2007
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Singapore Labour Market 3rd quarter 2007 |
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Total employment expanded by 58,600 in Q3
07, up substantially from the increase of 43,000 in Q3 06, making it the
second highest quarterly increase after the 64,400 recorded in Q2 07... |
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1,827 workers were retrenched in Q3 07, an
improvement from 2,472 in Q3 06 and 1,918 in Q2 07[2]. This brings the
total number retrenched in the first nine months of 2007 to 5,709, much
lower than 9,388 in the same period last year... |
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Singapore Workforce 2007 |
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The continued tightening of the labour
market this year has also led to significant gains in income and a
reduction in the number and share of low wage workers... |
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Excluding the
extreme age bands, the employment rate for those aged 25 to 64 edged up
to a new record of 76.5% from 75.5% a year ago. Supported by efforts to
improve employability of older workers, the employment rate of older
residents aged 55 to 64 rose by 2.5%-points over the year to 56.2% in
June 2007.. |
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HIV cases on the rise in 2007 |
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Out of the164
Singaporeans detected to be HIV infected in the first six months, about
93% of the new cases detected this year were males and 7% were females. |
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Sexual transmission remains the main mode of HIV
transmission among Singaporeans. Of the 164 cases reported in the first
6 months of 2007, 155 cases acquired the infection through the sexual
route, with heterosexual transmission accounting for 67% of infections,
homosexual transmission 24% and bisexual transmission 3%. Intravenous
drug use (4 cases) accounted for 2%... |
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Outlook for Singapore economy in 2008 |
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MTI forecasts the Singapore economy to grow
by 4.5-6.5 per cent in 2008. This represents a moderation in growth
towards the economy's underlying potential rate, following four years of
above-trend growth. |
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The market consensus is that the US
economy will slow down in the first half of 2008 as a result of
weaker credit and housing markets before resuming healthy growth
in the second half. This would support GDP growth in Singapore in
the upper half of the 4.5-6.5 per cent forecast range... |
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Employment situation in 3rd Quarter 2007 |
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Employment continued to grow strongly as the
economy maintained its rapid expansion. Preliminary estimates show that
employment grew by 57,600 in the third quarter of 2007... |
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Services continued to lead the employment
gains, adding 34,500 workers in the third quarter of 2007. Manufacturing
posted gains of 11,800. Driven by the growth in building activities,
construction increased its workforce by 10,800, continuing the rapid
increase of the previous quarter... |
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Singapore population in 1990, 2000 and 2006 |
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Total Population by
Residential Status for 1990, 2000 and 2006 (Mid-Year Estimates)[1]
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Year
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1990
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2000
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2006
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Total Population
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3,047,100
(100.0%)
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4,027,900
(100.0%)
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4,483,900
(100.0%)
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Singapore Citizens
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2,623,700 (86.1%)
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2,985,900 (74.1%)
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3,145,800 (70.2%)
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Permanent Residents
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112,100 (3.7%)
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287,500 (7.1%)
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462,700 (10.3%)
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Non-Residents[2]
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311,300 (10.2%)
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754,500 (18.7%)
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875,500 (19.5%)
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Singapore Labour Market 2nd quarter 2007 |
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Total employment grew by an all-time
quarterly high of 64,400 in Q2 07, surpassing the increase of 49,400 in
Q1 07 and 36,400 in Q2 06. This brought employment growth in the first
half of 2007 to 113,800, compared with 81,500 in the same period last
year. |
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With the robust employment gains, the
seasonally adjusted overall unemployment rate declined significantly to
2.3% in Jun 07 from 2.9% in Mar 07. The resident1
unemployment rate also fell to 3.1% from 4.0% over the same period. An
estimated 76,100 (or 60,200 after seasonal adjustment) residents were
unemployed in Jun 07... |
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Two new specialty centres for cancer and heart disease |
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MOH is setting up two new specialty centres
for cancer and heart disease at the National University Hospital to meet
the rising demand for tertiary care in these specialties... |
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Cancer and heart disease are the top
two killers, with cancer taking 4000 lives in Singapore each year.
