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CDAC to double places for its programmes to over 30,000 by 2030

Ms Sabrina Ng, who mentors Primary 4 pupil Nikki Ong as part of the Go the Extra Mile mentoring programme, playing a game of dominoes with the 10-year-old.
Ms Sabrina Ng, who mentors Primary 4 pupil Nikki Ong as part of the Go the Extra Mile mentoring programme, playing a game of dominoes with the 10-year-old.

CDAC cuts primary school tuition curriculum by 30% to encourage play-based learning

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Mr Ong Ye Kung, (centre -left) Chairman of the CDAC Board of Directors and Minister for Health; and Mr Roland Ng, (centre right) CDAC Board of Trustees Chairman; together with CDAC Board of Directors and Board of Trustees; holding the Lego flower in a group photo during the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at CDAC Headquarters Auditorium, on June 21, 2024.
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Mr Ong Ye Kung, (centre -left) Chairman of the CDAC Board of Directors and Minister for Health; and Mr Roland Ng, (centre right) CDAC Board of Trustees Chairman; together with CDAC Board of Directors and Board of Trustees; holding the Lego flower in a group photo during the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at CDAC Headquarters Auditorium, on June 21, 2024.

More to benefit from Sinda after widening of eligibility criteria for support

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah (second from left) with Sinda beneficiaries at Sinda’s appreciation tea on Jan 21.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah (second from left) with Sinda beneficiaries at Sinda’s appreciation tea on Jan 21.

New income ceiling for CDAC’s student bursaries; more needy families to get help

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Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) beneficiary family Madam Pauline Fong (R), 45, part-time receptionist and part-time administrative executive and her daughters Chen Yi Yuan (in white), 12, student 
Chen Yi Xin, 13, student, browsing assessment books at the CDAC Ready For School event at Nanyang Junior College on Dec 3, 2023.
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Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) beneficiary family Madam Pauline Fong (R), 45, part-time receptionist and part-time administrative executive and her daughters Chen Yi Yuan (in white), 12, student 
Chen Yi Xin, 13, student, browsing assessment books at the CDAC Ready For School event at Nanyang Junior College on Dec 3, 2023.

CDAC spent more than $31 million to help 16,600 households in 2022

For 2023, the aim is to enrol 100 K1-2 children through a nine-month play-based learning programme.
For 2023, the aim is to enrol 100 K1-2 children through a nine-month play-based learning programme.

Football camp to get kids of diverse races, cultures to mingle kicks off

Eurasian Association holds football camp to get kids of different races to mingle

$45m in tertiary tuition fee subsidies given to over 11,000 students in 2021: Mendaki

Woodlands eighth town to have Malay/Muslim help initiative

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan presenting the top prize in a baby lookalike contest to Madam Venus Bancoro Catibog and her baby Maven Emmanuelle Bancoro Catibog, together with Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and Health Amrin Amin (s
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan presenting the top prize in a baby lookalike contest to Madam Venus Bancoro Catibog and her baby Maven Emmanuelle Bancoro Catibog, together with Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and Health Amrin Amin (s

1 in 3 young adults here has engaged in self-harm: Study

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