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RTTNews, 7 Apr 2011(RTTNews) - Singapore's official foreign reserves increased for the fourth consecutive month in March, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore revealed Thursday.In U.S. dollar terms, total official foreign reserves increased to $233.37 billion from February's $230.88 billion. Full story

PSnews.com.au, 5 Apr 2011A program of appointing newly-recruited administrative staff in the Singapore Public Service to grassroots organisations to gain hands-on experience is to be extended.High-potential public sector officers are to be placed in community organisations such as Community Development Councils.The program was announced by the Head of the Civil Service, Peter Ong who said

The Malaysian Insider, 30 Mar 2011SINGAPORE, March 30 – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state’s central bank, said today that Ravi Menon will become its managing director from April 2, replacing Heng Swee Keat who is likely to enter politics.Menon joined MAS in 1987 and rose to become an assistant manahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifging director before holding other

Property-report.com, 25 Mar 2011Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB) has announced it will launch a new iPhone app, Mobile@HDB, to enable iPhone users to obtain the details of HDB sales launches on the go.The news comes as the HDB launches two new Build-To-Order projects in Jurong West and Sengkang today which will offer a total of 1,527 new flats,....Full story

Bernama.com, 22 Mar 2011SINGAPORE, March 22 (Bernama) -- Singapore says there was little risk of radioactive plume reaching Singapore and no cause for concern over the radiation levels of food imported from Japan.There was also no health reasons to screen passengers from Japan, said a joint statement issued by various government agencies here. Full storyRelated:Singapore Govt Clarifies Doubts

Gov Monitor, 17 Mar 2011Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development, announced in Parliament on 3 Mar 2011 that the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will be enhancing the Housing Developers (Control & Licensing) Act (HDCLA) and the Housing Developers Rules (HDR) to give home-buyers better access to accurate and timely information about the market and units that they are buying. Full

Gov Monitor, 16 Mar 2011The interest rate on Special and Medisave Account (SMA) monies from 1 April 2011 to 30 June 2011 will be maintained at 4%.As announced on 20 September 2010, the Government will maintain the 4% p.a. minimum rate for interest earned on all SMA monies and Retirement Account (RA) monies until 31 December 2011.Thereafter, interest rates on all CPF account monies will be subject

FutureGov, 16 Mar 2011Under the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), provides regular ICT training programmes are given to internal infocomm personnel and the end-users in the public sector. IDA told FutureGov Asia Pacific that the courses for the infocomm workforce are compliant with the National Infocomm Competency Framework (NICF) which articulates the competencies needed for key infocomm job

NasdaqSINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Singapore is unlikely to reverse an increase in foreign worker levy announced in the budget this year as it seeks to reduce dependence on overseas labor and increase productivity and incomes of the local population, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said Tuesday."Some people believe that the Foreign Worker Levy will be reversed if the economy slows down. But don't bank

Gov Monitor, 8 Mar 2011The inter-ministry Central Youth Guidance Office (CYGO) aims to further tackle youth delinquency by strengthening early intervention on youth-at-risk, including rolling out a pilot youth guidance programme, as well as developing an inter-agency youth information system and a youth guidance support system.The initiatives will be carried out under the purview of the National

PSnews.com.auSingapore’s Public Servants have been told to expect substantial pay-rises this year as the Island nation’s economy continues to recover. Minister-in-Charge of the Public Service, Teo Chee Hean said he expected PS salaries to return to pre-2008 levels with some staff receiving bonuses of as much as eight months’ pay. Full story

Xinhua, 4 Mar 2011SINGAPORE, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Health Promotion Board of Singapore has introduced a mental well-being scale that is the first to be reflective of its Asian values and multi-ethnic beliefs, it said Friday.The board said it has been trying to raise awareness of mental health over the past two years and the introduction of the Singapore Mental Well-being Scale marked a

Gov Monitor, 2 Mar 2011To prepare for the ageing population, the Singapore Government is initiating the City for All Ages Project to nurture the development of urban solutions for ageing.The City for All Ages project aims to enhance the liveability of the built environment, develop age-friendly solutions and services, as well as enhance the integration of services with the built environment.

FutureGov, 2 Mar 2011The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is spearheading its annual, SLA Spatial Challenge, which is organised for Pre-University and Tertiary students to encourage the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies in Singapore.Ng Siau Yong, Director of SLA Geospatial Division, told FutureGov Asia Pacific that the primary objective of this initiative is to create and

Bloomberg, 21 Feb 2011Singapore will decide to strengthen its currency at its April policy review to curb inflation after the economy grew at a record pace in 2010, according to a Bloomberg News survey.The Monetary Authority of Singapore will revalue the local dollar against its trade-weighted basket or let it appreciate faster, according to 11 of 13 economists polled by Bloomberg News. Full

PSnewsSingapore’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called on the island’s Public Service management to develop a formal whistleblower policy to be adopted across all PS Ministries and Boards. The recommendation came in the PAC’s report to Parliament and follows an alleged $S12 million ($A9.3 million) scam at the Singapore Land Authority and two other public sector bodies. Full story

Bloomberg, 20 Feb 2011Singapore Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is the leading candidate to become the next chairman of the body that steers work of the International Monetary Fund, a Group of 20 official said.Tharman would replace Youssef Boutros-Ghali, who resigned from the International Monetary and Financial Committee earlier this month. Full storyRelated:Singapore finance minister

Intellasia.net, 19 Feb 2011Following are terms and conditions of a bond to be issued on MARCH 01, 2011Borrower Singapore governmentIssue Amount S$1100 MillionIssue Code NZ10100FCoupon 2.875 percentIssue Date March 01, 2011Maturity Date September 01, 2030Issue yield and price To be determined at auctionCoupon Payment Dates 01 September and 01 MarchNext Coupon Date 01 September 2011Auction Date

CNBC, 14 Feb 20111. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, SingaporeAnnual Salary: $2.2 MillionThe Prime Minister of Singapore not only takes the title of Asia’s best-paid politician, but he is also far and away the highest paid politician anywhere in the world.In July 2010, The Economist magazine put his annual salary at nearly $2.2 million dollars. That’s roughly 6 times the salary of United States

Huffington Post, 17 Feb 2011A flood of cheap immigrant labor – and stiff competition for manufacturing jobs from Asian neighbors like China and Vietnam – has kept keep wages stagnant for many and widened the gulf between a very wealthy minority and the island's poorest. Housing prices have skyrocketed as rapid population growth outstrips supply.At the same time, ostentatious signs of the wealth