Regional disaster relief
Outside of Singapore and Australia, we are present in six other Asian
countries through our strategic stakes in our regional associates, and we
support community development in these countries. This can be seen from,
for example, our Reading Project with Globe in the Philippines which we
reported on last year. Another area is that of disaster relief, where we help
the affected communities that include our regional customers and
colleagues who are based overseas.
The Floods In Australia
We made an appeal to our people in Singapore to donate generously and help
the flood victims in Queensland, Victoria and North New South Wales through
our employee donation portal. Matching their donations dollar for dollar, we
raised over S$76,000.
The Floods In Pakistan
In September 2010, Singtel donated $80,000 to the Pakistan flood relief
through Mercy Relief, an independent non-governmental humanitarian
charitable organisation.
The Tsunami And Earthquake In Japan
Our people in Singapore raised S$30,000 in 12 days to help those affected by
the tsunami and earthquake in Japan. Together with other mobile operators
in Singapore, we also set up a common SMS code for customers to make
donations through Red Cross. |
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| Photo courtesy of Mercy Relief |
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