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TOTAL DEFENCE AWARDS 2015 WE HONOUR YOUR OUTSTANDING SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL SERVICE 02 CONTENTS FOREWORD 2015 marks the Golden Jubilee of Singapore’s independence and FOREWORD 02 nation-building. Starting as a third-world country, we have grown into a city known for its modern economy and cosmopolitan society. All of these are achievements that we can be proud of. The peace and stability we have enjoyed over the past 50 years must never be ABOUT ACCORD 03 taken for granted. The foundation of that peace and stability is Total Defence. Comprised of five pillars – Military, Civil, Economic, Social and Psychological – it is THE AWARD 04 now an integral part of our lives, shaping the way we handle challenges and crises, and rallying us together in periods of difficulty. Since 1967, National Service, a critical component of Military defence, has been NS ADVOCATE AWARD FOR SMEs 05-06 providing the stability and security that safeguards our sovereignty and protects our way of life. The Total Defence Awards is the highest national accolade to honour NS ADVOCATE AWARD FOR LARGE COMPANIES 07-08 NS advocates who demonstrate strong and unwavering support for National Service and Total Defence. This year’s revamped awards will honour 122 advocates who have NS ADVOCATE AWARD FOR ORGANISATIONS 09-10 demonstrated outstanding support for our National Servicemen in fulfilling their National Service duties and commitments. Tonight’s award recipients include outstanding individuals, companies and organisations whose support have made a big difference to our servicemen. NS ADVOCATE AWARD FOR INDIVIDUALS 11-30 02 ABOUT ACCORD THE AWARD As part of the Committee to Strengthen National Service (CSNS), Since 1986, the Total Defence Awards (TDA) has been the pinnacle the Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence award given by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to recognise (ACCORD) was reorganised with three sub-councils to engender companies that have demonstrated strong support for Total Defence, greater public support for NS from employers, educational National Service (NS) and our National Servicemen. Since 1997, institutions, families and the community at large. the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also recognised supportive employers through the Home Team National Service Awards The three sub-councils include the Employer and Business Council, for Employers. the Educational Institutions Council and the Family and Community Council. These councils are co-chaired by prominent This year, the TDA has been revamped to integrate both MINDEF and advocates from the business, education and social communities. MHA employers’ awards, as well as to broaden the recognition to include other National Service stakeholders like educational institutions, community groups and individuals. The revamped award, known as the NS Advocate Award, has four groups of recipients. They include the ACCORD (Main) NS Advocate Award for Individuals, the NS Advocate Award for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the NS Advocate Award for Chairman: Large Companies and the NS Advocate Award for Organisations. Mr Lui Tuck Yew Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Defence The NS Advocate Award for Individuals is a new award to recognise Dy Chairman: and honour outstanding individuals who have gone the extra mile to Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman support our National Servicemen in fulfilling their National Service duties Minister of State for Defence and commitments. These individuals include immediate superiors at and National Development work, community members, co-workers and family members of our National Servicemen. The NS Advocate Award for SMEs, Large Companies and Organisations Employer & Educational Family & Business Council Institutions Council Community Council are corporate awards for recognising and honouring employers, educational institutions and community groups who have demonstrated excellent support for their National Servicemen and are strong Co-chaired by: Co-chaired by: Co-chaired by: Mr Lui Tuck Yew Dr Mohamad Maliki Dr Mohamad Maliki advocates of the National Service programme. & Bin Osman Bin Osman Mr Tony Chew & & Executive Chairman of Ms Indranee Rajah Ms Claire Chiang Asia Resource Corporation Senior Minister of State, Senior Vice-President Ministry of Law and of Banyan Tree Ministry of Education Holdings Limited www.ACCORD.gov.sg 04 NS ADVOCATE AWARD FOR SMEs 3i Technologies Pte Ltd Loyal Reliance Pte Ltd Absolute Kinetics Consultancy Pte Ltd MJL Design and Build Pte Ltd Active Fire Protection Systems Pte Ltd Naumi Hotels Pte Ltd Aegis Building & Engineering Pte Ltd Netroworkz Pte Ltd All Industrial Manufacturing Pte Ltd Network Express Courier Services Pte Ltd Amos International (S) Pte Ltd PTC System (S) Pte Ltd Anewtech Systems Pte Ltd Reflect Trading Bits & Bytes Marketing Pte Ltd SECOM (Singapore) Pte Ltd Brand Finance Consultancy (Singapore) Pte Ltd Seng Choon Farm Pte Ltd BusAds Pte Ltd Sigma.3 Pte Ltd CA Safety Technology Pte Ltd Smile Inc.