ONCE a regular fixture on television, charity shows - where celebrities sing, dance or perform stunts - appear to have lost their shine.
This year, there are likely to be only three televised fund-raisers, down from six or so a year in the glory days before the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) scandal erupted in 2005.
Charities which have held televised fund-raisers, such as the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society and Singapore Heart Foundation, are staying away this year.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
