DOCSLIB.ORG

Ownturn Ig Trouble Had LM All Geared up to Fight Recession Been Brewing for Some Time

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Ownturn Ig Trouble Had LM All Geared up to Fight Recession Been Brewing for Some Time 60 centscents | http://www.ntucthisweek.org.sghttp://www.ntucthisweekhttp://www ntucthisweekk.org.sg | MICA (P) 295/10/2007 20 OCTOBER 2008 Fair Or Stormy, Pg Ride The Rough, Pg Take Up Childcare Pg NTUC Membership Is Pg SMOU Sails On 3 Prepare For Recovery 5 Jobs 8 About Engaging U 12 Upturn The Downturn ig trouble had LM All Geared Up To Fight Recession been brewing for some time. All the bad omens The safety car were there and it may be out for Bcame as no surprise when all , hell broke loose. What started one lap, two laps as sub-prime mortgage not forever. At some troubles in the United States point, things will go quickly escalated into a mammoth fi nancial crisis that back to normal in no time swamped world economies. “Solid” fi nancial and the safety car will institutions collapsed like a pull away, and all the house of cards, with people cars will speed up running around like headless again. chickens. Unprecedented joint Governments’ interventions See Page 5 NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say were needed for mopping up. The culture of instant place for gratifi cation and make quick retrainingretraining, re-deployment and re-employmentre-employment. bucks had fallen fl at on its face with a great thud. At the launch of “Be Savvy With Your $” on 11 October Ironically, the unkindest cut of all is that many innocent 2008, NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say reminded parties bear the brunt of the damage and have to pick all that it takes two hands to clap: “We have created the up the pieces. Sometimes you don’t look for trouble, but big environment where there is enough opportunity for trouble looks for you. every Singaporean to adapt to the changing environment. The Singapore economy, intertwined as it is with What is important is the saying: ‘We can bring a horse to the world economy, will not come out of the debacle the river, but we cannot force the horse to drink from the unscathed. After a year of fabulous growth, suddenly we river.’ In Singapore, we in fact bring the river to the horse. are in a technical recession. But the house is not on fi re; this Today, we have job training programmes in place, we have is when men are separated from boys. job matching in place, we have the CPF system, healthcare This past fortnight, the Labour Movement has gone into system and so on. But even so, we cannot force every overdrive for damage control. At various events, tripartite worker to go for skills upgrading, to go for job re-creation, partners are speaking with one voice and the common to sign up to be part of the CPF system. We can put in refrain is to close ranks and stay positive. In the economy, place all the systems but we need every individual worker to by as in life, expect the unexpected but stay consistent. The decide how he or she wants to take advantage and be part Marcus Lin call is to adapt and take advantage of the programmes in of the overall system.” Terms and Conditions: • Offer valid for fi rst 50 customers only Buddy Retreat at S$88 for 60mins body massage • Offer is not valid with other promotions and discounts • Limited to one redemption per customer 2nd person gets 50% discount off further treatments • Prior phone or email booking of appointment is required • The Spa@ Aranda reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions without prior notice Aranda Country Club, Level 2, 60 Pasir Ris Drive 3, Singapore 519497 Tel: 65891812 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ntucclub.com/spa NNTUCTW17Oct08new.inddTUCTW17Oct08new.indd 1 110/17/080/17/08 77:34:11:34:11 PPMM upturnthedownturn • workingfor 3 We Have What It Takes After this downturn, there will be an upturn. If you want to be the fi rst off the block when the situation turns around, we need “to get the strategy right.” strengthening our support for workers,” said been able to adapt together.” SG Lim. SG Lim highlighted the strategy of one By Some of the initiatives to help workers company which has withstood a few economic Jansen Yeo include re-employment of older workers, downturns and rebounded strongly when the getting more women back to work, Job Re- situation improved. During a downturn, the rom America to Asia, stock creation Programme and the setting up of the company would release foreign workers and markets have taken a pounding. Unit for Contract and Casual Workers and e2i upgrade the skills of its local workers, sending Governments have been