Tanoto Scholars in Singapore came together for an evening of networking and sharing at the Tanoto Scholars Annual Networking 2021 (TSAN2021) on December 16, 2021. Held with safe distancing measures, this marked the first in-person TSAN since 2019. The event was organised by the Tanoto Foundation, an independent philanthropy founded by RGE Chairman Sukanto Tanoto […]
Beyond the Pandemic: Conversation with Belinda Tanoto and Prof Tikki Pangestu
What will the ‘new normal’ look like? How do we achieve herd immunity across Asia? What more can we do to emerge stronger from the pandemic? These are discussed in the first episode of Tanoto Foundation’s podcast ‘Unlocking Potential: Conversations with Tanoto Foundation’. In this episode titled ‘Beyond the Pandemic’, RGE Managing Director and Tanoto […]
TSAN 2020 – Stay Hungry, Curious, Humble and Human
The Tanoto Scholars Annual Networking (TSAN 2020) was held virtually for the first time in observance of safe distancing measures. However, that did not deter 53 Tanoto Scholars and Alumni from attending the event and engaging in dialogue with Tanoto Foundation staff and the event’s distinguished guest Minister of State for Home Affairs as well […]
Tanoto Foundation Donates PPEs To Help Singapore’s Migrant Worker Community
Tanoto Foundation, under the auspices of Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC), donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to HealthServe in support of their work to help the migrant worker community in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comprising 20,000 KN95 masks, 10,000 pairs of gloves and 1,000 face shields, the PPEs were handed over to HealthServe in a […]
The Humanity Behind The Humanitarian Mission: Reflections from RGE & Tanoto Foundation Staff
Earlier this month, three staff from RGE business groups and Tanoto Foundation volunteered on a humanitarian mission to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) to Indonesia. The donation by RGE and Tanoto Foundation – comprising 1 million medical masks, 1 million surgical gloves, 100,000 protective gowns (PPE) and 3,000 surgical goggles – would later be distributed […]
Charity and Resolve: RGE Companies Support Global Fight Against COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it has brought have caused many nations and communities to unite in fighting it. Business and companies have also joined in. In times that demand for resolve and charity, RGE, Tanoto Foundation and RGE business groups across the world have stepped up to respond to the needs of employees […]
TSAN 2019: Leadership on the Agenda for Tanoto Scholars in Singapore
The yearly Tanoto Scholars Annual Networking (TSAN) gathered 43 Singapore-based Tanoto Scholars for a casual evening of dialogue and friendship at the Singapore Management University on 9 Dec 2019. The scholars hailed from three universities, pursuing courses that include medicine, engineering, business and economics. Continuing from previous years’ sessions, the common theme of leadership threaded […]
A Chat on Sustainable Business: Wharton-SMU Global Modular Course
The advocacy for sustainable development continued when RGE and the Tanoto Foundation hosted students from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Singapore Management University (SMU) to an evening of dialogue on sustainable business on 22 June 2019. Held at SMU, the session was part of the Wharton-SMU Global Modular Course (GMC), now […]
Life Without (Single-Use) Plastic? It’s Fantastic!
It started from an RGE Townhall in Jakarta in March 2019, where APRIL’s sustainability professionals raised the issue of single-use plastics and its adverse impact on the environment. The session saw the collaborative contribution of ideas by employees of different business groups, skills and portfolios. This ground-up design and brainstorm later developed into a campaign […]
Tanoto Foundation-Supported Inaugural IMPA BRI Cohort Graduates
A year on and Tsinghua University has seen the inaugural class of the International Masters in Public Administration in the Belt and Road Initiative (IMPA-BRI) graduate. The programme is the first of its kind in China and in the world. Comprising 19 international students from 11 countries, the graduates are expected to play a strong […]