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Week 18, 2006: NS men videos! Cheaper flights to KL! Temasek reports large profit! Disney coming to Singapore!
This is "News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Several videos made by full-time national servicemen have been making the rounds online. These videos range from duty guards supposedly seeing ghosts to army boys putting up a mock National Day Parade. When contacted, the Singapore Armed Forces said that such videos were in violation of its rules of conduct. The army does not allow unauthorised in camp use of cameras, nor does it take ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Weeks 16 and 17, 2006: National Day Rally! More foreigners! Government to use MySpace! Mee siam mai harm! Relax demonstration rules! Security checks!
This is "News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his third National Day Rally speech last Sunday. In his over three-hour speech, he touched on various issues facing the nation. One of these that has generated the most feedback was about the population. This is a topic that has been raised many, many times over the past 40 years. Which left many people wondering, if the PAP says that it is the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Week 15: Suntec City roads closed! MediaCorp moving! SDP leaders lose suit!
This is "News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Roads around Suntec City will be closed to the public during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting. This is a security precaution against possible terrorist threats. When terrorists learned of this, they simply switched back to their original plan. Instead of using car bombs and other high-tech gadgets, they will simply have human bombs walk into the building.Many off ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Week 12: A*Star and Johns Hopkins University end relationship! MRT NEL service disrupted! Space set up for IMF/World Bank demonstrations!
This is "News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.The Agency for Science, Technology and Research, or A*Star, ended its relationship with the Johns Hopkins University. A*Star had spent millions of dollars to woo Johns Hopkins. It begged and pleaded and cajoled, and finally, Hopkins agreed to be its partner. They even shared a nice little nest and invited their friends to join them. Alas, it was all for nought. Johns Hopkins failed to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Weeks 10 and 11: Singapore up! GIC reveals details! National bird flu exercise! SingTel loses CEO! NDP tickets for sale! RIP Lim Kim San!
This is "News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Singaporeans enjoyed a series of good news last week. The economy grew in the second quarter by 1.1 percent. Singapore Press Holdings announced a third quarter net profit of $174.6 million. And the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, or GIC, reported that its portfolio stood at more than a hundred billion U.S. dollars. Singaporeans everywhere were cheered by these statemen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Week 9: Smoking banned in food outlets! Taxi fares revised! Newspaper suspends columnist!
This is "News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.As of Monday, smoking was banned from all food outlets, including hawker centres and coffeeshops. Besides a drop in customers, stall owners noticed that their assistants were disappearing as well. These assistants were later found huddled within the designated smoking areas, inhaling first, second and third-hand smoke.Currently, smokers are not allowed to smoke in several places, incl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Week 1, 2006: PAP returned to victory! James Gomez let off! Sylvia Lim is NCMP!This is"News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Our top story: The People's Action Party was returned to power in the elections. It won 66.6% of the popular vote. People who believe in conspiracy theories are encouraged not to read too much into that number. Meanwhile, jubilant Singaporeans quickly cashed out their Progress Package bonuses to buy 4D lottery tickets.In other news, Workers' Party candidate, James Gomez, has been let off with a ste ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Week 2, 2006: PM Lee lists MP rules! Aljunied election post-mortem revealed! NKF appoints new CEO!This is"News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Leading the news: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong listed the PAP's rules for its Members of Parliament. He reiterated two key points. One: they will not fall asleep in Parliament, especially when the camera is pointed at them. Two: they must have an endless list of requests for Ministers. As Irene Ng had pointed out in her letters to The Straits Times, PAP MPs have priority access to Ministers. Ther ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Week 3, 2006: IR winner announced! PM Lee reshuffles Cabinet! NUS Business School ad hits TV!This is"News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.After months of anticipation, the government has revealed the winner of the Integrated Resorts bid. Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar announced on Friday that Las Vegas Sands will build Singapore's first IR at Marina Bay. In deciding the winner, the government outsourced the decision to a panel of foreign experts.Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, stressed ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Week 4, 2006: Government sworn in! IPS survey results! New anti-terrorist vehicles! Taxi drivers trained!This is"News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Singapore saw her new government sworn in on Tuesday night. Viewers were riveted by the hour-long ceremony. They watched united as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong described how he would move the country forward.Before that, President S R Nathan and Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong swore in the ministers solemnly. Oh, wasn't that just touching when father and son shook hands?Present in the audience were ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Weeks 5 and 6: English language re-education! Emperor Akihito visits! PAP rewards supporters! New jobs created!This is"News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.The Ministry of Education announced that it will be focussing its efforts in English language instruction. Taking charge of this effort will be newly-appointed Minister of State, Rear-Admiral Lui Tuck Yew. Rear-Admiral Lui was formerly the Chief of the Republic of Singapore Navy. This is an organisation where Hokkien, especially the vulgar form, is used as the primary language of communication. It ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Weeks 7 and 8: PM Lee visits Australia and NZ! Singapore to be wired up by 2012! GRCs pave paths for new ministers! Bus and train fares to be revised!This is"News in Singapore", keeping track of events in Singapore since General Elections 2006.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was in Australia and New Zealand on state visits. He commented that both countries are examples of bad party politics. Ruling party politicians spend so much time arguing with their opposition counterparts that they cannot focus on national interests. But PM Lee stopped short of telling the respective prime ministers that they needed to fix their oppositions.The Minis ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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