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2010 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 2010 in the Singapore, Republic of Singapore. Incumbents *President of Singapore, President: S. R. Nathan *Prime Minister of Singapore, Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong Events January * January – TripleOne Somerset opens its doors. * 1 January – MediaCorp ceased broadcasting TVMobile due to a high amount of resources required. * 4 January – **The School of Science and Technology, Singapore is opened as a school specialising in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, STEM. **The West Loop of the Sengkang LRT line now operates in both directions during the morning and evening peak hours on weekdays. * 11 January – The Ren Ci Community Hospital is officially opened. * 17 January – The Bartley Road#Bartley Road Extension Project, Bartley Viaduct is opened to traffic. * 20 January – **Opening of Resorts World Sentosa's hotels, namely Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael. **Trek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year dissipated in this year. In addition, the OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gained four new members; Chile, Slovenia, Israel, and Estonia. 2010 also saw advancements in technology such as the release of the iPad, the public launch of Instagram, and the first successful trapping of antimatter. 2010 was designated as: *International Year of Biodiversity *International Year of Youth *2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion *International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures Pronunciation There is a debate among experts and the general public on how to pronounce specific years of the 21st century in English. The year 2010 is pronounced either "twenty-ten" or "two thousand (and) ten" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SD Card
Secure Digital (SD) is a proprietary, non-volatile, flash memory card format developed by the SD Association (SDA). Owing to their compact size, SD cards have been widely adopted in a variety of portable consumer electronics, including digital cameras, camcorders, video game consoles, mobile phones, action cameras, and camera drones. The SD format was introduced in August 1999 by SanDisk, Panasonic (then known as Matsushita), and Kioxia (then part of Toshiba). It was designed as a successor to the MultiMediaCard (MMC) format, introducing several improvements aimed at enhancing usability, durability, and performance, which contributed to its rapid emergence as an industry standard. To manage the licensing and intellectual property rights related to the format, the three companies established SD-3C, LLC. In January 2000, they also founded the SDA, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and promoting SD card standards. As of 2023, the SDA includes approxima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Development Board
The Economic Development Board (EDB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the government of Singapore that plans and executes strategies to sustain Singapore as a leading global hub for business and investment. History 1957–1961: Singapore Industrial Promotion Board In 1957, the Singapore Industrial Promotion Board (SIPB) was formed through the passage of the Singapore Industrial Promotion Bill, to empower the Singapore Government in establishing, developing, and financing industrial undertakings. It had a capital of $1 million, and had received requests from local companies for loans totalling up to $500,000 at its formation. However, SIPB was criticised by political opposition as being slow, not transparent, and ineffective in aiding local businesses. The board was hamstrung by the limited capital that it had with the Minister of Commerce and Industry, J. M. Jumabhoy, blaming on the activities of extreme left-wing politicians on the lack of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JTC Corporation
JTC Corporation (JTC), formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is a statutory board under Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry that champions sustainable industrial development. It master-plans clean, green and smart estates to create attractive destinations for Singapore's talent and communities. The agency also drives innovations in the building and infrastructure sector. History Established on 1 June 1968 as the Jurong Town Corporation, JTC oversaw the development of Singapore's first industrial estate, and the launch of Singapore's industrialisation drive. The bulk of the agency's mission was focused on the development of the Jurong Industrial Estate. To do this, JTC developed Jurong holistically, to encourage Singaporeans to move in, work and raise their families there. A large Town Centre was built, complete with shops and facilities, and a drive-in cinema. The first childcare centre and first hawker centre were both set up in Jurong. As part of Singapore's Garden Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios Singapore (abbreviation: USS) is a theme park located within the Resorts World Sentosa integrated resort at Sentosa in Singapore. It features 24 rides, shows, and attractions in seven themed zones. It is one of the five Universal Studios theme parks around the world. It was a key component of the Genting Singapore's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort (IR). On 8 December 2006, the Singapore government announced that the consortium had won the bid. Construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort started on 19 April 2007. It is the second Universal Studios theme park in Asia, the other being Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, and the first in Southeast Asia. Official plans for the park were first unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a map of the entire park on 20 October 2009. Universal Studios Singapore attracted more than 2 million visitors in the 9 months from its opening. The park offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino
