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Dr Goh Keng Swee Passed On

Friday, 14th May 2010

Singapore's former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Dr Goh Keng Swee, died after battling a long illness. In 1984 Dr Goh retired from politics where he had served as Deputy Prime Minister for 11 years. Dr Goh was educated at Anglo Chinese School and then studied economics at Raffles College. A scholarship took him to the London School of Economics where he obtaining his PhD in 1956.


New Newater Plant Opened

Tuesday, 4th May 2010

Singapore's fifth and largest NEWater plant was officially opened by Senior Minister, Mr. Goh Chok Tong. The facility at Changi East can produce up to 50 million gallons of water per day (mgd). It is the only large-scale water recycling plant in the world to be housed on top of a water reclamation plant.


More New HDB BTO At Punggol

Wednesday, 21st April 2010

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched two new BTO projects in Punggol. They are Punggol Emerald and Punggol Waves which offered a total of 1,429 HDB flats. It comprises of of studio apartments, three-room apartments, four-room apartments and five-room apartments. 95% of the supply of will be set aside by HDB for first-timer home owners.


F15 Jets Came Home

Monday, 5th April 2010

The 149 Squadron of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) inaugurated. 149 Squadron (F15 Squadron) will come under the Air Combat Command (ACC) which plans, controls and executes air warfare operations.The ceremony was held at the Paya Lebar Airbase. This is a significant milestone in the development of the air force's capabilities. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said in the inauguration ceremony that the F-15SGs will also play a very important role in the Singapore Armed Forces overall operations, including its ability to 'deal decisively' with future threats.


Singapore Institute of Technology Six New Campuses

Tuesday, 16th March 2010

The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) annouced that it will have a total of six campuses in Singapore by 2014. Five of the campuses will be co-located within Singapre's 5 polytechnics and SIT Headquarters will be located elsewhere in Singapore. The objective of SIT is to provide a convenient and cheaper pathway for polytechnic graduates seeking a university degree.


Government Announces Revised Vehicle Quota System

Friday, 12th March 2010

A new formula will be used to determine the vehicle quota (or the COE). Under the new methodology, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will recycle the COE quota from the actual vehicle de-registrations in the most recent 6-month period back into the system. This eliminates the need to make any corrections due to any under- or over-estimation.


Pasir Ris Rock tower opens

Monday, 8th March 2010

Rock climbing enthusiasts can now make use of the new climbing installation at the People's Association (PA) Water-Venture adventure sports centre in Pasir Ris. Also known as the Community Tower, it cost $450,000 to build with about $200,000 being subsidised by the Singapore Totalisator Board. The tower was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday.


Retired CEO of Shell gets Honorary Citizenship

Wednesday, 24th February 2010

Singapore Government has conferred Jeroen van der Veer, age 63, the Honorary Citizen Award. President S R Nathan presented Mr Van der Veer. The award is the highest form of recognition bestowed by the Singapore government for outstanding contributions by individuals to the country's growth and development. Jeroen van der Veer retired chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell was instrumental in setting up Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex, its largest downstream investment in Asia.


CPF To Extend 4% Interest

Friday, 1st January 2010

The Singapore Government has extend the 4 per cent floor (minimum rate) for interest on CPF savings for the Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts (SMRA) until 31 December 2011. Explaining the move in a statement, the spokeperson said that despite Singapore's strong economic recovery, interest rates have remained low this year. And when on to say, added that the sharp drop in interest rates at the expiry of the 4 per cent floor rate may impact CPF members who may not have benefited fully from the economic recovery yet.


Singapore University of Technology and Design

Thursday, 29th October 2009

Singapore's fourth public-funded university, which is scheduled to open its doors in 2011, has been named the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The new university will admit its first intake of up to 500 students in 2011 and students will have four degree programmes to choose from Architecture & Sustainable Design, Engineering Product Design, Engineering Systems & System Design, and Information Engineering & Design.  First-year students will be exposed to foundation studies in the areas of mathematics, science, introductory humanities and social sciences – all in the context of design. They will also get to learn about entrepreneurship and management during each of the four-year degree programme. The university (medium-sized) will eventually cater to some 4,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduates.


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