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NEWS SNIPPETS
2004
Amendments
to the Immigration Act |
"..in
2003, ICA repatriated
more than 11,800 foreigners who had either entered Singapore
illegally or violated the conditions set out in their immigration
passes. |
To enable swifter repatriation of
these undesirable foreigners, clause 16 will empower the Controller
to seize monies found in possession of any prohibited immigrant to
cover any expenses incurred by the Government in connection with his
or his dependents' detention, maintenance, medical treatment and
removal from Singapore. |
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Armed police patrols in public places since 1 Nov 2004
Changes in
Singapore Aviation Landscape
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Singapore now has two new
Singapore carriers, Valuair and Tiger Airways, with another, Jetstar Asia,
planning to start services by year end. With Tiger’s commitment, CAAS has
decided to build a dedicated terminal for such low cost carriers. |
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- New
low-cost terminal for Changi Airport by 2006
- Changi
Airport - IT shopping haven for travellers
- Enhanced
safety requirements for motorised bicycles & riders
Budget
airlines Jetstar Asia to start in December 2004 |
Singapore's
third budget airline, Jetstar Asia will start in December
2004, seven months after Valuair took off and three months
later than Tiger Airways. Qantas has a 49.9 per cent stake
in the new S$100-million airline which will have four
Airbus A320s by January 2005. |
Source:
Straits Times 30 Sep 2004 (H2) |
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Tiger
Airways starts maiden flight |
Singapore
Airlines-backed budget carrier Tiger Airways started its
maiden flight to Bangkok yesterday. It sold S$1 tickets to
Bangkok, Hat Yai and Phuket last month. |
Source:
Straits Times 16 Sep 2004 (H6) |
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SIA orders
31 Boeing 777-300ERs |
Singapore
Airlines (SIA) has placed a S$12.6 billion order for 31
Boeing 777-300ER planes, 18 of which will be delivered
from 2006 to 2010. The average age of SIA's fleet of 29
Boeing 747s, 55 Boeing 777s and five Airbus 340-500s is
five years. |
Source:
Straits Times 26 Aug 2004 (3) |
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Suspension
of poultry imports from Malaysia |
AVA has
concurrently imposed a suspension on imports of poultry and
poultry products from Malaysia with immediate effect (18 Aug
2004). |
AVA would like to
assure the public that poultry and poultry products in Singapore
are safe for consumption. |
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Changi
Airport's status is of higher national priority than our
airlines: PM Goh Chok Tong |
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For
Singapore, we have adopted a liberal air transport
policy since independence. It was fortuitous. We had no
choice, given our small domestic base. This forced
Singapore Airlines to go international and be
competitive. |
We have
never protected Singapore Airlines. We will continue to
welcome foreign carriers to fly here, in open
competition with our national carriers. Last year, 68
airlines carried 25 million passengers through Changi.
Singapore will continue to liberalise our Air Services
Agreements so that all airlines can expand and grow
according to market conditions. |
Where our
national carriers lose through lack of protection,
Changi Airport gains. Singapore’s connectivity and hub
status are of higher national priority than our
airlines. Complete
Text of speech |
Source: Singapore
Government Press Release 7 Jun 2004 |
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- Cessation of temperature checks at border
checkpoints from 9 Jun 2004
SMRT
deploys guards at MRT stations & bus interchanges |
SMRT started
deploying unarmed security guards at its MRT stations and
bus interchanges on 1 Jun 2004. The guards will be on the
lookout for suspicious characters and unattended
belongings. |
Source:
Straits Times 2 Jun 2004 (1) |
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- Singapore
Airlines to fly non-stop to New York from 28 Jun 2004
- SARS situation in
China; precautionary measures in Singapore
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New budget
airline Valuair signed a deal yesterday to lease its first
two brand-new airbus aircraft. It also announced plans
to fly to Jakarta, Bangkok and Hong Kong starting in May
2004. Valuair now has 18 pilots and 42 cabin staff. (Straits
Times 26 Feb 2004) (1) |
2003
- Govt
mulls new low-cost airport terminal for Changi
- New
SARS case in Taiwan
- Improving labour relations in Singapore
Airlines (SIA)
- Lifting
of SARS measures
- SARS
Updates
- Singapore
Airlines (SIA) releases 206 trainees
- Revenue
improvement for United Airlines with new business fares
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SITUATION UPDATE
ON SARS PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN SINGAPORE
Background:
The Ministry of
Health reported yesterday on a Taiwanese SARS patient who was in
Singapore from 7 Dec 2003 to 10 Dec 2003. The patient was
afebrile throughout his three days here. He departed Singapore
early in the morning of 10 December 2003, and developed fever
only in the evening on the same day following his return to
Taiwan.
