Clans

‘Frugal and kind-hearted’: Singapore’s former coolies remembered in new book

Mr Thio Boon Chin, 82, former coolie and retired taxi driver at Chin Kang Huay Kuan, on Dec 19, 2025.

Nominations open from Dec 15 to Jan 30 for course to nurture young Chinese community leaders in S'pore

The Chinese Community Leadership Programme will take in its first cohort of about 20 participants in mid-2026.

Old-school Hakka restaurant gets fresh lease of life with change of ownership

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Ms Chen Yiwen, 40, the new owner of Plum Village - Singapore's best known Hakka restaurant, on Nov 18, 2025.

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Teochew towkay’s restored House of Tan Yeok Nee to open on Nov 1

Screen door at the entrance hall and front courtyard of House of Tan Yeok Nee on Oct 14, 2025. The House of Tan Yeok Nee, built in 1885 opposite The Istana, is one of the biggest conservation projects of the year - more than $100m including the land sale - and will be open to the public on Nov 1, 2025.

Clans and armed groups challenging Hamas in Gaza

A drone view shows people gathering at Nasser hospital as they welcome freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Nurturing younger leaders will help clans promote Chinese culture, Singapore identity: PM Wong

PM Lawrence Wong, accompanied by Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) president Thomas Chua, arriving at SFCCA’s 40th anniversary gala dinner on Oct 13.

New annual course will groom future leaders of Singapore’s Chinese community

Mr Chee Hong Tat, chairman of the Chinese Community Liaison Group, speaking at the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations in Toa Payoh on Aug 20.

Clans of Geylang: The fight for survival and revival

Mr Stanley Ng (left), secretary-general of the Huang Clan Association’s youth committee, and his father, Mr Ng Poh Wah, the clan’s former chairman.

Hamas orders Gaza clan leader to surrender, accuses him of treason

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian Hamas militants stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo

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