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Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, November 19

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Magazine to pay damages to PM, MM
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 18
SINGAPORE: A magazine and its editor have been ordered to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew over S$400,000 for defamation.
Health Minister Khaw assures Singaporeans of H1N1 vaccine safety
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 17
SINGAPORE: Singapore Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan dispelled concerns over the safety of the H1N1 vaccine, as he got his flu jab at a neighbourhood clinic on Monday.
Donald Tsang meets SM Goh at the Istana
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 17
SINGAPORE: Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Donald Tsang met Singapore’s Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana on Monday.
Russia, Singapore stress need for regular dialogue
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 17
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will co—chair a high—level Singapore—Russian commission that will explore broad—based cooperation with Russia.
Engagement with Asia high on list of priorities for Japanese PM
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, November 16
SINGAPORE : Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Sunday said his government places engagement with Asia as one of its top priorities.
APEC needs to play more active role going forward: PM Lee
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, November 16
SINGAPORE : Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said APEC needs to play a more active role going forward.
PM Lee, Obama reaffirm excellent ties in bilateral meeting
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, November 16
SINGAPORE: Visiting US President Barack Obama met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday morning on the sidelines of the APEC Leaders’ meeting.
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim to attend ministerial meet on climate change
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 14
SINGAPORE: Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim will be in Copenhagen, Denmark from Sunday until Tuesday.
MOE to give more support to special education schools
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 14
SINGAPORE — Special education schools and teachers will get more support from the Ministry Of Education (MOE).
MOE to provide more support to Special Education schools & teachers
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 14
SINGAPORE : The Education Ministry is offering more support to Special Education (SPED) schools.
Singapore gets first glimpse of China—loaned giant pandas
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 14
SINGAPORE: China Wildlife Conservation Association has released the photographs of the two giant pandas which will make their way to Singapore in 2011 under a research loan from the Chinese government.
MM Lee cautions US against anti—free trade stance
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 14
SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has sounded a word of caution to the US, saying that if it keeps up its anti—free trade and anti—outsourcing position, it will decline.
MOH alerts hospitals after two women given wrong dosage of cancer drugs
Channel NewsAsia - Friday, November 13
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health has alerted all hospitals to take immediate measures to ensure safety in the use of infusion pumps when administering drugs.
APEC ministerial meetings get underway in Singapore
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, November 12
SINGAPORE: The APEC ministerial meetings took place in Singapore on Thursday morning. Co—chairing them are Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo and Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang.
PM Lee urges APEC members to re—commit to goals of free trade
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 11
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to re—commit to their goals of sustaining growth, avoiding protectionism and promoting regional economic integration.
MOH to conduct health survey from March to June next year
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, November 9
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will be conducting an islandwide National Health Survey from March to June next year.
Health Minister Khaw praises NKF’s Kidney Live Donor Support Programme
Channel NewsAsia - Monday, November 9
SINGAPORE: Singapore Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Sunday praised the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) on its Kidney Live Donor Support Programme.
New immigrants help sustain, enrich S’porean way of life, says SM Goh
Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, November 8
SINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said new immigrants help sustain and enrich the quality of life of Singaporeans.
Ample supply of housing in private market, says Minister Mah
Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, November 8
SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan on Saturday repeated his assurance that there is an ample supply of housing in the market.