Donations

Reform UK party’s record donations at risk under British election funds review

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at his party’s conference in Birmingham on Sept 5. It recently received two record £36 million donations from crypto investors.

Mural of rapper Macklemore painted in Gaza after Ed Sheeran tour furore

A Palestinian walks past a mural painted in honour of American rapper Macklemore, amid buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza City, September 18, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Singapore Red Cross to distribute air purifiers, care packs to vulnerable groups amid haze and heat

Some seniors will also receive three months of electricity bill support to help them with the use of the air purifiers.

Reform UK gets 75% of its donations from crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump

Britain’s Reform UK party - led by veteran Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage - received a £4 million (S$6.8 million) donation from crypto investor Ben Delo, who was convicted of a banking secrecy violation in the US before being pardoned by US President Donald Trump.

Olympic tennis champ Zheng donates $190,000 to Nepal-Tibet disaster

Zheng Qinwen also gave a similar amount of money after an earthquake in Tibet in 2025.

Singer Lee Know from K-pop group Stray Kids donates $93k to Nepal flood relief

The funds from Lee Know will be used to provide food, temporary shelter, clean water and sanitation support.

Nepal-Tibet floods: How to contribute under Nepal’s ‘one-door policy’ for disaster relief?

Nepal’s Office of the Prime Minister has designated specific focal persons and locations to collect aid, which the government will then systematically distribute.

Kengo Kuma-designed theatre and art museum to open at redeveloped Tanglin Shopping Centre by 2030

Artist’s impression of a new 1,000-seat theatre and contemporary art museum, slated to open at the yet-to-be-named redeveloped Tanglin Shopping Centre by 2030.

US Justice Department official flags Stanford University for scrutiny over foreign donations

Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said that the department is gearing up to examine Stanford university’s foreign funding policies more closely.

Singapore Red Cross pledges $50,000 in aid to quake-hit Colombia, another $50,000 to Venezuela

A 7.4-magnitude quake struck Colombia on Aug 10, collapsing buildings across major cities and killing at least 265 people.

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