 Lien Foundation in the News |
- Radio Singapore International - 22 December 2006
- TODAY - 12 December 2006
- The Straits Times - 11 December 2006
- Lianhe Zaobao - 11 December 2006
- The Business Times - 11 December 2006
- Shin Min Daily News - 11 December 2006
- Channel NewsAsia, Singapore Tonight - 11 December 2006
- Channel 8 News - 11 December 2006
- Channel U News - 11 December 2006
- Suria News - 11 December 2006
- Capital 958, Newsradio - 11 Dec 2006
Singapore enterprises expanding into China can now unlock greater opportunities with the help of the Lien Chinese Enterprise Resource Centre. Started by the Lien Foundation and the Nanyang Technological University, the Centre will spearhead research on Chinese enterprise and promote a better understanding of Chinese enterprise behavior and strategy.
Feature on hospice care, ad campaign and hospice patient’s v-blog
- The Straits Times - 23 November 2006
- Berita Harian - 23 November 2006
- Deutsche Press Agency - 13 November 2006
- The Straits Times - 4 November 2006
- TODAY - 30 October 2006
- My Paper - 27 October 2006
- The Straits Times - 24 October 2006
- The Straits Times, MYB - 11 October 2006
- Berita Harian - 21 October 2006
- Sunday Times - 15 October 2006
- Berita Harian - 15 Oct 2006
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
- Capital 958, Newsradio - 7 October 2006
- Channel NewsAsia - 7 October 2006
Launch of hospice awareness ad campaign
- The Straits Times - 1 October 2006
- Lianhe Zaobao - 1 October 2006
- Berita Harian - 1 October 2006
Launch of photo exhibition and hospice helpline
- TODAY - 5 September 2006
- Lianhe Zaobao - 5 September 2006
- The Straits Times - 5 September 2006
- Tamil Murasu - 5 September 2006
- 938Live News - 4 September 2006
Announcement of initiative in hospice care and special hospice reports
- The Straits Times, Sat Special Report - 8 April 2006
- Lianhe Zaobao - 7 April 2006
- The Straits Times - 7 April 2006
- The New Paper - 7 April 2006
- TODAY - 7 April 2006
The Foundation championed the cause for the dying and rallied the Singapore Hospice Council to initiate a first-ever awareness campaign to increase public awareness of hospice care and expose the misperceptions surrounding hospices. In addition to the campaign, scholarships and fellowships to train doctors and nurses in hospice palliative care were also started by the Foundation as part of the overall S$2m effort in the area of hospice care.
- The Straits Times - 30 December 2006
- The Business Times - 22 November 2006
- The Straits Times - 13 October 2006
- The Straits Times - 2 July 2006
The Lien Foundation focuses on projects with long-term developmental benefits and future. Much of its funds have gone to areas and projects it initiated itself.
- Lianhe Zaobao - 8 September 2006
- TODAY - 8 September 2006
- The Straits Times - 7 September 2006
- Channel NewsAsia - 6 September 2006
Students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic now have a chance to advance their studies overseas with interest-free loans and bursaries provided by the S$10.5m endowment fund, dubbed the “Lien Ying Chow Education Initiative”. Each year, eight to 10 interest free loans of up to S$50,000 and 200 bursaries of S$1500-$2000 will be offered to needy and bright students. Lien Ying Chow’s historic ties with Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s predecessor, Ngee Ann College, is reiterated in this first-of-its kind initiative that aims to ensure a good education is within the reach of students who face financial challenges. The fund received S$5m from the Lien Foundation, with Ngee Ann Polytechnic matching dollar for dollar.
- Straits Times - 1 August 2006
- Business Times - 31 July 2006
- Lianhe Zaobao - 31 July 2006
- TODAY - 31 July 2006
- Live 938, Newsradio - 31 July 2006
- Channelnews Asia, Singapore Tonight - 30 July 2006
The Lien Foundation and Xrgomics, a mobility solutions specialist company have re-engineered home nursing and hospice care with the creation of a first of its kind e-mobile information solution. The breakthrough in harnessing ICT in the non-profit sector increased productivity and portability, and boosted the image of home care nurses and doctors.
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The Straits Times - July 5 2006
- Warna - 19 June 2006
- Lianhe Zaobao - 18 June 2006
- News on 8 – Mediacorp Chinese News - 18 June 2006
- News on 5 – Mediacorp English News - 18 June 2006
- Channelnews Asia, Singapore Tonight - 18 June 2006
- TODAY - 18 June 2006
- 93.8 Live News - 15 June 2006
The Lien Foundation, partnered The Salvation Army to start Singapore’s first
ever hostel-type facility for early dementia residents, the Hope Resident Living
Area (RLA) at Peacehaven Nursing Home on 17 June 2006. The 34-bed facility in
Changi provides a new concept of care for early dementia residents where they
are empowered to make their own decisions and participate in activities at their
liberty. This takes place in a conducive communal living environment designed
to maximize independence, reinforce personal identity and enhance self-esteem
and confidence – key early intervention factors to the progress of dementia.
- Lianhe Zaobao - 22 April 2006
- The Straits Times - 21 April 2006
The S$8-mil Lien Foundation-NTU Environmental Endeavour aims to meet environmental
challenges in Asia through technology transfer, capacity building, and improving
water and sanitation infrastructure for communities in need.
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The Straits Times - 8 April 2006
Hospices offer terminally-ill patients comfort and specialised care, a fact that is lost on 7 out of 10 respondents in a survey commissioned by the Singapore Hospice Council. With Lien Foundation’s donation of S$800,000 to fund a publicity campaign for hospice palliative care, the people in Singapore will learn more about the concept of hospice, and how the terminally-ill and their loved ones can optimise the time they have left.
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Lianhe Zaobao
- 7 April 2006
- The Straits Times - 7 April 2006
- The New Paper - 7 April 2006
- TODAY - 7 April 2006
The Singapore Hospice Council is collaborating with the Lien Foundation on a
S$2-million project to raise public awareness of hospice palliative care. The
amount of S$1.2 million will be used for fellowships and scholarships to train
doctors and nurses in this area of specialty, whilst the balance will be used
to fund an inaugural awareness-raising campaign.
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The Business Times - 14 February 2006
During celebrations to mark its sixth anniversary, Singapore Management University chairman Ho Kwon Ping cites the establishment of Asia’s first Centre for Social Innovation, in collaboration with the Lien Foundation, as an example of its contribution to society at large.
- The Business Times - 10 February 2006
- The Straits Times - 10 February 2006
- TODAY - 10 February 2006
- Lianhe Zaobao - 10 February 2006
- Channelnews Asia, Singapore Tonight - 9 February 2006
- News on 5 – Mediacorp English News - 9 February 2006
The Lien Foundation has established the Lien Foundation Centre for Social Innovation
at the Singapore Management University – Asia’s first centre for social innovation.
The collaboration is part of the “the foundation’s ongoing commitment to non-profit
governance and management, philanthropic giving, corporate social responsibility
and community outreach,” said Laurence Lien, Governor of the Lien Foundation.
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