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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.
People's Association. The People's Association ( PA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) of the Government of Singapore that oversees neighbourhood communities and social organisations. [1] Established in 1960, it was part of a nation-building programme to promote social cohesion and multiracialism .
Bukit Batok. / 1.3590306°N 103.7636806°E / 1.3590306; 103.7636806. Bukit Batok, often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore. Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 12th most populous and the 11th most densely ...
The Public Service Commission ( PSC) has a constitutional role to appoint, confirm, promote, transfer, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over public officers in Singapore. It is constituted under Part IX of the Constitution of Singapore . The PSC also retains two key non-constitutional roles.
The history of the modern state of Singapore dates back to its founding in the early 19th century; however, evidence suggests that a significant trading settlement existed on the island in the 14th century. The last ruler of the Kingdom of Singapura, Parameswara, was expelled by the Majapahit or the Siamese before he founded Malacca.
Sellapan Ramanathan DUT PJG [1] [2] ( / ˈsɛləpən rɑːməˈnɑːðən /; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016), [3] often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean politician and civil servant who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. Nathan won both the 1999 presidential election and the 2005 presidential election ...
A passing out parade at the Marina Bay Floating Platform in 2015 for national servicemen who have completed their Basic Military Training Singapore maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the Government of Singapore, known as National Service (NS). This requires all qualified male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve ...
Headquarters. 31 North Buona Vista Road, Singapore 275983. 1°18′35″N 103°47′23″E / 1.3097°N 103.7896°E / 1.3097; 103.7896. Agency executives. Loh Khum Yean, Permanent Secretary. Ong Toon Hui, Dean & CEO. Parent agency. Public Service Division, Prime Minister's Office. Website.