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Fire sweeps through Bangladesh slum, killing nine

Social tech is generally more complex to create, and more difficult to finance. Most low-income people don't have a computer, so the apps need to work on a phone, and should be easy to use for people with little financial sophistication, says the wri

Making an app to make a difference in society

Second Minister for Education Indranee Rajah (at right) making a point at a session held by Uplift at the Ministry of Education in Buona Vista. The discussion included community strategies to tackle long-term absenteeism.

It takes a constituency to raise a child: Sam Tan

Volunteer mentors suggested to tackle long-term absenteeism by students

Trade war and weak Europe will hit global growth, says IMF

World's 26 richest people own same wealth as poorest half of humanity: Oxfam

China's 'Ice Boy' sees life changed a year on

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim announces resignation

Welfare for the needy is fine, if it's secure: The Nation

To help low-income families earn some income, Beyond Social Services, through its seasonal festive baking projects, secures orders from corporations for cookies as gifts during festive periods. To handle the large orders, it cooperates with Caritas S

Stop seeing people as problems. They're assets who build social capital