Month: November 2019
When Cycling Spins Charity
“It’s OK lah”, he says as he insists on helping to carry a camera bag to the car from a photoshoot at the East Coast Park. The Indian national, who arrived in Singapore in 2011, went on to list RHT Health Trust, a business trust with India based healthcare assets, on the Main Board of the…
Read MoreRamakrishna Mission Appoints Muslim To Teach Sanskrit
Ramkrishna Mission Vidyamandir Belur shows the way when it comes to proving that religion should not be linked with education. Following the recent student protests against, Firoze Khan, a Muslim, who was appointed Professor in Sanskrit at the Banaras Hindu University, Vidyamandir has appointed Muslim teacher Ramzan Khan and tribal Ganesh Tudu as assistant professors of Sanskrit. While…
Read MoreDPM Heng Swee Keat Lauds SICCI Entrepreneur Awards
The recently concluded SICCI Entrepreneur Awards 2019, celebrated in conjunction with the chamber’s 95th anniversary, was a great success with top members of the business community joining in. Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat was all praises for the SICCI’s long contribution to Singapore’s economic growth and the achievements of…
Read MoreThe Indian Business Community Must Help Grow Singapore’s Economy
The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) held its annual Entrepreneur Awards in conjunction with its 95th anniversary at Marina Bay Sands to honor entrepreneurs and businessmen who have carved a niche for themselves through sheer hard work and determination. While seven awards were given out in various categories to nine businessmen at…
Read MoreEsplanade’s Kalaa Utsavam Returns With A Fabulous Line Up
Keeping up with the festive mood, Esplanade – Theatre’s on the Bay’s annual Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts features artists from across the Indian diaspora is being held from November 15 – 24, 2019. The programmes in the 18th edition mirror the evolution of the times and remind us how tradition can keep us…
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