busy bailing (Employment and Employability Institute). them for training and teaching them to operate out troubled fi nancial institutions. Speaking to 275 union leaders and new technology. When the economic climate And the worst is yet to come, representatives from the Ministry of Manpower changed, it was able to rebound faster and Fwarned the National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers stronger than its competitors. Secretary-General Lim Swee Say. Federation at the Singapore Tripartism Forum, “This downturn will not last forever. After However, Singapore is better prepared for Industrial Relations Seminar on 9 October this downturn, there will be an upturn. If you this economic downturn than the previous one. 2008, SG Lim said adaptability is the key for want to be the fi rst off the block when the “In the last three years, when Singapore’s Singapore to survive this downturn. situation turns around, we need to get the economy was doing well, we did not become “There may be some ups and some downs strategy right. I believe that during a downturn, complacent. The tripartite partners continued but as long as we are able to adapt, we can the best thing to do is to work on pro-business to work very hard together, on one hand keep survive. As SNEF President Stephen Lee said, and pro-worker strategies – both at the same growing our economy, on the other, keep the uniqueness of Singapore is that we have time. This is the most sustainable strategy.” Fair Or Stormy, SMOU Sails On We plan to have 27,000 offi cers by 2015 for “2,700 vessels. The question is how can we train and retain offi cers, how to by attract more and, Marcus Lin importantly, handle the placement of s an island state and a bustling Good seafarers are made, not born, and they entrepot, it would not be illogical need good care to go that extra nautical mile. cadets.” to say that the shipping industry This is where the Singapore Maritime Offi cers’ is the lifeblood of the Singapore Union, a professional global tripartite maritime economy. And it is a multi-billion union, comes aboard. Their care and concern Mr Tay, who is also NTUC Vice- Adollar mega-industry that links all corners of goes beyond merely mariners’ interests. President, was speaking on “SMOU’s Role the world. “We are here,” according to SMOU General In Today’s Industrial Relations Climate” at the Unless you are talking about ghost ships, Secretary Thomas Tay, “to promote Singapore as Maritime Industrial Relations Forum – The good seafarers should be the fi rst item on THE international maritime centre, while looking Global Challenges, on 8 October 2008 ahead the manifest declared by any self-respecting after the employment, education and welfare of of the Singapore Maritime Week 2008 that shipowner. all seafarers regardless of nationality.” kicked off on 10 October 2008. NNTUCTW17Oct08new.inddTUCTW17Oct08new.indd 3 110/17/080/17/08 77:39:23:39:23 PPMM 4 workingfor • upturnthedownturn NTUC Media Co-operative Limited Chairman Noel Hon Chia Chun [email protected] Chief Executive Offi cer Seng Han Thong [email protected] Good Times, Bad Times, Chief Operating Offi cer Alvin Wong Pek Kin [email protected] The NTUC This Week Team Managing Editor Shirley Tan-Oehler [email protected] They Don’t Last A Lifetime Contributing Editor Leong Ching Deputy Editor Low Wee Poh [email protected] Making MoneySENSE Of A Crisis Senior Journalist Marcus Lin [email protected] Journalists Jansen Yeo [email protected] It’s not that we did Naseema Banu Maideen [email protected] by Executive Editor something wrong. Marcus Lin Ho Seo Teck (Chinese) [email protected] Journalist The Singapore Government, Wong Teck Tian (Chinese) [email protected] here could not be a more Art Director the Singapore enterprises, Edmund Seah appropriate time, right smack in the [email protected] midst of global fi nancial markets Executive Designers the Labour Movement of Mohamed Nasuhar Soeyoeti going berserk and spreading like [email protected] Charles Chong Singapore over the years wildfi re. The time when people [email protected] Tseriously wonder how safe their money is and Sales Joseph Loh were doing all the right [email protected] whether they have enough. Jimmy Lim To ease worries, the national fi nancial [email protected] things. But still there is no Mike Chew education programme MoneySENSE together [email protected] Chris Seng escape from this global with the Central Provident Fund Board and the [email protected] Anabel Lim National Trades Union Congress announced a [email protected] downturn.” Sam Gan new partnership on 11 October 2008. Called [email protected] “Be Savvy With Your $”, the public seminar Gena Ang [email protected] Lim Swee Say cum launch of the tripartite collaboration Marketing & Event Audrey Liu Jiaying is to bring fi nancial education [email protected] Jolynn Ang Shu Qin programmes to NTUC Members [email protected] and the working population over Subscription Jenny Liau the next two years.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • New Bishan Toa Payoh
    Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC New faces Stepping down Ng Eng Hen, 56 Josephine Teo, 47 Chee Chong Saktiandi Wong Kan Seng, 68 • Defence • Senior Minister of Hong Tat, 41 Kee Hiong, 49 Supaat, 41 • Former deputy Minister State for Transport • Former • Chief • Head of foreign prime minister and • First election and Finance senior civil executive of exchange home affairs minister contested: • First election servant OUE Hospitality research at • Entered politics 2001 contested: 2006 Trust Maybank in 1984 ABOUT THE CONSTITUENCY • Formed in 1997, • Now comprises Bishan East, Bishan • Added 7,000 voters saw its rst contest North, Toa Payoh Central, Toa Payoh from the former from the SPP in 2011 East and Thomson-Toa Payoh Moulmein-Kallang GRC Upper Peirce Lower Peirce Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park Zainudin Nordin, 52 Reservoir Reservoir • Former central district mayor AN G MO KIO • First election UPPER AVENUE 1 contested: 2001 THOMSON ING A Island M VE N NU D CENTRAL ROAD I E A S Golf Course O EXPRESSWAY R Peirce T Whitley N Secondary School U Secondary O M School Y R Thomson A Catholic Plaza M High School Marymount Hri Kumar Nair, 49 K Bishan a station l l Outgoing Bishan- a • station n g Toa Payoh Town R i Bukit v Council chairman e Golf Course r MacRitchie Raffles • First election Reservoir Instituition BRADDELL ROAD contested: 2006 SIME ROAD LORNIE ROAD Caldecott Braddell LORONG 6 station station TOA PAYOH P AN Pei Chun -IS THOMSON LA ROAD Toa Payoh Public CENTRAL ND LORONG 1 E Bukit Brown station station School EXPRESSWAY XP TOA PAYOH RE (not in use) SSW LORONG 6 AY EASANT PL R TOA PAYOH NT OA U D O M JALAN AMPAS POPULATION PROFILE PAN-ISLAND EXPRESSWAY T (After boundary changes) H O BALESTIER ROAD M Novena S O station Total population N 2011 GE RESULTS 68.2% 31.8% R 199,000 O Public housing Private housing A D 56.9% PAP 43.1% SPP 27.7% One- to three-room No.
    [Show full text]
  • Sup. No. 4 32 Head I
    Sup. No. 4 32 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Head I - Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports That the total sum to be allocated for Head I of the Estimates be reduced by $100. (a) Plans in Event of Economic Slowdown Mr Seah Kian Peng (b) Improve Access and Review Eligibility Mr Seah Kian Peng (c) Malay/Muslim Community of the Future Assoc. Prof. Fatimah Lateef (d) Empowering the Poor, Needy and Low-skilled Assoc. Prof. Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (e) Empowering the Poor, Needy and Low-skilled Assoc. Prof. Fatimah Lateef (f) Madrasah Education and Training Teachers Assoc. Prof. Fatimah Lateef (g) Performance of Madrasahs under Joint Madrasah System Mr Zaqy Mohamad (h) Tertiary Tuition Subsidy Scheme Mr Zainudin Nordin (i) Yayasan Mendaki Tuition Scheme Mr Zainudin Nordin (j) Self-help Groups and Minor Marriages Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar (k) Strengthening Muslim Institutions Mr Hawazi Daipi (l) Mosque Management Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap (m) Upgrading of Mosques Assoc. Prof. Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (n) Mosque Upgrading Programme Mr Hawazi Daipi (o) Sustainability of Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund Mr Zaqy Mohamad Sup. No. 4 33 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Head I - Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports - continued (p) Mosque Building Mr Zainal Sapari (q) A Progressive
    [Show full text]
  • Embra Cing Diversity – Onepeople.Sg
    EMBRACING DIVERSITY EMBRACING OnePeople.sg (OPSG) was launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 27 May 2007 to champion racial harmony initiatives in Singapore. OPSG works hand in hand with the Community Development Councils, Self-Help Groups and People’s Association to bring Singaporeans together as one people regardless of race or religion. The HarmonyWorks! Conference and the Community Leaders’ Conference – ONEPEOPLE.SG aim to provide a platform for youths and community leaders to discuss issues Embracing related to race and religion in Singapore. These are part of OnePeople.sg’s continuing efforts to champion the cause of racial harmony. Diversity Proceedings of OnePeople.sg events HarmonyWorks! 