® Dental Surgeons Pte Ltd Chip Soon Aluminium Pte Ltd Sembcorp Marine Benoi Yard Chua Bros Transportation Pte Ltd SP Consulting (International) Pte Ltd CityCab Pte Ltd ST Electronics (Info-Security) Pte Ltd Concord Associates Pte Ltd Stamford Press Pte Ltd Digistore Solutions (S) Pte Ltd STELCOMMS Pte Ltd eLC Pte Ltd Sun City Maintenance Pte Ltd E-Tech Building Services Pte Ltd Suntec Singapore Convention Framework Building Products Pte Ltd & Exhibition Centre Fredrik Marine IT Services Pte Ltd Thatz International Pte Ltd Gan Hup Lee (1999) Pte Ltd Top Advertising Pte Ltd Gauging & Automation Pte Ltd United BMEC Pte Ltd Goodrich Global Pte Ltd Vismark Food Industries Pte Ltd Hiap Shing Shipping Pte Ltd Walton International Group (S) Pte Ltd Hin Leong Tank Truck Transport Pte Ltd Watt Wah Petroleum Haulage Pte Ltd Hitachi Critical Facilities Protection Pte Ltd WK Forwarders Pte Ltd Hong Lip Engineering Works Pte Ltd Yuan Xing Foodstuff Industry Pte Ltd 06 NS ADVOCATE AWARD FOR LARGE COMPANIES Bok Seng Logistics Pte Ltd New West Coast Marine Pte Ltd Cargill International Trading Pte Ltd PropNex Realty Pte Ltd Certis CISCO Security Pte Ltd PSA Corporation Limited Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd City Developments Limited Sakae Holdings Ltd Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd SATS Ltd Dairy Farm Singapore Singapore Airlines Ltd DBS Bank Ltd Singapore General Hospital Focus Network Agencies (Singapore) Pte Ltd Singapore Power Group Keppel Corporation Limited Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Keppel Shipyard Limited Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd KH Security Agency Pte Ltd Sodexo Singapore Pte Ltd Koh Brothers Building & ST Aerospace Engineering Pte Ltd Civil Engineering Contractor (Pte) Ltd ST Logistics Pte Ltd Langdon & Seah Singapore Pte Ltd ST Synthesis Pte Ltd Leeden National Oxygen Ltd Wee Guan Construction Pte Ltd Lucky Joint Construction Pte Ltd Ya Kun International Pte Ltd National University Hospital 08 NS ADVOCATE AWARD FOR ORGANISATIONS Building and Construction Authority Monetary Authority of Singapore Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Nan Chiau High School Clementi Town Secondary School New Zealand Defence Support Unit - Installations Auxiliary Police Force Defence Science and Technology Agency NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Limited Evergreen Secondary School People’s Association Families For Life Council PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency Housing and Development Board SAFRA National Service Association Huamin Primary School Singapore Discovery Centre Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore State Courts Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Supreme Court Institute of Technical Education Temasek Polytechnic JTC Corporation Yayasan MENDAKI Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore 10 “Without National Service, I feel that there would NS ADVOCATE AWARD be chaos and instability. FOR INDIVIDUALS Therefore, National Service is vital in securing our future.” Mr Taher Bokhtier Director, Operations Management, Yamato Technologies Pte Ltd Mr Taher Bokhtier is a first-generation Permanent Resident turned Singapore citizen. Born and brought up in Bangladesh, Mr Taher has experienced social unrest and values the peace and security that Singapore enjoys through the institution of National Service. As the business partner of Captain (NS) Tay Beng Boon, Mr Taher supports CPT (NS) Tay’s National Service commitments both in words and action. Being a relatively young and small start-up, the absence of his business partner and his employees for In-Camp Training is keenly felt. Yet whenever CPT (NS) Tay is away on ICT, Mr Taher will take over his projects, on top of his own heavy workload. In addition, Mr Taher also organises daily physical workouts, early medical check-ups and proper diet and lifestyle sessions for his National Servicemen employees to keep them fit and healthy. Mr Taher believes this is his small way to recognise the sacrifices of his National Service employees and the company’s shared contribution to supporting Total Defence in Singapore. 12 “I’m a strong advocate for our National Servicemen NS ADVOCATE AWARD as this gives me the FOR INDIVIDUALS peace of mind to know that our country’s security is safeguarded.” Mr Chiu Wu Hong Executive Director, Tax, KPMG Services Pte Ltd Mr Chiu Wu Hong’s support for National Service has been nothing short of exceptional. He is the immediate supervisor of Lieutenant (NS) Ho Kah Chuan. Over the past five years, LTA (NS) Ho was able to attend all of his In-Camp Training (ICT) sessions without deferment, despite the demands