A record number of alumni gave to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) last year, with over 5,600 individual gifts received.
The new Stella Maris Hospital General Hospital was largely funded by the Tidal Waves Asia Fund collected by the Singapore Red Cross for the 2004 tsunami victims. Other private donars include the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, which led the Singapore-Indonesian effort.
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Olivia Chua, 12, and Shawn, 16, with their winning photos in the under-16 and open categories respectively, of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation contest. ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW