Singapore News - When Mr Loh Kiong Poot was five years old, his parents divorced. At age 14, he quit school and ran away from home. “When I was young, I didn’t enjoy a good life. But now, I can help others have a better life,” said the now 79-year-old retired businessman, who donated. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): More than 800 devotees, young and old, gathered on video-conferencing platform Zoom to meditate on Vesak Day (May 26), in a "Great Metta Sit" that sent thoughts of love and kindness to all living beings in the world.
It is the first time the Singapore Buddhist Mission is holding such a mass online meditation session to mark Vesak Day.. Read more at straitstimes.com.