Press Releases

Jan 03, 2012 13:17 SGT Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore The National Productivity and Continuing Education Council (NPCEC) has identified four new sectors of interest with the potential to boost the national productivity drive. The identified sectors are: financial services, accountancy, social services and process construction & maintenance.

Jan 03, 2012 13:16 SGT Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore The pace of growth of the Singapore economy eased in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Dec 30, 2011 15:28 SGT Land Transport Authority The details of the January 2012 first open bidding exercise for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) are as follows:

Dec 29, 2011 14:37 SGT Monetary Authority of Singapore The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Mr Lim Chee Onn, Senior International Advisor to Singbridge Private Limited, Mr Peter Ong, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance, and Mr Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai, Managing Partner of Allen & Gledhill, have been re-appointed to its Board of Directors for a further period of two years.

Dec 29, 2011 13:29 SGT Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) today launched its Industrial Government Land Sales Programme (IGLS) for the first half of 2012.

Dec 29, 2011 11:04 SGT SMRT Corporation Ltd. From 30 December 2011, Ten Mile Junction LRT Station will re-open with the soft launch of the newly redeveloped Junction 10 shopping mall. With the re-opening of the station, Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) Service C - which operates from Ten Mile Junction LRT Station via Bukit Panjang Station and Senja Station - will resume.

Dec 29, 2011 10:09 SGT Ministry of Education The Ministry of Education releases data on the performance of the major ethnic groups in national examinations annually to provide feedback to the communities on how their children fared in the examinations.

Dec 28, 2011 11:08 SGT Singapore Red Cross Singapore 28 Dec 2011 – The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is sending its 2nd team of seven personnel to the Philippines on Wednesday, 28 December, to bring more relief items to the 47 relief centres in Cagayan De Oro City, which are temporary shelters to over 12,000 displaced families affected by Typhoon Washi which struck southern Mindanao on 17 December 2011.

Dec 27, 2011 15:50 SGT Ministry of Home Affairs I am honoured to be here this evening to launch the Anti-Drink Drive Campaign 2011. With the festive partying going on around Singapore during this period, the campaign is a timely reminder for all us to remain safe and responsible road users even as we enjoy ourselves.

Dec 27, 2011 15:24 SGT Canon (SG) Typhoon Washi, which swept through the southern Philippines in December, has caused extensive damage due to record-setting heavy rainfall and landslides across the region.