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SICC raises $1.8m for charity

SICC club captain and organising committee chairman Lam Zhiqun (far right) welcomes guest-of-honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the SICC May Day Charity gala dinner at the Grand Island Ballroom. Others in the picture are (from right): SICC chairman Neo Kian Hong, club president Koh Ban Heng and club vice-president Yoshihiro Hirooka.
SICC club captain and organising committee chairman Lam Zhiqun (far right) welcomes guest-of-honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the SICC May Day Charity gala dinner at the Grand Island Ballroom. Others in the picture are (from right): SICC chairman Neo Kian Hong, club president Koh Ban Heng and club vice-president Yoshihiro Hirooka.

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).

Singapore Pools’ Football With A Heart raises record $1.28 million for charity

Team Singa Legend?s Fandi Ahmad (centre) passing the ball to his teammate Fazrul Nawaz (left) as Team Parliamentarian?s Acting MCCY Minister David Neo (background) defends during the Football With A Heart 2026 football match on April 25, 2026.
Team Singa Legend?s Fandi Ahmad (centre) passing the ball to his teammate Fazrul Nawaz (left) as Team Parliamentarian?s Acting MCCY Minister David Neo (background) defends during the Football With A Heart 2026 football match on April 25, 2026.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 15, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (third from left) with US, Israeli and Lebanese officials, after talks at the State Department in Washington on April 14.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (third from left) with US, Israeli and Lebanese officials, after talks at the State Department in Washington on April 14.

Paris engineer wins Picasso painting at charity auction – with $150 ticket

Mr Ari Hodara's ticket was picked at a ceremony in Paris that was livestreamed from auction house Christie’s.
Mr Ari Hodara's ticket was picked at a ceremony in Paris that was livestreamed from auction house Christie’s.

S’pore Disability Sports Council launches NextGen Para Talent Programme to support youth athletes

Para-swimmer Moza Alyka Baihakki, 14, is one athlete hoping to benefit from the NextGen Para Talent Programme.
Para-swimmer Moza Alyka Baihakki, 14, is one athlete hoping to benefit from the NextGen Para Talent Programme.

Ships near Italy rescue 32 migrants, 71 lost at sea, charities say

FILE PHOTO: Crew launches a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), from the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by German NGO Sea-Watch, in the search and rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 10, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Crew launches a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), from the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by German NGO Sea-Watch, in the search and rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 10, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo

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

A foundation keen on giving back through golf

Officials from SGA and ONERHT Foundation with Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information and Minister-in-charge of Cybersecurity & Smart Nation Group at the ONERHT Foundation 10th anniversary charity golf day in November, 2025.
Officials from SGA and ONERHT Foundation with Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information and Minister-in-charge of Cybersecurity & Smart Nation Group at the ONERHT Foundation 10th anniversary charity golf day in November, 2025.

Italy recovers 19 bodies from migrant boat, survivors taken to Lampedusa

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