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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 ...
30 January – Ng Hark Seng, former chairman of E-Bridge Pre-school and figure in Singapore’s early childhood education industry (b. 1948). [53] 1 February – Chan Kong Thoe, Singapore’s first kidney transplant surgeon (b. 1930). [54] 3 February – Lim Tze Peng, artist and Cultural Medallion recipient (b. 1921). [55]
2 April – Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal, retires from swimming at 28. [25]15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the next Prime Minister of Singapore.
Genius Group did not acquire Troika. On August 1, 2023, the NYSE warned Genius Group that it had “provided inconsistent information to the investing public...regarding the manner of disclosures from March 2023 events via Twitter.” [100] In April 2024, Genius Group appointed an AI-chatbot version of Alan Turing as its Chief AI Officer. The ...
The Singapore Civil Service is the bureaucracy of civil servants that supports the Government of Singapore. Along with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), statutory boards, and other independent government bodies, the civil service makes up the overall public service of Singapore. [1] As of 2022, the civil service has about 87,000 employees. [2]
This is the last major event and is followed by The National Day Parade 2022 before The Float makes way for NS Square. [ 83 ] 24 August to 5 September – 10 athletes from Singapore compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo , Japan .
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that Singapore entities will be exempted from applying permits for sponsoring events at Speakers' Corner, while non-Singapore entities must apply for permits before sponsoring such events. These changes have taken effect on 1 November. Rules for indoor assemblies will reflect these changes too. [134] [135]
1 March Singapore will initially purchase four F-35 jets to replace the aging F-16s by the 2030s, with an option for eight more planes should Singapore proceed. Plans are outlined for a future SAF, including multi-role combat vessels with drones, a next-generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle, upgraded Leopard tanks, an expanded network of optical sensors and coastal radars, and unmanned surface ...