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News 2006
Prime Minister's National Day Message 2006 |
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"The internet is a tremendous tool
which is changing the world. We should make full use of it to link
up with the world, engage one another, and be a productive economy
and vibrant society. |
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"But the internet creates new problems
too. Not everything on the internet is reliable; it is not easy to
tell apart fact from fiction in cyberspace; and instant
communications can cause people to over-react hastily and
unthinkingly to events. |
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"Therefore we must learn how to live
with this new medium, and adapt to it. This is a
challenge to many societies, not just Singapore..." |
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Proposed Changes to Unsecured Credit Rules |
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"To lower the minimum income threshold
for unsecured credit facilities to $20,000 from $30,000. The minimum
income requirement for credit cards remains at $30,000. |
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"To set the maximum aggregate credit
limit of all unsecured personal credit facilities and credit cards
granted by a financial institution at four times monthly income for
individuals with at least $30,000 in annual income. For individuals
with annual income of at least $20,000 and below $30,000, the maximum
aggregate credit limit will be twice their monthly income..." |
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Proposed
changes to the Banking Act
Subutex to be classified as a controlled drug |
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"While some heroin addicts appeared to have
benefited from Subutex, many others seem to have merely shifted their
addiction from heroin to Subutex. |
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"In addition, many more who have never tried
drugs before have become new addicts. Within 4 years of introduction, we
now have at least 3800 Subutex users, 45% of them Malay, 43% Chinese and
10% Indian...." |
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144 people benefit from expanded human organ transplant law
Of young Singaporeans then and now |
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"As for assembly
talks, we had guest speakers but unlike your
'interactive' talks; they did all the talking, we
did all the listening and no one thought that we
might want to ask them some questions. |
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"My teachers were
more concerned that we did not fall asleep during
the session. This I am told is one of those things
that have resisted change as this generation of
students is also similarly afflicted..." |
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No outdoor demonstrations and processions during IMF/WB meetings
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Number of recognised foreign medical schools increased to 120
Exit permit rules relaxed for National Servicemen
from 1 Aug 2006 |
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"Full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) will
henceforth be exempted from applying for exit permits for short overseas
trips of less than 3 months... |
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"NSmen who have completed their
Operationally-Ready National Service Training Cycle and have been
phased into the MINDEF Reserve (MR) will no longer be required to
notify the MNC of their overseas trips of more than 24 hours and
less than 6 months..." |
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SingTel starts ultra-fast 80 Mbps broadband trials at two condominiums
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North East Line resumes normal operation after partial stoppage
on 24 Jul 2006
New Singapore biometric passports from 15 Aug 2006 |
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"To facilitate a smooth transition to the BioPass system, ICA will
have to close some of its passport application services counters
from 9 Aug 2006... |
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"This will allow ICA to install and test the BioPass
systems before its actual launch. As such, only
limited passport application avenues will be
available from 10 to 14 August 2006..." |
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Singapore Crime Situation - First half 2006 |
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"Crimes
involving handphones being stolen, which was one of
the key concerns in 2005, decreased significantly,
from 2,423 to 1,962 cases, in the first half of
2006... |
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"The
drop in handphone crimes, despite the continued high
mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore3
, may be in part due to enhanced public education on
such crimes as well as tighter enforcement against
errant second-hand handphone dealers..." |
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Police bust Orchard Underpass counterfeit syndicates
Foreign domestic maids get one-day off in new
standard contract |
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"This contract is designed to help
smoothen employer/employee relationships from the onset, by
minimising any ambiguities on the employment terms. |
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"For example, the contract will
include the stipulation of the minimum of one
day-off entitlement for the Foreign Domestic Workers
(FDWs).
However, if the day-off is not taken, the employer will have to
compensate the FDW in cash..." |
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Singapore's GDP growth for 2006 likely to be 5% to
7% |
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Mr
Heng Swee Keat, Managing Director, Monetary
Authority of Singapore |
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"The Singapore economy grew by a robust 6.4%
last year... |
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"Barring any unexpected shocks in the
external environment including an escalation in geopolitical risks in
the second half of this year, GDP growth for the year as a whole is
likely to be in the range of 5 to 7%..." |
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Singapore
to hold large-scale flu pandemic exercise |
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21-22 Jul 2006 |
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"This large scale exercise will involve over
1,000 personnel from MOH, the Ministry of Education (MOE), home-front
and related agencies such as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS),
Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA), Maritime Port Authority (MPA)
and the People's Association..." |
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Foreign Worker Levy and S-Pass quota to go up
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PMI for electronics shows contraction for June 2006
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SMRT
taxi fares to go up from 17 July 2006
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Use the National Flag during National Day Celebrations 2006
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Singapore and MIT to start SMART research center here in 2007
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Police arrest three Singaporeans involved in Malaysia kidnap case
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Police arrest 77 foreigners illegally working as masseuses
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Newton Food Centre reopens after nine-month makeover
Entrapment: A Necessary Enforcement Tool |
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When Yeo was asked if he had any drugs, Yeo volunteered to bring
drugs to the hotel where he was subsequently arrested with
Ecstasy, ‘Ice’, and Ketamine. |
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Adrian Yeo was, therefore, not a law-abiding person enticed into
committing an offence by CNB. |
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In
omitting to highlight the fact that Yeo was a habitual drug abuser, the ST report has misled
readers into thinking that CNB had acted unethically when the
circumstances of the case clearly show the contrary and that CNB
had acted professionally... |
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Report on
Wages in Singapore 2005
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Smoking ban in eating places starts today (1 Jul
2006) |
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Food outlets such as hawker centres,
coffeeshops, cafes and fast food restaurants will be smoke-free from 1st
July. To protect patrons from second-hand smoke, smokers are reminded to
light up only at designated smoking corners. |
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Under this new regulation, smoking is banned
within the indoor refreshment areas (IRA) of all foodshops (Eg.
