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The art and science of balancing people, planet and profits
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The art and science of balancing people, planet and profits

At 65, Dr Kim Tan is riding on the third wind of his career. Having started out as a biochemist before becoming a biotech venture capitalist, he had thought retirement in 2003 would slow things down for him. But it was not to be. “Retirement is hard work!” he declares when I met him at the London’s Royal Society of Medicine, where he’s a Fellow.

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Agape to handle Covid-19 National Care Hotline
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Agape to handle Covid-19 National Care Hotline

The National Care hotline will offer emotional support to any individual that needs it during this "difficult and unprecedented" time when lives have been disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF) Desmond Lee said.

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Actxplorer: Kindness in Exchange for New Experience
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Actxplorer: Kindness in Exchange for New Experience

Actxplorer’s team of travellers have spread their impactful act of kindness to many local communities across Southeast Asia. At the moment, their destinations include Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore and Laos. 

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Businessmen who weep
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Businessmen who weep

He may have a PhD in biochemistry, but Dato Kim Tan uses visceral language when he talks about his work and faith.

He talks about going on the ground to slums so you can smell the poverty. He talks about weeping for the marginalised because they must make God weep. And he talks about some of us needing a kick in the backside so we can stop rotting in our pews.

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