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The highest-ranking civil servant in Singapore is the Head of the Civil Service. The incumbent Head of the Civil Service is Leo Yip, who took office in September 2017. He also holds the position of Permanent Secretary at both the Strategy Group, and National Security and Intelligence Coordination (NSIC) under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). [11]
William Farquhar, who served as the first resident of Singapore from 1819 to 1823. On 30 January 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles, an Englishman who was the Governor of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia), entered into a preliminary agreement with the Temenggung of Johor, Abdul Rahman Sri Maharajah, for the British East India Company to establish a "factory" or trading post on the island of Singapore.
Singapore wished to leverage Malaya's economic advantages by proposing a common market strategy that would mutually benefit both nations. The PAP administration believed that a merger would also provide the locals an opportunity to find jobs in Malaya and thus alleviate the chronic unemployment problem in Singapore.
The member of the Cabinet heading the ministry is known as the minister, who is supported by a junior minister known as minister of state in Singapore. The administrative management of the ministry is led by a senior civil servant known as permanent secretary .
[5] [6] Malaysia and Singapore sharing similar historical and cultural roots and as well as cross-border familial ties, are some of the reasons for the huge community of Malaysians in the country. [7] [8] [9] Other reasons include the country's proximity to Malaysia [10] and the high exchange rate of the Singapore dollar over the Malaysian ...
The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (English: Public Administration Medal) [1] [2] is a Singaporean decoration instituted in 1963 and has three grades: Emas (Gold) Perak (Silver) Gangsa (Bronze) The medal may be awarded to any of the following persons for outstanding efficiency, competence and industry: any person who is or has been a public officer.
The National Jobs Council (NJC) is a 17-member high-level council aimed at job creation and training. [1] Formed in 2020 by the Singapore Government, the mission of the National Jobs Council is to identify and develop job opportunities and skills training for Singaporeans during the COVID-19 pandemic; [2] it supports the "whole-of-nation approach" to preserve existing jobs and match ...
About 9,000 young men born between 1 January and 30 June 1949 became the first batch of enlistees to be drafted for national service. Singapore had sought assistance through official diplomacy from other countries, but their refusal to provide help prompted Israeli diplomats to extend a helping hand to Singapore in the establishment of the ...