They will remain the major causes of death and morbidity. New
cancer cases are projected to increase from 9,000 per year to
13,000 by 2015. For cardiology, outpatient attendances are
projected to grow from 200,000 per year to 320,000 by 2015. We
must ramp up our capacity and capabilities to meet this rapidly
growing demand... |
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Singapore CPI for households in different income
groups in 1st half 2007 |
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"The difference in the inflation rates
between the lowest 20% and the higher income groups also narrowed. |
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"This was due primarily to lower electricity
tariffs and domestic refuse removal fees which have relatively larger
weights for the low income group. |
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"The main items contributing to the price
increases during the first six months of 2007 for all income groups were
taxi fares, cooked food, holiday travel, accommodation, school & tuition
fees as well as hospitalization fees..." |
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Drug addiction situation in Singapore |
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"The drug addiction situation in Singapore
is under control, even though 999 drug abusers were arrested in the
first half of this year, compared to 446 over the same period last year. |
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"Of the total number of abusers arrested,
Buprenorphine abusers formed the majority, at 41%, with heroin abusers
at 30% and synthetic drug abusers at 25%. |
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"One reason for the increase of 553 abusers
is that the Central Narcotics Bureau gazetted Buprenorphine as a
controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act in August last year..." |
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Singapore Crime Situation for first half 2007 |
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"While the figures for outraging of modesty
and cheating and related offences were not significantly different,
index crimes that were significantly higher in Jan-Jun 2007 from the
same period in 2006 were rape, motor vehicle theft, robbery and snatch
theft. |
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"However, there is no cause for alarm. For
rape, which saw the greatest percentage increase of 32%, the vast
majority of cases (90%) involved offenders who are known to their
victims..." |
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PACE releases report on English TV and Radio
programmes |
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"In recommending the areas for further
improvement, PACE noted that vacant timeslots left when a
programme series ends are still repeatedly filled with the same
type of slapstick programming like Mr Bean and Just for Laughs... |
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"The Committee applauded MediaCorp TV
for working with schools to involve youths in the revamped debate
programme The Arena. However, the Committee noted that there is
still a lack of quality programmes that address the issues which
youths face, and those that cater to children aged eight to 12
years old... |
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"Recommendations from the Committee
included a clear distinction between 'live talk' on air and
advertisements, as well as longer stretches of music play with
interruptions only for informative commentaries..." |
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Employment situation in 2nd Quarter 2007 |
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"Preliminary estimates show that total employment grew
by a record quarterly high of 61,900 in the second
quarter of 2007, as the economy continued its strong
growth... |
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"Employment grew in all
the major sectors, led by services which added 33,600
workers. Manufacturing posted gains of 16,600, higher
than earlier quarters..." |
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HDB releases public housing data |
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"30% of all resale cases in 2nd Quarter
2007 were transacted at or below valuation, with an overall median
Cash-Over-Valuation (COV) of about $7,000... |
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"The number of resale transactions
increased by 38% from 6,300 cases in 1st Quarter 2007 to 8,700
cases in 2nd Quarter 2007 (see Annex D). |
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"This is indicative of a more active
HDB resale market, and the availability of more resale flats to
meet the location and flat type preferences of flat buyers..." |
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Key indicators on marriages and divorces 2001 - 2006
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Minister answers questions on Internet-related sexual
crimes |
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"There
were 124 reported cases of females becoming victims of
sex crimes as a result of them knowing the offenders
through the Internet between 2001 and 2006... |
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"Of these
reported cases, 80 cases (or about two-thirds)
involved victims who were below 16 years of age. Of
these 124 cases, two of them also involved the
victims’ property being stolen..." |
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Minister answers questions on Singapore permanent
residents |
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"In 2006, about 57,000 persons were granted
permanent residency status in Singapore. These new permanent residents (PRs)
came predominantly from Asian and South-East Asian countries... |
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"In 2006, about 13,000 persons were
granted Singapore Citizenship (SC). These new SCs came
predominantly from Asian and South-East Asian
countries..." |
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Advance GDP estimates for second quarter 2007 |
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"Advance estimates1 show that real
gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 8.2 per cent on a year-on-year
basis in the second quarter, up from 6.4 per cent in the previous
quarter... |
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"Underpinned by strong growth in the
biomedical manufacturing and transport engineering clusters, the
manufacturing sector is estimated to have grown by 10.2 per cent the
second quarter, up from 4.4 per cent in the previous quarter..." |
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National Health Surveillance Survey 2007
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Statistics on number of persons jailed for unlawful assembly
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1st Quarter 2007 Real Estate Statistics |
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"Overall prices of
private residential properties rose 4.8% in the 1st Quarter 2007,
compared with the 3.8% increase in the previous quarter |
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"Prices of non-landed properties rose 5.3%
in the 1st Quarter 2007, compared with the 4.3% increase in the previous
quarter. Prices of apartments rose 5.1% while those of condominiums rose
5.4%..." |
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Survey on conditions of employment for older workers in 2006 |
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"As at June 2006, nearly all private sector
establishments surveyed (97%) hired Singapore citizens aged 40 to 49.
