Project Battambang is an overseas community project organised by students from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Every December since 2010, the team comprising 25 students, mentored by Dr Ong Yew Jin, has been going on 2-week long missions to the Thai-Cambodian bordering district of Poipet in the Battambang province of Cambodia.
Run for a reason
This yearʼs run, which took place on November 18, involved a turnout of around 10,000 runners who took on either a 3.5km or 10km scenic route in the Marina Bay area.
Singing in the rain
Looking at the relentless rain and a field of muddy grass, it was probably not the best evening to be hanging out at the SMU Campus Green. But despite the weather, it was a night of entertainment and cheer as more than a dozen well-known local artistes and their supporters gathered for the In Her Shoes – Art & Music Against Cancer concert.
Unlocking the door to community
Photographer SAM KANG LI wanted to know his neighbours better and strengthen the community spirit in his HDB block. His creative effort took on a life of its own and was even mentioned in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s 2011 National Day Rally as an example of active citizenry. He shares the project with Be an Idea.