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In 2001, Ibrahim was arrested by ISD. [12] ISD was then informed that another Singaporean, Mohammad Aslam Yar Ali Khan, had links to Al-Qaeda. In December, the ISD arrested 15 people under the Internal Security Act for terrorism-related activities. [12] 13 of the arrested people were determined to be JI members and were served with Orders of ...
Chiang Chie Foo DUBC PJG PPA(E) (born c. 1957) is a former Singaporean civil servant and the incumbent chairman of the Public Utilities Board.. Chiang served as permanent secretary for the Ministry of Education (1999–2004), Ministry of Defence (2004–2013) and Prime Minister's Office (2005–2011).
The SID shared a similar background to its domestic counterpart, the Internal Security Department (ISD).. In the aftermath of 1915 Singapore Mutiny, to collect the political intelligence, espionage, and the surveillance of potential subversives, [6] a political intelligence bureau was established in Singapore under direct command and control of Major-General Dudley Howard Ridout, General ...
Iswaran was born on 14 June 1962 in Chennai, India, later moving to Singapore. [5] Iswaran attended Saint Andrew's School and National Junior College [ 6 ] before graduating from the University of Adelaide with first class honours, where he read economics , which was provided for by a Colombo Plan scholarship. [ 2 ]
Salbiah started her career in 1978 as an education officer. [1] She spent a year at the Institute of Education in Singapore from 1980 to 1981. [1] From 1982 to 1993, she was a research officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1993 to 2005, she was deputy director for the Internal Security Department (ISD).
The school was the first in the Singapore education system to implement the programme. This was a significant step in the reform of Singaporean education system, [ 6 ] which had been cited by critics as being too harsh and rigid in its regimen, not to mention its examination-centric approach towards achieving academic excellence.
Pages in category "Ministers for education of Singapore" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
On 1 November 2016, he was promoted to Second Minister for Defence while concurrently holding the portfolio of Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) alongside Ng Chee Meng, who was Minister for Education (Schools). In 2017, Ong moved a Bill in Parliament to confer the Singapore University of Social Sciences autonomous status. [14]