However, the proportion employing workers in their 50s declined to 89%
and more sharply to 54% for those older. |
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"Seven in ten employers cited relevant skills
and work experience as the most common reason workers in their 40s and
50s fit into organisations. Although this was also important for older
workers aged 60 & over (52%), the top reason cited for employing them
was their lower likelihood to job-hop (61%)..." |
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The future is looking bright for the infocomm industry |
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"In a recent survey conducted by IDA, the
number of infocomm job vacancies has more than doubled, from 2,100 in
2004 to 5,700 in 2005.. |
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"Overall, the infocomm industry has put
in a sterling performance. Its revenue grew from $38 billion in
2005 to cross the $40 billion mark for the first time in 2006..." |
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Employment situation in 1st quarter 2007 |
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"Preliminary estimates show that total
employment grew by 48,000 in the first quarter 2007. This is higher than
the gains of 45,000 in the same period a year ago, but seasonally lower
than 51,500 in the fourth quarter of 2006. |
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"All major sectors added workers, led by
services with gains of 33,400 workers. Manufacturing posted increases in
employment of 9,500..." |
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Retrenchment and Re-employment in 2006 |
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"Specifically, the re-employment rate of residents
retrenched from PMET jobs rose from an average of 65%
in 2005 to a post-Asian crisis high of 73% in 2006. |
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"This exceeds the rate
for the other two occupational groups, unlike in past years when
clerical, sales & service workers were the most re-employable... |
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"In 2006,
private sector establishments each with at least 25
employees retrenched 12,359 workers..." |
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Singapore Labour Market 2006 |
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employment creation for the whole of 2006 rose to an
all-time high of 176,000, surpassing the previous
year’s gains of 113,300. This brought the total number
employed to 2,495,900 persons as at December 06... |
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average, 67,500 residents were unemployed in 2006,
down from 74,900 in 2005 and the high of 91,200 in
2003..." |
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Singapore Crime Situation 2006 |
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"Theft and related offences 2,
which accounted for more than half (61%) of overall crime
reported, fell by 2,192 cases from 22,711 to 20,519 cases in 2006. |
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"The overall decrease was largely due
to fewer cases of shop theft, theft from person and
other theft3 . In addition,
handphone crimes4 also dropped from 4,825 to 4,594
cases... |
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"Youths made up 19% of total persons
arrested in 2006, compared to 23% last year..." |
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A Statistical Profile of Older Workers |
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"Older persons aged 50 &
over made up close to one-quarter (24%) of the
resident workforce in 2006. |
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"Reflecting their
relatively less educated profile, the majority (68%)
of older workers were employed in lower-skilled jobs
such as cleaners, labourers & related workers (18%),
plant & machine operators & assemblers (16%) and
service & sales workers (15%). |
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"These occupations also
registered an above-average incidence of older workers
especially for cleaners, labourers & related workers
where more than half (53%) were aged 50 & over...." |
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Key Household Income Trends 2006 |
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"Among employed households (i.e.
households with at least one working person), average monthly
household income from work1 grew by 4.3 per cent in
2006 to reach $6,260. |
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"After adjusting for inflation,
employed households enjoyed real income growth of 3.2 per cent in
2006..." |
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Number of traffic summonses for speeding going down" |
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In 2005, as part of Police’s overall
enforcement strategy, more resources were diverted to ensure greater
police presence on our roads to deter motorists from flouting traffic
rules. |
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"The public had by then become more aware of the PSLC
deployment through Traffic Police’s website and radio. |
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"This contributed to the number of
summonses issued for speeding falling 37% to 51,800 in 2005 as
compared to 2004. In 2006, the number of summonses issued for
speeding decreased 13% to 45,130 compared to the 51,800 summonses
issued in 2005..." |
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Report on labour force in Singapore in 2006 |
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"76% of the
resident population aged 25 to 64 were employed, the highest since the
data was first compiled in 1991, up from 73% in 1996... |
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"12% or
172,000 of resident employees were engaged on term contracts in
June 2006 while the remaining 88% were permanent employees3. On
average, employees on term contract drew lower pay than those on
permanent appointments... |
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"The share
of degree holders almost doubled to 23% from 12% a decade ago..." |
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Employment situation in 4th quarter 2006 |
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"Preliminary estimates show that total
employment grew by 48,800 in the fourth quarter of 2006, considerably
higher than the gains of 35,300 in the same period a year ago, and up
from 43,000 in the third quarter of 2006... |
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"Total retrenchment for the whole of
2006 was 12,200. Although this is higher than 10,294 in 2005, it
is only about half the number retrenched in 2001 (25,838).
