravanan Loganathan. An integral member of the company, Bala directed five of his peers in debut choreographic work.
Singapore PIO scamster gets 7+ years in prison for cheating 20 victims of SGD 2.5 million
The gullible victims withdrew huge sums out of their savings and “invested” in Murali Naidu’s wife’s lending business.
Indian-origin Singapore minister Iswaran resigns over corruption charges; vows to clear name
Iswaran was arrested on July 11, 2023, as part of an investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
Indian worker dies after Singapore site accident; family in Tamil Nadu demands answers
The relatives of a 23-year-old Indian construction worker (and engineering diploma holder), who died in an on-site accident in Singapore in early December 2023, have sought an explanation from the authorities. The Tamil Nadu-based family of Ponraman Eazhumalai wants to know about the site conditions under which the tragedy happened, said a year-end report in […]
Spotlight’s Tamil language debut, Ravi G Oli 968 DJ interviews Singapore’s leading entertainer Sajini
Connected to India has been bringing in-depth, engaging interviews with newsmakers, luminaries and entertainers through its Spotlight column. Spotlight across its 90 interviews, has featured India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, Invest North Summit, Sunny Leone, Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, the dynamic ex-High Commissioner of India Jawed […]
Singapore Indian Association 100 not out! President Tharman talks kinship, legacy
The Singapore Indian Association recently completed its ton! Set up in 1923, SIA, commonly referred to as the Indian Association (IA), crossed 100 years in the country. On the special night at the Ritz Carlton, the who’s who of the Indian diaspora in Singapore flocked to the hotel to raise a toast to the grand […]