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The Singapore Customs is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Singapore. Singapore Customs was reconstituted on 1 April 2003, after the Customs and Excise Department and the Trade Facilitation Division and Statistics Audit Unit of International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) were merged. [ 1 ]
The ministry was established after the 1959 legislative assembly elections.It was originally composed of departments previously under the Ministry of Local Government, Land and Housing, Ministry of Communications and Works, the City Council and Rural Board (Architectural and Buildings Surveyors Section), and Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Fisheries, Veterinary Services and Rural Development).
Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [46] STK 50MG: 12.7×99mm NATO Singapore: Standard heavy machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [47] Grenade launchers M203: 40mm grenade United States: Either attached to M4 carbines or SAR21. [48] STK 40 AGL: 40mm grenade Singapore: Mounted on vehicles. [49] [50]
It carries specialized equipment for the repair and recovery of BMD-1 type vehicles. This equipment includes a light collapsible crane stored on the roof of the personnel compartment, which can be traversed through 180°, a recovery winch, a combination spade and dozer blade, a generator, towing equipment, electric welding system, tools and ...
The BMD-1 has an unconventional layout for an IFV. From the front to the back of the vehicle, the compartments are located in the following formation: steering, fighting, troop, and engine. This is because the BMD-1 is based on Ob'yekt 914, which in turn is based on the PT-76 amphibious light tank (refer to BMP development § Prototypes for ...
Singapore maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the Government of Singapore, known as National Service (NS). [1] This requires all qualified male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve a period of active duty military service in the uniformed services. [2] [dead link ]
On water: 10 km/h (6.2 mph; 5.4 kn) [1] [2] The Kurganets-25 ( Russian : Курганец-25 ) is a tracked amphibious, 25-ton modular infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed for the Russian Army .
The system uses open road tolling; vehicles do not stop or slow down to pay tolls. [4] [5] Singapore was the first city in the world to implement an electronic road toll collection system for purposes of congestion pricing. [6]