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SM Goh to make five—day official visit to Fujian province
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, October 26
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will make a five—day official visit to Fujian province in China starting Monday at the invitation of the Fujian government.
MFA says Singapore’s CSO rep to ASEAN dialogue "no substitute"
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, October 24
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has responded to media queries on the statement from the organisers of the ASEAN Peoples’ Forum/ASEAN Civil Society Conference that it was "shocked" to learn that Singapore had selected "substitutes from government—sponsored agencies" to the Informal Dialogue with ASEAN Leaders.
Contractor told to stop work at two sites
Channel NewsAsia - Friday, October 23
SINGAPORE: The Manpower Ministry (MOM) has ordered the contractor at the centre of Wednesday’s manhole explosion, Ohin Construction, to stop work on unused sewage pipes at Jalan Tauge and at the accident site at MacPherson Road.
Singapore’s defence ministers visit FPDA exercise
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, October 22
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen visited a multilateral military exercise on Wednesday.
Singapore brand not determined by beauty contest representative
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, October 21
SINGAPORE: Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said on Tuesday that the Singapore brand is not determined by a beauty contest representative, as international opinion is shaped over time by what Singaporeans do as a country.
MM Lee to receive inaugural award in Washington DC
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, October 21
SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will make an eleven—day visit to New York and Washington DC from Wednesday.
S’pore today is a result of effort put into building country: MM Lee
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, October 20
SINGAPORE: Singapore is where it is today because of the effort that was put into building the country, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
MM Lee says China and India growth will result in new world order
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, October 20
SINGAPORE: Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said that the growth of twin giants China and India will result in a new world order, even if in the absence of a global financial crisis.
PM Lee to attend Indonesian President Yudhoyono’s inauguration
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, October 20
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Jakarta to attend Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s inauguration on Tuesday.
No cap to employers’ liability for foreign domestic worker’s medical bills: MOM
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, October 19
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has said "no" to placing a cap on the maximum medical liability of an employer for foreign domestic workers brought into the country.
Health Minister Khaw celebrates Deepavali with Woodlands residents
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, October 19
SINGAPORE : It is the day after Deepavali, and Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Sunday dropped in on a residents gathering in Woodlands to mark the Festival of Lights.
Minister George Yeo hands over water purification tablets to Jaffna camp
Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, October 18
SINGAPORE: Foreign Minister George Yeo, currently visiting Sri Lanka, has handed over 5,000 water purification tablets to help purify drinking water for internally displaced persons at a camp in Kopay, Jaffna.
SM Goh praises religious groups for inclusive approach in offering social aid
Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, October 18
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Saturday commended religious organisations in the country for the inclusive approach they have undertaken in rolling out social welfare programmes.
S’pore offers more help to Sri Lanka as part of post—tsunami aid
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, October 17
SINGAPORE: Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo on Friday officiated at the inauguration ceremony for three refurbished schools in Southern Sri Lanka.
New network for singles to meet
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, October 17
SINGAPORE: The Social Development Unit—Social Development Service (SDU—SDS), the government matchmaker, has a new name. It is now called the "Social Development Network" or "SDN" in short.
MOH to revamp postgraduate medical training system
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, October 15
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has outlined plans to revamp the postgraduate medical training system from May next year.
Thailand’s Foreign Minister Kasit meets PM Lee
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, October 15
SINGAPORE: Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Kasit Piromya, met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana on Wednesday.