Contact tracing
completed
The Ministry of
Health has completed its contact tracing. A total of 276 people
have been identified to have come into contact with the
Taiwanese SARS patient while he was in Singapore from 7th
to 10th December. This includes 76 additional
contacts who were on flight CI-662 from Singapore to Taiwan on
10 Dec 03 and who had returned to Singapore. They had not been
seated close to the Taiwanese patient. They are currently being
contacted to ensure that they are well.
The Ministry has
contacted the Singaporean man who was on Flight CI-662 and
seated in the same area as the Taiwanese SARS patient. The
Singaporean man had returned to Singapore but had left the
country again. He reported that he is well. MOH has advised him
to monitor himself for fever and symptoms and to seek medical
attention should he be unwell. MOH has also notified the
authorities in that country.
The Ministry has
identified another 5 persons to be placed on HQO till 19 Dec.
This brings the total number of persons on Home Quarantine Order
(HQO) to 75. The rest are on telephone surveillance and are
advised to monitor their own temperature and to seek medical
attention when they are unwell.
Only 5 contacts are
unwell so far. This includes one person who had been placed
under home quarantine order. They have been assessed by the
Infectious Disease physicians at the Communicable Disease Centre.
Although all of them have been diagnosed as non-SARS, as a
precautionary measure, they have been admitted to the
Communicable Disease Centre.
With the stringent
public health measures that are in place, the Ministry would
like to assure the public that there is no cause for alarm. The
Ministry is monitoring the situation closely and has taken the
necessary precautionary measures to prevent the spread of SARS.
The Ministry of
Health
18 December 2003 |
Handpicked police
officers have been deployed as air marshals on 'high-risk'
Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights since mid-August 2003.
Parliament passed a law on 14 Aug 2003 to allow the deployment
of marshals on SIA and SilkAir flights. (Straits Times 1 Oct
2003 4) |
Singapore
Airlines (SIA) has settled a negligence suit brought by SQ006
plane-crash victim Dr Harald Linke, 67, in the United
States. The amount awarded remains confidential under the terms
of the settlement. (Straits Times 20 Sep 2003 3) |
Singapore
Airlines's (SIA) management will take pay cuts of 22.5 to 27.5
per cent as the carrier copes with the worst crisis in its
history and faces its first quarterly loss in the wake of the
Sars outbreak. The wage cuts for 240 of the airline's 14,600
staff are expected to save SIA S$12 million a year. (Straits
Times 23 May 2003) (H10) |
Singapore
Airlines' in-flight magazine, Silver Kris, will be produced by
Times Periodicals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore
Press Holdings (SPH), from next month. The magazine had
previously been put together by BluInc Media, the former MPH
Magazines, since the magazine's inception. (Straits
Times 10 Apr 2003)(H6) |
Fifty
medics from the Singapore Armed Forces are helping polyclinic
nurses to screen passengers who fly into Changi Airport from
Sars-affected countries. (Straits
Times 10 Apr 2003)(9) |
Changi
Airport has been voted the best Asian airport for the 17th
consecutive year by readers of industry journal Cargonews Asia.
The airport handled 1.64 tonnes of cargo in 2002, an increase of
8.7 per cent over 2001. (Straits
Times 20 Mar 2003)(A20) |
Excerpt of
Advisory from Singapore Tourism Board on 10 April 2003 |
Precautionary
measures make Singapore a safer destination for all
To minimise the import
of SARS cases, relevant authorities in Singapore have instituted
extra precautionary measures at the Singapore Changi Airport and
Singapore Cruise Centre. As of today, the following measures are
in place:
(Singapore Changi
Airport)
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The Civil
Aviation Authority of Singapore which manages airport
operations have issued a directive to all airlines operating
at Singapore Changi Airport requiring them to ask passengers
the three questions recommended by the WHO before passengers
are allowed to board the flight to Singapore. As a first
line of defence, any visibly unwell passengers from affected
areas will be asked to obtain a doctor’s certification
before they are allowed to board the flight to Singapore.
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All passengers
arriving to Singapore will have to complete health
declaration cards. Currently passengers arriving from all
provinces in China, HK SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan and Hanoi will
be met by nurses who will attend to those who appear unwell.
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Singapore’s
airport authorities have also instituted additional
precautionary measures for outgoing passengers. In addition
to the health advisory cards, which are distributed to
passengers bound for the affected areas, airlines will also
ask all departing passengers the three questions recommended
by the WHO. The key strategy is to identify suspect cases
once they show symptoms of the disease and isolate them to
prevent transmission to more people.
(Singapore Cruise
Centre)
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All arriving
passengers will have to complete health declaration cards.
Passengers arriving from SARS-affected areas will also be
met by nurses who will attend to those who appear unwell.
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All ships
calling at Singapore must also declare the health of its
crew and passengers arrival.
We recognise that
above measures might cause inconvenience to our visitors. We seek
your kind understanding that these firm precautionary measures are
essential to minimise the import of SARS cases into Singapore, and
make Singapore a safer destination for residents and visitors
alike.
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