2012 ‘Regardless of Facebook, Twitter or YouTube’ Community Leaders’ Conference 2013 ‘Securing Peace: Lessons from History’ HarmonyWorks! 2013 ‘Generation Next: The Future of Harmony’ EMBRACING CONTENTS DIVERSITY Chairman’s Foreword / p.4 HarmonyWorks! Conference 2012 / p.6 Looking at social media / p.8 The evolution of social media and its Proceedings of larger impact on community integration / p.12 Students engage on current challenges / p.17 HarmonyWorks! Conference 2012 Bringing about positive change / p.22 ‘Regardless of Facebook, Twitter or YouTube’ Real connections needed in a virtual world / p.24 HarmonyWorks! Conference 2013 Harmony Works! 2013 Conference / p.40 ‘Generation Next: The Future of Harmony’ Dealing with diversity / p.42 Community Leaders’ Conference 2013 Racial and Religious Harmony – ‘Securing Peace: Lessons from
    [Show full text]
  • Parliamentary Elections Act (Chapter 218) (Section 51) Statement of the Poll After Counting the Ballots
    FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 1 First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 12th May 2011 at 2.00 pm. No. 1268 — PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT (CHAPTER 218) (SECTION 51) STATEMENT OF THE POLL AFTER COUNTING THE BALLOTS ELECTORAL DIVISION OF BISHAN-TOA PAYOH ‡Number of Ballot Papers Issued 141,760 Number of Ballot Papers cast for Name of Candidate Party ‡Number of Ballot Papers Chiam See Tong SPP 47,205 Lee Yeong Wee Wilfred Leung Mohamad Hamim Aliyas Benjamin Pwee Hri Kumar Nair PAP 62,385 Ng Eng Hen Josephine Teo Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin ‡Total Number of Ballot Papers cast for the above Candidates 109,590 Number of *Rejected Ballot Papers 2,087 Total Number of Ballot Papers found in the ballot boxes 111,677 Number of Unused Ballot Papers undetached from the books 30,061 Number of †Spoilt Ballot Papers 22 ‡TOTAL 141,760 *A Rejected Ballot Paper means a ballot paper which has been handed by the presiding officer to an elector to cast his vote but which, at the close of the poll, has been found in the ballot box unmarked or so improperly marked it cannot be counted. †A Spoilt Ballot Paper means a ballot paper which, on polling day, has not been deposited in the ballot box, but has been found by the presiding officer to be spoilt or improperly printed or which has been handed by the presiding officer to an elector to cast his vote, and (a) has been spoilt in marking by the elector, and (b) has been handed back to the presiding officer and exchanged for another.
    [Show full text]
  • Affiliated Unions and Association, Social Enterprises and Related Organisations Directory
    Affiliated Unions and Association, Social Enterprises and Related Organisations Directory We do not accept responsibility for any 1st 5th Upon approval error,defect or inaccuracy which is not Job No: N/A Operator: Ryan TEL: 63112898 nd th Care Fair Grow.indd 70 Please sign: noted on the proof. Therefore customers 2 6 18/4/16 9:19 PM are advised to thoroughly check and rd th examine the proof prior to authorising the 3 7 Name & Date: Titles: LM Directory 2016 Location: MJM server FAX: 63112851 digital fi les for printing. 4th 8th We do not accept responsibility for any 1st 5th Upon approval error,defect or inaccuracy which is not Job No: N/A Operator: Ryan TEL: 63112898 nd th Care Fair Grow.indd 71 Please sign: noted on the proof. Therefore customers 2 6 18/4/16 9:19 PM are advised to thoroughly check and rd th examine the proof prior to authorising the 3 7 Name & Date: Titles: LM Directory 2016 Location: MJM server FAX: 63112851 digital fi les for printing. 4th 8th 72 AFFILIATED UNIONS AND ASSOCIATION 25A Airline Road Airline House Date of Registration SIN ALH 05-C 4 January 1965 Singapore 819829 Date of Affi liation to NTUC Tel: 6541 6089 January 1970 Fax: 6545 7218 Air Transport Executive E-mail: [email protected] Term of Offi ce Staff Union Website: www.aesu.org.sg 2014 to 2018 Trustees Giles Wong Shaun Tan Loh Chia Hwei Vee Min Zhi Hong Executive Committee President Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Peter Chua Boey Charn Weng Gopalan P Nair Joseph Tang Cheng Kiat Weng Kwai General Secretary Deputy General Deputy General Deputy General Martin Chan Secretary/ Secretary Secretary Wing Sing Treasurer Alex Lim Daniel Loh Ravichandran P Yi Khung Joo Shia Assistant Member Member Member Treasurer Lee Siok Buea Lee Hsiang Hui Ivan Seah Shridar Kok Kim Narayanaswamy Internal Auditor Internal Auditor Melvyn Tay Simon Mok Peck Chuan Leong Heng Cheon We do not accept responsibility for any 1st 5th Upon approval error,defect or inaccuracy which is not Job No: N/A Operator: Ryan TEL: 63112898 nd th LM Directory 2016_p72-93.indd 72 Please sign: noted on the proof.
