Former Speaker Madam Halimah Yacob is set to be named the eighth president of the Republic of Singapore, becoming the first Malay president in 47 years after Encik Yusof Ishak and the first female to hold the highest office of our nation. SFCCA would like to congratulate Madam Halimah and we look forward to working [全文]
2017 Scholarship Award Ceremony was held on Monday, 21 August at SFCCA Level 2 Conference Room. A total of four students received the scholarship this year, namely Ms Guan Jing Yi, Ms Shi Chenxi, Ms Quek Ting Li and Ms Koh Yin Qian from Hwa Chong Junior College. These four scholarship recipients will begin their [全文]
Minister Ong Ye Kung to Head the Chinese Community Liaison Group (CCLG) Prime Minister’s Office announced that Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) & Second Minister for Defence, Mr Ong Ye Kung has been appointed the new head of the Government's Chinese Community Liaison Group (CCLG). Minister Ong will be taking over from Minister [全文]
For Immediate Release 12 June 2017 Statement by Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Association (SFCCA) on radicalised Singaporean arrested under Internal Security Act SFCCA was shocked to hear that a young Singaporean being the first woman to be arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for radicalism. It is alarming that she had been radicalised [全文]
The Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) Scholarship is now open for applications! Introduced in 2011, the SFCCA Scholarship aims to foster bilingual and bicultural talents by awarding a maximum of five scholarships each year to outstanding students to pursue their undergraduate studies in top-ranking universities in China. This scholarship is opened to Singapore [全文]
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has just announced the hiatus-triggered model, which would take effect in the next Presidential Election (PE). This signifies that the next PE would be reserved for qualified Malay candidates, which might result in the first Malay President after more than 46 years. Other than being the symbolic Head of State [全文]
Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) is deeply saddened by the passing of our former President, Mr S R Nathan. Mr Nathan was Singapore's longest serving President, the sixth in Singapore's history since independence. In his 92 years, he spent 65 of them deeply entrenched in public service with many illustrious appointments including the [全文]
On the first year death anniversary of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, a remembrance event was held on 20th March 2016, from 10am till 12 noon. This event was jointly organised by the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA), Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), Singapore Chinese Cultural [全文]
SFCCA was alarmed to hear that 27 Bangladeshi working here have been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA), of which 26 were repatriated to Bangladesh. While they were not planning any terrorist attacks in Singapore, and it is only a minority who subscribes to extremist teachings, the incident demonstrates growing tendencies towards religious extremism [全文]
On 2nd October 2015, the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) held its 15th Council secondary election and investiture ceremony. The new members of the Council and Executive Committees were formally elected and appointed. I. Council President: Chua Thian Poh Vice-President: Zhong Sheng Jian, Ho Kiau Seng Secretary-General: Patrick Lee Kwok Kie Deputy Secretary-General： [全文]