Manufacturing formed the bulk of retrenchments (8,800), followed
by services (3,000) and construction (400) in 2006..." |
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Road Traffic Situation 2006 |
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"The number of persons killed increased from
173 to 190 in 2006. The number of persons injured increased from 8,226
to 9,706 in 2006, of which 104 suffered serious injuries... |
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"There was an overall increase in the
number of speed-related accidents, from 1,445 to 1,657 cases in
2006, with the number of speed-related fatal accidents increasing
by 15 cases, from 51 to 66. More than 1 in 3 of all fatal
accidents were speed related..." |
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2006 survey finds almost nine in ten children aged
10 - 14 years are infocomm users |
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"Almost nine in ten children (aged 10 to 14 years)
use the computer and Internet for communications,
learning and play... |
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"The second highest proportion of
Infocomm users are our youth and adults (aged 15 to 59 years),
with about seven in ten using the computer and Internet
extensively for communications and leisure activities. |
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"The
elderly (aged 60 and above) are also Infocomm users. Three in ten use the
computer, while two in ten have accessed the Internet in the past
year..." |
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Study on returns to higher education in Singapore
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Survey on polyclinics in Singapore |
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"The heaviest patient attendances were
seen at Ang Mo Kio (27,041) and Jurong (24,275), more than double
the volumes seen at polyclinics such as Queenstown (9,345), Marine
Parade (10,393) and Outram Polyclinics (10,550) - the lowest in
attendances among polyclinics..." |
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2006
Conditions
of Employment 2006 |
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"The 5-day workweek is the norm, with higher
share of employees now on this arrangement than
two years ago. Close to two in five (40%)
full-time employees in the private sector worked
5 days a week in 2006, up from 34% two years
ago. |
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"Lagging significantly behind, were the 5½-day
(15%), 6-day workweek (16%), and shift work
(17%) each accounting for less than one in five
employees in 2006..." |
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Labour Market 3rd Quarter 2006 Report |
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"Cumulatively in the first nine months
this year, the economy added 124,500 workers, surpassing the gains
of 113,300 for the whole of 2005. This employment creation is the
highest ever recorded1..." |
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Education: Performance by ethnic group 1996–2005
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More Medisave-Approved claims settled faster by insurers
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Singapore ranks 5th in 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index
Survey shows Singaporeans upbeat about the near
future |
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“Back home, Singaporeans registered an
increased level of optimism in this latest survey compared to the
previous period and a year ago. The Singapore Consumer Confidence Index
climbed 7 points to reach a high of 110—surpassing the regional average
of 94,” observed Mr Ashok Charan, Managing Director of ACNielsen
Research Singapore..." |
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Employment situation in 3rd Quarter 2006
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Survey shows manpower issues a growing concern for SMEs
Publication of data on affordability of
healthcare |
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"The 2005 data show that public
hospitals are affordable. This is especially so
for the Class B2 and C wards. |
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"The average B2 and C bills are below
$1,100. 95% of all B2/C bills are below $3,500.
Considering the high standard of clinical care
provided in our public hospitals, this is quite
an achievement..." |
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Traffic at Singapore Changi Airport in 1st half 2006
-MAS
conducts first mystery shopping survey on financial advisory practices
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Expat survey shows Singapore best place in the world for Asians to live
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Singapore takes second place in WEF's Global IT Report
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Survey shows more Singaporeans active in sports
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Survey on Infocomm Usage in households & by
individuals 2005 |
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The
proportion of households with access to a computer at home was 74%. This proportion has remained unchanged since 2003. |
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The proportion of households with two or more
computers was 28%. |
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Nine in ten households
in private housing had access to a computer at
home; compared to seven in ten households in
public housing. |
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About
two-thirds of the Singapore’s resident
population aged 15 years and above were computer
users. |
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Survey on Singapore Youth & Their Portable
Gadgets |
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by Second Year Media and Communication
students in Singapore Polytechnic’s School of
Business |
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"Out
of the 795 respondents who owned handphones, Nokia had the highest share at 56% while Samsung and
Sony-Ericsson tied for second place at 16% each... |
| "Respondents
were asked to choose one item that they would
not be able to live without from a list that
included the handphone, PC, TV, portable music device, PDA, portable
game console and digital camera. 78% of all the 800 respondents
indicated that they could not live without their handphone." |
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Is Class B2/C Hospitalisation Affordable? |
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"As a result of direct Government subsidies,
the average Class B2/C bills are relatively modest.
In 2004, the average bill size for Class B2 and C
wards were around $1,050 and $800 respectively... |
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"As at end-December 2004, the average
Medisave balance for all active accounts was $17,321. This is enough
to cover more than 20 times the average Class C hospital bill or 10
times the 90th percentile Class C bill..." |
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2005
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HDB Sample Household Survey 2003
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