    [Show full text]
  • Budget 2010 Debate Round-Up Speech by Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam on 4 March 2010
    BUDGET 2010 DEBATE ROUND-UP SPEECH BY MINISTER FOR FINANCE, MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM ON 4 MARCH 2010 A. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 2 CHARTING A NEW COURSE ............................................................................................ 2 B. INVESTING IN PRODUCTIVITY .......................................................................... 4 PRODUCTIVITY: A RECURRING PRIORITY ............................................................................ 4 INVESTING IN ENTERPRISE UPGRADING ............................................................................. 8 FOCUS BENEFITS ON GROWTH-SEEKING BUSINESSES ........................................................... 9 PROVIDE BANG FOR THE BUCK FOR SMES ....................................................................... 11 BALANCE BETWEEN BROAD-BASED AND TARGETED MEASURES ............................................. 13 OTHER ISSUES ........................................................................................................... 13 C. INVESTING FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH ............................................................ 16 RAISING THE INCOMES OF THE LOWER-INCOME GROUPS .................................................... 16 INEQUALITY .............................................................................................................. 21 HOW WE ARE HELPING THE LOWER INCOME GROUP ......................................................... 23 INVESTING IN SKILLS AND EDUCATION
    [Show full text]
  • Say All CAN to 3-GEN
    60 cents | MICA (P) 142/09/2010 15 October 2010 Tripartism Say All Fuels Membership CAN To p6 3-GEN n its climb to We are now By the membership ready to do even Vanessa Teo summit, the more for the future in Labour Movement “terms of creating even has scaled greater social impact. successful results in Let us continue to work its membershipI growth since it embarked on its together to make sure TYN 20/20 that Singapore will be NTUC President John De Payva (left) and NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say celebrate the LM2011 journey. It has breaking of the membership bottleneck. seen membership numbers the first and only Labour grow from 470,000 in Movement in the world Elaborating further, SG Lim reinforced the concept of the 2006 to 570,000 this year. that is able to reach ‘3-GEN’ strategy: This came as good news out to All Collars, All to the Labour Movement Ages, All Nationalities of • Workers of Yesterday and was highlighted by The Labour Movement will target workers beyond 65 even after NTUC Secretary-General Lim workers, and on top of their retirement to ensure that they will go through the process of Swee Say at the U Summit that, three generations active aging. This is to promote the concept of lifelong membership. Membership Awards 2010 on of workers.” 13 October 2010. Lim Swee Say, NTUC • Workers of Today And just beyond this growth Secretary-General The Labour Movement will continue to reach out to blue and of achievement, the Labour white collars, and at the same time put in extra effort to set up Movement has also made good a more comprehensive framework to reach out to the PMETs progress towards this transformation with an All CAN- All Collars, (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technical People) All Ages and All Nationalities approach by building communities such as nEbO, Young NTUC, U Family, U Live and U Sports.
