Kampungs, or villages, have long ceased to be the primary type of accommodation in Singapore. A ‘kampung’ is a Malay term for a traditional village — a clustered community with a population of a few hundreds. Today, this is similar to a Housing Development Board (HDB) estate, where most Singaporeans …
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“We’re not just a cloud kitchen. We’re a social kitchen,” says Alvin Yapp, co-founder of The Social Kitchen. Launched last Saturday (August 1), the social enterprise opened its flagship kitchen at the Y cafe in YMCA at Orchard Road. They are dubbed Singapore’s first social enterprise cloud kitchen, which provides …
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SG United has become a buzzword during this Covid-19 pandemic as the government urges Singaporeans to stay united as one people and remain resilient in the face of adversity. Encouragingly, many Singaporeans have displayed behaviours of altruism, compassion and empathy during these challenging times. For married couple Derek Ong and …
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Homegrown companies Ninja Van and Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) have started a ground-up initiative, #SGPAYSITFORWARD, aiming to donate 100,000 care packs to the needy in Singapore. Based on learnings from past initiatives, vulnerable communities have received an outpouring of support in the form of food donations. Unfortunately, due to excess, …
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