Donations

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.

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

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

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

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.

Late doctor’s $2m donation kick-starts Methodist Welfare Services’ first endowment fund

Dr Ong Yong Wan, the founding head of haematology at Singapore General Hospital who died in July 2025, planned to give about $20 million of her estate to charitable causes and her relatives.

Former Taipei mayor sentenced to 17 years in corruption case

Ko Wen-je, presidential candidate of Taiwan People's Party (TPP), speaks during a press conference ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Taipei, Taiwan January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

UK to cap overseas political donations and ban crypto funding for parties

Mr Nigel Farage's (centre) populist Reform party in 2025 became the first British party to announce it would accept bitcoin donations. At least two-thirds of its money raised came from donors abroad.

Malaysian authorities urged to curb new wave of ‘upgraded’ beggars

In Johor Bahru, costumed beggars are becoming increasingly visible at petrol stations, night markets and Ramadan bazaars.

Osaka gets $4.5m donation in gold to fix water system

The donor wished to remain anonymous, Osaka Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told a press conference.

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