Coffeeshops, Cafes, Restaurants). They can designate up to 20% of the
floor area in their outdoor refreshment areas (ORA) as a smoking corner
upon NEA’s approval.... |
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Singapore as A Leading Wealth Management Hub |
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Mr Ong
Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director, MAS |
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"Rising wealth in Asia, and the focus
on Asian growth prospects have seen total assets under management
in Singapore's fund management industry grow from about S$280
billion in 2000 to much more than S$600 billion now. |
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"Growth in private banking assets under
management has also been strong, with anecdotal feedback suggesting
Singapore private banking AUM averaging 20% per annum over the past
few years to about US$200 billion currently... |
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"Our reputation for high standards of
regulation and supervision and a robust legal and judicial
framework, is trusted by financial intermediaries and clients alike
to conduct wealth management activities..." |
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Exhibition of
Non-Voters' List
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Singapore's first wheelchair-accessible buses launched
Community Issues: Improving the teaching of English Language in
Singapore schools |
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"It has
been suggested that native speakers of English be
hired. Proceed with care: Natives have come and gone
in the past. Just now, there are hardly any in the
schools. |
| "What has been MOE's
experience? Clear speech is fundamental when
communicating with Singaporean students. |
| "Few native speakers
are BBC-perfect in diction, understood in any
cultural context. There are British teachers (more
so Scots, Irish and Welsh) whose speech would not be
intelligible to Singaporean ears..." |
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Changes To Conditions For Massage Establishments |
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Under
the new requirements, establishments administering
foot-reflexology, physiotherapy, traditional massage
or curative massage must ensure that the massage
services are conducted in full view of the public
and satisfy the following new requirements before
they are exempted from the provisions of the Act... |
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health and safety, masseuses, therapists and
reflexologists who are working or will be working in
licensed massage establishments may be required to
undergo and pass a medical health screening before
they can be allowed to work for any licensed
establishment for massage... |
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Registration exercise for admission to Primary One in 2007
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Inmate Dies in Prison |
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Jun 06 at about 11.15am, an inmate of Queenstown
Remand Prison, 59-year-old, Chan Bing Chaw, was
found hanging inside the cell with a T-shirt around
his neck. The T-shirt was secured to a ventilation
grille located on the wall above the cell door. |
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He was pronounced dead
at about 11.45am. |
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Police are investigating
into the case of unnatural death. |
PUBLIC
AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
21 June 2006 @ 7.00 pm |
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Source:
www.spf.gov.sg Media Release 21 Jun 2006 |
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Robber who fired gun faces death penalty if convicted |
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Commando officer dies during training in swimming pool
-MAS
conducts first mystery shopping survey on financial advisory practices
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Chinese national found murdered in Ang Mo Kio salon
Hawker centres, coffeeshops and cafes prepare for
smoking ban |
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Smoking ban will be extended to hawker
centres, coffeeshops and cafes come 1st July. |
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To protect patrons from second-hand smoke, foodshop operators can set up smoking corners for
those who want to light up. To date, close to half of the affected
outlets have decided to set up smoking corners in their outdoor
refreshment areas... |
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Age limit for taxi drivers to be raised to 73 years
Employment grew strongly by 45,000 in first quarter
2006 |
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All the major sectors registered increases
in employment. The bulk of the employment gains continued to come from
the services sector (28,000)... |
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Some 10,100 residents or 18% of the
unemployed residents have been looking for work for
at least 25 weeks in Mar 06, about half the 20,200
or 30% a year ago... |
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Their Majesties The Emperor & Empress of Japan visit Singapore
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Chief Justice expresses shock about lawyer's alleged
misappropriation of clients' moneys
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Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices formed
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SPH's free Chinese newspaper hits the streets
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Police nab eight suspects involved in $1.5 million handphone
heist
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High Definition Television trials start in June 2006
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