This National Day, we celebrate with 16 stories of people who overcame adversity to give back to society. Read their stories and watch the videos at tnp.sg/ndp2016
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'Nurse with a crutch' now helps other patients in need
One moment, the wind was blowing in her face as she rode her motorcycle along Tampines Avenue 9.
The next, she was on the road, bleeding and broken.
Ms Siti Hajar Ninhadi, then 22, was on her way home from Singapore…
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The Spirit of 2016 is all about giving back
The headlines say it all.
Economy slows. Terror strikes.
The Lions lose to Cambodia for the first time in 44 years.
It’s tough all around.
But the crisis is just the headlines. Our response is the real…
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PM: Stand together for the future
In his National Day message yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted the toil and courage that went into creating the racial harmony enjoyed by Singapore today – and outlined the challenges to this unity.
“In…
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URA chairman, NParks consultant lead National Day honours list
SINGAPORE – Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) chairman Peter Ho is a familiar name from the public sector, having been in the Singapore Administrative Service for more than three decades. But he took a backseat in 2010, when he retired from a lifelong…
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Prison warden who helps poor had hungry childhood
They could not pay the bills, so their utilities were cut off.
And the mother and her three boys “had to do their business” in plastic bags.
“My father not only had a gambling problem, he was also a drinker. Often we…
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Nearly 4,000 individuals to receive National Day honours this year
Heading the honours list this year is Mr Peter Ho, chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore, who will receive the Distinguished Service Order.
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More unionised firms re-hiring older workers: NTUC
SINGAPORE – The number of unionised companies re-hiring older workers beyond 65 years of age, as well as those with a written policy to re-employ workers up to age 67, has nearly doubled in the past year.
As of last month, almost three-quarters, or 1,016 of…
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National Day Special 2016: In search of Singapore’s national sport
As Singapore prepares to celebrate its 51st birthday, 25 of the country’s top athletes are 15,000km away in Rio de Janeiro, looking to do the nation proud at the ongoing Olympic Games.
It is the joint-second-largest contingent that Singapore has sent to the…
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National movement to encourage more caring S’poreans
SINGAPORE – A new national movement to get Singaporeans to help the less fortunate is on the cards, even as the authorities wrapped up a series of engagement sessions on shaping Singapore’s future.
And Singaporeans can also tap a S$25 million fund announced…
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