Singapore charity raises $55,000 for Tanjong Katong sinkhole heroes; DPM Gan says US non-committal on whether baseline tariff will stay at 10%: Singapore live news

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A charity in Singapore has stepped up to raise around $55,000 for the group of migrant workers who rescued a woman driver from her car after it fell into a sinkhole in Tanjong Katong Road South on 26 July. ItsRainingRaincoats founder Dipa Swaminathan, as reported by Mothership, said her charity had been "overwhelmed by requests" from members of the public, who wanted to thank the workers for their act of heroism.
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong was in the US last week to discuss tariff concessions. On Tuesday (29 July), DPM Gan revealed that US officials were "non-committal" on whether its baseline tariff on Singaporean goods would stay at 10%.
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Singapore charity raises $55,000 for Tanjong Katong sinkhole heroes
Singapore charity ItsRainingRaincoats has raised around $55,000 for the group of brave migrant workers who rescued a woman driver from her car which had been swallowed up by a sinkhole in Tanjong Katong Road South on 26 July.
For their quick-thinking and heroism, the seven foreign workers involved in the rescue were recently awarded special commemorative coins by Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash.
However, ItsRainingRaincoats founder Dipa Swaminathan wanted to do more for the workers as her charity had been "overwhelmed by requests" from members of the public, reports Mothership. "The reason they're here is to earn a living. The reason they sacrifice being away from their family, is to come here and learn a living," she told the publication.
"So really, what [could be] more meaningful than funds for them to further their prospects?"
According to Dipa, the fundraiser surpassed $24,000 within 24 hours. At press time today, the figure is at $54,991 from over 1300 donors.
The migrant workers named in the rescue are Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah, Sathapillai Rajendran, Velmuragan Muthusamy, Poomalai Saravanan, Ganesan Veerasekar, Bose Ajithkumar and Narayanasamy Mayakrishnan.
The ItsRainingRaincoats fundraiser for the workers remains open and you can donate here.
DPM Gan says US non-committal on whether baseline tariff will stay at 10%
The US was non-committal on whether its baseline tariff on Singaporean goods would stay at 10% in talks last week, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday (29 July).
DPM Gan, who is also Singapore's trade minister, was at an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and Singapore Business Federation (SBF) conference, and made the comments during a dialogue moderated by journalist David Rennie.
Gan said he had asked US officials whether they were open to negotiations on the 10% tariff.
"I think the answer for the time being was quite obvious – they are not in the mood to discuss any discount to the baseline tariff," he said.
When DPM Gan pressed officials if the baseline tariff would go higher or lower, their response did not give much awa
"The answer was non-committal. They are still reviewing the tariff, and in time to come they will make an appropriate announcement, so we just have to wait and see," Gan said.
Singapore charity ItsRainingRaincoats has raised around $55,000 for the group of brave migrant workers who rescued a woman driver from her car which had been swallowed up by a sinkhole in Tanjong Katong Road South on 26 July.
For their quick-thinking and heroism, the seven foreign workers involved in the rescue were recently awarded special commemorative coins by Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash.
However, ItsRainingRaincoats founder Dipa Swaminathan wanted to do more for the workers as her charity had been "overwhelmed by requests" from members of the public, reports Mothership. "The reason they're here is to earn a living. The reason they sacrifice being away from their family, is to come here and learn a living," she told the publication.
"So really, what [could be] more meaningful than funds for them to further their prospects?"
According to Dipa, the fundraiser surpassed $24,000 within 24 hours. At press time today, the figure is at $54,991 from over 1300 donors.
The migrant workers named in the rescue are Pitchai Udaiyappan Subbiah, Sathapillai Rajendran, Velmuragan Muthusamy, Poomalai Saravanan, Ganesan Veerasekar, Bose Ajithkumar and Narayanasamy Mayakrishnan.
The ItsRainingRaincoats fundraiser for the workers remains open and you can donate here.
DPM Gan says US non-committal on whether baseline tariff will stay at 10%
The US was non-committal on whether its baseline tariff on Singaporean goods would stay at 10% in talks last week, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday (29 July).
DPM Gan, who is also Singapore's trade minister, was at an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and Singapore Business Federation (SBF) conference, and made the comments during a dialogue moderated by journalist David Rennie.
Gan said he had asked US officials whether they were open to negotiations on the 10% tariff.
"I think the answer for the time being was quite obvious – they are not in the mood to discuss any discount to the baseline tariff," he said.
When DPM Gan pressed officials if the baseline tariff would go higher or lower, their response did not give much awa
"The answer was non-committal. They are still reviewing the tariff, and in time to come they will make an appropriate announcement, so we just have to wait and see," Gan said.
The US was non-committal on whether its baseline tariff on Singaporean goods would stay at 10% in talks last week, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday (29 July).
DPM Gan, who is also Singapore's trade minister, was at an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and Singapore Business Federation (SBF) conference, and made the comments during a dialogue moderated by journalist David Rennie.
Gan said he had asked US officials whether they were open to negotiations on the 10% tariff.
"I think the answer for the time being was quite obvious – they are not in the mood to discuss any discount to the baseline tariff," he said.
When DPM Gan pressed officials if the baseline tariff would go higher or lower, their response did not give much awa
"The answer was non-committal. They are still reviewing the tariff, and in time to come they will make an appropriate announcement, so we just have to wait and see," Gan said.