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Fourth Ministerial Dialogue touches on socio-economic challenges for Singapore
- 27/11/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
No CommentsThe Singapore General Elections in May 2011 threw up several critical socio-economic issues that Singapore and Singaporeans need to address moving forward. These include affordable housing; transportation; influx of foreigners; integration of new citizens; helping less well-off Singaporeans; employment and employability; and economic growth, among others. YSA organised a dialogue with Mr Lim Swee Say,
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Another sell-out crowd at joint YSA-KRI play!
- 17/10/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Culture
Six years after presenting its maiden play titled Khoj — In Search Of! to a sell-out crowd of more than 900 people, YSA teamed up with KRI Art and Theatre to present a second play to yet another full-house. More than 700 people watched ‘The Doctor is In’ at the Alliance Francaise Theatre on 15
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Important role for all Singaporeans in nation building
- 09/10/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Professional and Intellectual Development
Be involved in your own community, and you can contribute to the country’s socio-economic development. Each and every member needs to stay connected to his or her community, understand the needs of the community and, consequently, seek ways to address these needs. This was the call made by newly-appointed Minister of State for Education and
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YSA launches healthy lifestyle club for all
- 24/07/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
YSA has started a club for regular fitness and sports activities to promote a healthier lifestyle. Mr Zainudin Nordin, Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, officially launched the YSA Healthy Lifestyle Club at the Mount Vernon Park on 23 July 2011 in the presence of about 50 enthusiastic participants and guests. He then flagged
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YSA seminar discusses new social compact in Singapore
- 10/07/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Conferences and Seminars
YSA organised a seminar on “The New Social Compact in Singapore” with a cross-section of the stakeholders of Singapore’s society on 9 July 2011. The seminar came at an opportune time, given that recent developments in Singapore have shown that there has been a transformation in the social landscape, with implications on the social fabric
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Promoting racial harmony and integration through football
- 13/02/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Sports
Twenty-four year old Mr Muhammad Aidil Bin Noor has lived in Singapore all his life. However, he has never really known many Singaporeans beyond those in his own community. To him, this was the result of not being actively involved in activities that would have allowed him to interact with others in society. On 12
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YSA raises funds for mentorship programme for needy children
- 12/02/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Others
In addition to strengthening Singapore’s social fabric and promoting a healthy lifestyle, YSA used its 9th ‘Racial Harmony’ 4-A-Side Football Tournament on 11 February 2012 to raise funds for a needy cause – the launch of a mentorship programme for children of less privileged families. The mentorship programme will be managed by the Sikh Welfare
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Singaporeans recognised for helping needy school children in Punjab
- 26/01/2011
- Posted by: youngsikh
- Category: Community Services
They provided a completely new school to the teachers and students of a village school in India in less than three weeks. The 16 young Singaporean volunteers started with an old rundown room and converted it to a full-fledged library, donating 2,500 books, eight book shelves and a laptop to manage the loan system. They
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