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Youth with special needs and seniors get support at new community hub in One Holland Village

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam participating in an acrylic art pouring session at A Good Place at One Holland Village on Feb 11.
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam participating in an acrylic art pouring session at A Good Place at One Holland Village on Feb 11.

Bidadari residents divided over fate of stray dogs as NParks plans to move them for public safety

Some are appealing for the animals to stay, saying the stress of eviction would kill the old and unusually skittish canines.
Some are appealing for the animals to stay, saying the stress of eviction would kill the old and unusually skittish canines.

Free fresh produce among neighbourhood initiatives to tackle cost-of-living concerns

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A resident picking up vegetables from the Love Connect Fresh Market at Jalan Besar Community Club on Jan 25, 2025.
Love Connect Fresh Market was initiated in 2022 by Jalan Besar Community Club Management Committee, in collaboration with community partners such as Jamiyah Singapore, Redmart by Lazada, and other Community affiliates or ad hoc donors. The market is open every Saturday and has benefitted over 200 families living in rental flats in the Kampong Glam Division. Residents, which mostly comprise seniors and families with children, can collect fresh and canned food items donated by the partners.
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A resident picking up vegetables from the Love Connect Fresh Market at Jalan Besar Community Club on Jan 25, 2025.
Love Connect Fresh Market was initiated in 2022 by Jalan Besar Community Club Management Committee, in collaboration with community partners such as Jamiyah Singapore, Redmart by Lazada, and other Community affiliates or ad hoc donors. The market is open every Saturday and has benefitted over 200 families living in rental flats in the Kampong Glam Division. Residents, which mostly comprise seniors and families with children, can collect fresh and canned food items donated by the partners.

Revamped gallery with rare artefacts at National Library Building to reopen by end-2027

The Rare Collection Gallery at the National Library Building on Jan 27, 2025.
The Rare Collection Gallery at the National Library Building on Jan 27, 2025.

Schools, buildings to undergo simulated phishing attack, power outages for Total Defence exercise

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SP Group staff demonstrating how they set up a mobile power generator on Jan 24, 2025. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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SP Group staff demonstrating how they set up a mobile power generator on Jan 24, 2025. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Last batch of 24 schools adopt full subject-based banding in 2024

Secondary 1 students under Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB) Neo Kai Feng (left, kneeling), 12, and Noman Naushad (right, standing), 13, taking part in a team-building activity at Pasir Ris Secondary School on Jan 8, 2025.
Secondary 1 students under Full Subject-Based Banding (Full SBB) Neo Kai Feng (left, kneeling), 12, and Noman Naushad (right, standing), 13, taking part in a team-building activity at Pasir Ris Secondary School on Jan 8, 2025.

Projections done by artists with disabilities to light up Marina Bay area

Media preview of Brightening Lives, a light projection show at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore on Dec 19, 2024. 

It is part of the programme for this year?s Marina Bay Singapore Countdown (MBSC) 2025. The projections  feature three original artworks by artists from ART:DIS, a non-profit organisation that empowers artists with disabilities. With the theme ?Thriving?, the projections on the facade of The Fullerton Hotel Singapore hope to encourage the community to reflect on what it means to thrive in Singapore, and collectively tell a story of tenacity, resilience and progress.
Media preview of Brightening Lives, a light projection show at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore on Dec 19, 2024. 

It is part of the programme for this year?s Marina Bay Singapore Countdown (MBSC) 2025. The projections  feature three original artworks by artists from ART:DIS, a non-profit organisation that empowers artists with disabilities. With the theme ?Thriving?, the projections on the facade of The Fullerton Hotel Singapore hope to encourage the community to reflect on what it means to thrive in Singapore, and collectively tell a story of tenacity, resilience and progress.

Mandai Rainforest Resort to open in April 2025

yqmandai18 - Designed to resemble the seed pods of the Purple Millettia (Callerya atropurpurea), these treehouses overlook the Upper Seletar Reservoir. 


Photo Credit: Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree
yqmandai18 - Designed to resemble the seed pods of the Purple Millettia (Callerya atropurpurea), these treehouses overlook the Upper Seletar Reservoir. 


Photo Credit: Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree

‘Bags of Joy’ help spread festive cheer to 300 beneficiaries of ST School Pocket Money Fund

(From left) Beneficiaries Jane Lim and her son Yew Zhe Hao receiving a "bags of joy” goodie bag from financial advisors Chew Shu Xiang and Samuel Koh.
(From left) Beneficiaries Jane Lim and her son Yew Zhe Hao receiving a "bags of joy” goodie bag from financial advisors Chew Shu Xiang and Samuel Koh.

Students make scrunchies, keychains to raise funds for ST School Pocket Money Fund

Secondary 3 students from Queenstown Secondary School spent three months preparing their own fundraiser, which took place over a week in August.
Secondary 3 students from Queenstown Secondary School spent three months preparing their own fundraiser, which took place over a week in August.

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