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Polish nine-day charity stream breaks records to support kids with cancer

The live stream, broadcast from a small flat in Warsaw, was organised by influencer Piotr Hancke, better known as Latwogang (centre).
The live stream, broadcast from a small flat in Warsaw, was organised by influencer Piotr Hancke, better known as Latwogang (centre).

Forum: Sustained donations can support children who start from unequal circumstances

ST Full-time Report: S’pore football’s $50m windfall, and all the latest updates

Charity spectacle: Indonesian Raya tradition puts ‘begging mentality’ in the spotlight

aabeg - Videograb. Dewi Perssik responding to complaint about her Hari Raya Aidilfitri green packet being small.
Source: YCigbog/Youtube
aabeg - Videograb. Dewi Perssik responding to complaint about her Hari Raya Aidilfitri green packet being small.
Source: YCigbog/Youtube

In a life propped by privilege, it’s best to pay it forward

One meaningful inheritance we can bestow is to teach our children to use their advantages as tools to help others.
One meaningful inheritance we can bestow is to teach our children to use their advantages as tools to help others.

S’pore sports fraternity hopes more will step up after SEA’s $50 million donation

FAS President Forrest Li addressing guests during the FAS Partner Appreciation Ceremony ahead of the Singapore Men’s national team match at the National Stadium.
FAS President Forrest Li addressing guests during the FAS Partner Appreciation Ceremony ahead of the Singapore Men’s national team match at the National Stadium.

Warren Buffett will not commit to more donations to Gates Foundation

FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks while Bill Gates looks on at Columbia University in New York, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks while Bill Gates looks on at Columbia University in New York, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

1 in 5 people in S’pore volunteered in 2025, those with social ties did so more often: Study

*EMBARGO UNTIL 3PM* Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) petting an assistance dog while interacting with Ms Cassandra Chiu (left), 47, executive director of K9Assistance, while touring the State of Play exhibits at the City of Good Forum on March 31, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
*EMBARGO UNTIL 3PM* Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) petting an assistance dog while interacting with Ms Cassandra Chiu (left), 47, executive director of K9Assistance, while touring the State of Play exhibits at the City of Good Forum on March 31, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Orphaned by Israeli strike, Syrian girl in Beirut wants to return to friends and school

Nariman Al-Issa, 12, a Syrian orphan girl who lost four members of her family during an Israeli strike on Beirut southern suburbs, poses for a photo during an interview with Reuters, at a temporary encampment for displaced people, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked
Nariman Al-Issa, 12, a Syrian orphan girl who lost four members of her family during an Israeli strike on Beirut southern suburbs, poses for a photo during an interview with Reuters, at a temporary encampment for displaced people, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

Wilmar and its chairman Kuok Khoon Hong pledge $3 million to ST School Pocket Money Fund

Wilmar International's chairman Kuok Khoon Hong and the group will each contribute $500,000 annually from 2026 to 2028.
Wilmar International's chairman Kuok Khoon Hong and the group will each contribute $500,000 annually from 2026 to 2028.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.