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Retiree running charity given first ST Singaporean of the Year international impact award

Mr Robert Kee has, over the years, cared for abandoned kids by setting up children’s homes, and built houses, toilets and water filtration systems in Cambodia and Nepal through his charity.

Doctor who started clinic for people with intellectual disabilities is ST Singaporean of the Year

Determined to tackle gaps she saw in the healthcare system for people with intellectual disabilities, Dr Chen Shiling quit her job at a public hospital in 2013 and founded Happee Hearts Movement a year later.

Gymnast Amanda Yap, 16, is named first ST Young Singaporean of the Year

Amanda Yap's resilience and determination earned her the inaugural The Straits Times Young Singaporean of the Year award on March 19.

Get expert tips, join English masterclass at ST’s PSLE Prep Forum 2026

Mr Ong Kong Hong, MOE’s divisional director from curriculum planning and development division 1, will share how parents can better support their child for the PSLE journey and in secondary school. ST senior education correspondent Sandra Davie will moderate the session.

SPH Media to host corporate 5-a-side tournament Football Fiesta in June

SPH Media's Football Fiesta tournament on June 7 will be held at Singapore Premier League champions’ Lion City Sailors’ training centre at 8 Mattar Road.

ST Education Forum 2026 to explore AI’s role in universities and future of learning

The forum is held in partnership with Singapore Management University.

Have a nose for the news? Take part in ST’s What’s The News? 2026 competition

The winning team from Temasek Junior College at the 2025 edition of What’s The News?. The competition returns in 2026, with registration opening from Feb 5 to March 5.

11 polytechnic and ITE lecturers appointed Straits Times News Literacy Champions for 2026

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14 lecturers from ITE and polytechnics shared to peers about how they integrated current affairs in their teaching in an event kicking off this year’s Straits Times News Literacy Champions programme on Jan 29. The kick-off event will also officially appoint 11 lecturers who will be joining this year's edition of the programme.

Vote for ST’s Singaporean of the Year 2025 from Jan 19 to 31

The nominees for ST’s Singaporean of the Year are (top row, from left) Ms Lydia Susiyanti Sukarbi, Mr Edmund Wee, Ms Peggy Yee, Mr Robert Sim; (bottom row, from left) Dr Chen Shiling, Mr Darryl Lee, Mr Ganesh Kumar, Mr Steven Goh.

Singaporean of the Year finalist: He built Woodlands Botanical Garden to help others seek comfort

Mr Ganesh Kumar created one of the largest community gardens in Singapore.

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