    [Show full text]
  • Financial Statements
    AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 32 Chairman’s Message ONEPEOPLE.SG [Unique Entity No. T08SS0160C] [IPC NO. IPC000707] [Registered under the Societies Act (Chapter 311) in the Republic of Singapore] AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2012 CONTENTS Statement by Management Committee 34 Independent Auditors’ Report 35 Statement of Financial Activities 37 Statement of Financial Position 38 Statement of Changes in Funds 38 Statement of Cash Flows 39 Notes to the Financial Statements 40 Fiducia LLP Certified Public Accountants Singapore 1 Goldhill Plaza, #03-35 Podium Block, Singapore 308899. 33 T: (65) 6846.8376 F: (65) 6234.6306 Chairman’s Message STATEMENT BY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 In the opinion of the Management Committee, a) the financial statements as set out on pages 37 to 52 are drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Society for the year ended 31 March 2012, and of the results of financial activities, the changes in funds and cash flows of the Society for the financial year then ended; and b) at the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Society will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due. The Management Committee, comprising the following, authorised these financial statements for issue on 16 May 2012. Chairman: Zainudin Nordin Vice-chairman: Wee Siew Kim Vice-chairman: Gerald Balendran Singham Secretary: Chia Tze Yee Treasurer: Michael Heng Swee Hai Members: Michael Palmer Anthony Zaqy Mohamad Goh Chim Khim Moliah binte Hashim Thangavelu Raja Sagar William Edward Jansen Mohd Anuar bin Md Yusop Mohamed Nasim s/o Abdul Rahim (Appointed 21 July 2011) Chow Hoi Hee, Charles (Appointed 21 July 2011) Cheong Mei Foong Audrey (Appointed 21 July 2011) Amatul Jameel Suhani binte Sujari (Appointed 21 July 2011) Mohamed Redhza bin Abdul Rahim (Appointed 21 July 2011) S.
    [Show full text]
  • Lim Boon Heng Says Bye to Political Stage
    60 cents | MICA (P) 142/09/2010 25 15February aPrIL 2011 2011 UBudget Care Fund Lim Boon Heng Says IsGoogies Halfway There p5 Bye To Political Stage But NTUC Links Will Remain We respect Boon Heng a lot because he is not only an outstanding leader, but also a “selfless leader. He always gives his best in serving the workers and people. At the same time, he also does his best to nurture his successors and next generation of leaders. In the Labour Movement, he guided me and made me his successor as Secretary-General of NTUC when he was only 58-years- old. And now, as the Chairman of PAP, he is retiring early to make way for younger leaders to step forward. It shows how much he cares for the success and progress of Singapore, not just the present, but also the future.” NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say Minister Lim Boon Heng (left), Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam (centre) and NTUC Deputy Secretary-General Halimah Yacob (right) after winning Jurong GRC in 2006. By Marcus Lin urious political pundits finally got the answer.a fter more than 30 stand for the presidential election due later this year, Minister Lim said years of public service, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and categorically “I do not wish to be President” and that his future plans anchor Minister for Jurong GrC Lim boon Heng, 63, will call it are more modest. a day at the end of this electoral term. He broke the news at the Importantly, he said the PaP has found a slate of very good launch of the Jurong Town Council's five-year concept master candidates who meet the standards, thus allowing him to “retire, plan on 10 april 2011.
    [Show full text]
  • First Session FRIDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2013
    VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE First Session FRIDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2013 No. 42 12.30 pm 296 PRESENT: Mdm SPEAKER (Mdm HALIMAH YACOB (Jurong)). Mr ANG HIN KEE (Ang Mo Kio). Mr ANG WEI NENG (Jurong). Mr BAEY YAM KENG (Tampines). Mr CHAN CHUN SING (Tanjong Pagar), Acting Minister for Social and Family Development and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence. Mr CHEN SHOW MAO (Aljunied). Mrs LINA CHIAM (Non-Constituency Member). Mr CHARLES CHONG (Joo Chiat), Deputy Speaker. Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah). Ms FAIZAH JAMAL (Nominated Member). Mr NICHOLAS FANG (Nominated Member). Assoc Prof FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade). Mr ARTHUR FONG (West Coast). Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (Pioneer). Ms FOO MEE HAR (West Coast). Ms GRACE FU HAI YIEN (Yuhua), Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr GAN KIM YONG (Chua Chu Kang), Minister for Health and Government Whip. Mr GAN THIAM POH (Pasir Ris-Punggol). Mr GERALD GIAM YEAN SONG (Non-Constituency Member). Mr GOH CHOK TONG (Marine Parade). No. 42 8 FEBRUARY 2013 297 Mr HAWAZI DAIPI (Sembawang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Acting Minister for Manpower. Mr HENG CHEE HOW (Whampoa), Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Deputy Leader of the House. Mr HENG SWEE KEAT (Tampines), Minister for Education. Mr HRI KUMAR NAIR (Bishan-Toa Payoh). Mr INDERJIT SINGH (Ang Mo Kio). Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Education.
