New campaign to offer online support to sexual abuse survivors
SINGAPORE – The trauma of dealing with sexual abuse left Ms Elizabeth Teo depressed and suicidal for years after the abuse ended. Ms [...]
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Ngee Ann Kongsi fund to support Teochews who lost jobs and incomes due to Covid-19
SINGAPORE – Half a million dollars has been set aside by social welfare organisation Ngee Ann Kongsi to support Singaporean Teochews who have [...]
Community heroes hailed for their efforts to help others during Covid-19 pandemic
SINGAPORE – With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Ms Sherry Soon, 39, founder of local ground-up movement Be Kind SG, wanted to give front-line [...]
Community Dump Provides Lifeline for Mozambican Families
For many Mozambicans, the Hulene dump, in Maputo, is a rescue resource to which they desperately resort in order to survive and support [...]
BAME community will 'suffer again' in second wave
The head of the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that if the government doesn’t act now it will be responsible for a [...]
Mendaki learning festival next month to take some of its activities online
SINGAPORE – The second edition of a month-long learning festival for the Malay/Muslim community by self-help group Mendaki will be launched in October, [...]
Elderly man slept outside his two-room flat in Toa Payoh which was filled with trash, bugs
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) – When they opened the front door of the unit at Block 64 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, volunteers from [...]
MUIS allocates $1 million to train religious teachers, review of CPE curriculum underway
SINGAPORE – The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) will inject $1 million in training credits for 4,900 religious teachers (asatizah) certified under [...]
Seventh month prayer services will be allowed from Aug 19 with up to 50 people
SINGAPORE – Religious organisations will be allowed to conduct Seventh Month prayer services with up to 50 people at a time from Aug [...]
Community raises more than $170,000 for Skokan family in Boulder who lost son in weekend crash
More than 1,700 community members have donated over $170,000 to support Kelsey Skokan‘s Boulder family after the 17-year-old died Friday evening in a [...]