    [Show full text]
  • ANNEX a CABINET and OTHER OFFICE HOLDERS (Wef 1 Nov 2010)
    ANNEX A CABINET AND OTHER OFFICE HOLDERS (wef 1 Nov 2010) MINISTRY MINISTER MINISTER OF STATE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES PMO Prime Minister's Office Mr Lee Hsien Loong Mr Heng Chee How (Prime Minister) (Minister of State) Mr Goh Chok Tong@ (Senior Minister) Mr Lee Kuan Yew (Minister Mentor) Prof S Jayakumar #@ (Senior Minister) Mr Wong Kan Seng #@ (Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for National Security) Mr Teo Chee Hean *@ (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence) Mr Lim Boon Heng@ Mr Lim Swee Say Mrs Lim Hwee Hua * (Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport) FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SECURITY AND DEFENCE Defence Mr Teo Chee Hean * A/P Koo Tsai Kee (Deputy Prime Minister) (Minister of State) Dr Ng Eng Hen * (Second Minister) Foreign Affairs Mr George Yong-Boon Yeo Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed (Senior Minister of State) Mr Raymond Lim Siang Keat * (Second Minister) Home Affairs Mr K Shanmugam * # A/P Ho Peng Kee * (Senior Minister of State) Mr Masagos Zulkifli *+ (Minister of State) Law Mr K Shanmugam * A/P Ho Peng Kee* (Senior Minister of State) 2 ECONOMICS Trade and Industry Mr Lim Hng Kiang Mr S Iswaran * Mr Sam Tan *+ (Senior Minister of State) (Senior Parliamentary Secretary) Mr Lee Yi Shyan * (Minister of State) Finance Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam Mrs Lim Hwee Hua * (Second Minister) Transport Mr Raymond Lim Siang Keat* Mr Teo Ser Luck * (Senior Parliamentary Secretary) Mrs Lim Hwee Hua * (Second Minister) Manpower Mr Gan Kim Yong Mr Lee Yi Shyan * Mr Hawazi Daipi * (Minister of State) (Senior Parliamentary
    [Show full text]
  • No. 1292 — PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT (CHAPTER 218) in Accordance with Section 51 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, It Is H
    FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 1 First published in the Government Gazette, Electronic Edition, on 12th May 2011 at 2.00 pm. No. 1292 — PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT (CHAPTER 218) In accordance with section 51 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, it is hereby notified for general information that the following candidates and groups of candidates have been declared to be elected as the Members of Parliament in respect of the electoral divisions shown against their names: Name of Candidate Electoral Division Chen Show Mao . Aljunied Sylvia Lim . Aljunied Low Thia Khiang . Aljunied Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap . Aljunied Pritam Singh . Aljunied Ang Hin Kee . Ang Mo Kio Inderjit Singh . Ang Mo Kio Intan Azura Binte Mokhtar . Ang Mo Kio Lee Hsien Loong . Ang Mo Kio Seng Han Thong . Ang Mo Kio Yeo Guat Kwang . Ang Mo Kio Hri Kumar Nair . Bishan-Toa Payoh Ng Eng Hen . Bishan-Toa Payoh Josephine Teo . Bishan-Toa Payoh Wong Kan Seng . Bishan-Toa Payoh Zainudin Nordin . Bishan-Toa Payoh Teo Ho Pin . Bukit Panjang Gan Kim Yong . Chua Chu Kang Low Yen Ling . Chua Chu Kang Alex Yam Ziming . Chua Chu Kang Yeo Khirn Hai Alvin . Chua Chu Kang Zaqy Bin Mohamad . Chua Chu Kang Lee Yi Shyan . East Coast Lim Siang Keat Raymond . East Coast Lim Swee Say . East Coast 2 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE Name of Candidate Electoral Division Mohd Maliki Bin Osman . East Coast Tan Soon Neo Jessica . East Coast De Souza Christopher James . Holland-Bukit Timah Liang Eng Hwa . Holland-Bukit Timah Sim Ann . Holland-Bukit Timah Vivian Balakrishnan . Holland-Bukit Timah Amy Khor Lean Suan .
    [Show full text]