A casino is a facility for gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shops, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos also host live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sports. Etymology and usage ''Casino'' is of Italian language, Italian origin; the root means a house. The term ''casino'' may mean a small country villa, Summerhouse (building), summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, ''casino'' came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports. Examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian, a is a brothel (also called , literally "closed house"), a mess (confusing situation), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Health (Singapore)
The Ministry of Health (MOH; ; zh, 卫生部; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for managing the public healthcare system in Singapore. Statutory boards * Health Promotion Board * Health Sciences Authority * Singapore Dental Council * Singapore Medical Council * Singapore Nursing Board * Singapore Pharmacy Council * Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board Ministers The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Health, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. Incidents SingHealth data breach (2018) Between June and July 2018, personal data of 1.5 million patients was exfiltrated as a result of a cyberattack on SingHealth, which is the largest group of healthcare institutions in Singapore and is wholly owned by MOH. HIV data leak (2019) On 28 January 2019, sensitive information including names, identification numbers, phone numbers, addresses and HIV test results of 12,400 HIV-positive people were leaked online due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Flu Pandemic In Singapore
The 2009 flu pandemic in Asia, part of an epidemic in 2009 of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 causing what has been commonly called swine flu, afflicted at least 394,133 people in Asia with 2,137 confirmed deaths: there were 1,035 deaths confirmed in India, 737 deaths in China, 415 deaths in Turkey, 192 deaths in Thailand, and 170 deaths in South Korea. Among the Asian countries, South Korea had the most confirmed cases, followed by China, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Azerbaijan On 27 April 2009 Azerbaijan imposed a ban on import of animal husbandry products from the Americas. AZAL took additional safety measures and a sanitary quarantine unit of the Health Ministry started to operate in Heydar Aliyev International Airport with all aircraft and passengers being checked. On 31 July, the first case of influenza A (H1N1) was confirmed. Bahrain In July, the Ministry of Health launched an awareness campaign ahead of the start of the academic year, with many fearing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
The National University Health System (NUHS) is a group of healthcare institutions in Singapore. The group was formed in 2008 and operates several hospitals, national specialty centres, and polyclinics. The National University Hospital is the largest hospital in the group and serves as the flagship hospital for the cluster. History In January 2008, the National University Hospital and the National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry came together to form the National University Health System. This will help meet the healthcare needs as it brings about synergy that will be achieved from the integration of education, and clinical care. In 2017, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reorganised the public healthcare system into three integrated clusters to better meet Singaporeans' future healthcare needs, with National University Health System (NUHS) and Jurong Health Services merged. The Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), Jurong Commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ING Group
ING Group N.V. () is a Dutch multinational corporation, multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, wholesale banking, private banking, asset management, and insurance services. With total assets of US$967.8 billion, it is one of the biggest banks in the world, and consistently ranks among the List of largest banks, largest banks globally. ING is the Dutch member of the Inter-Alpha Group of Banks, a co-operative consortium of 11 prominent European banks. Since in 2012, ING Bank is a member in the list of systemically important banks, list of global systemically important banks. It has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank. In 2020, ING had 53.2 million clients in more than 40 countries. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Banking
Private banking is a general description for banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks and financial institutions primarily serving high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) – those with very high income or substantial assets. Private banking is presented by those who provide such services as an exclusive subset of wealth management services, provided to particularly affluent clients. The term "private" refers to customer service rendered on a more personal basis than in mass-market retail banking, usually provided via dedicated bank advisers. It has typically consisted of banking services (deposit taking and payments), discretionary asset management, brokerage, limited tax advisory services and some basic concierge services, typically offered through a gateway provided by a single designated relationship manager. History Banking originated in provision of some services of what is now seen as "private" banking. Early Venetian banks provided personal fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Singapore
Bank of Singapore is the private banking arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), Southeast Asia’s second largest bank. Formerly known as ING Asia Private Bank, it was acquired by OCBC in 2009 from ING Group for US$1.46 billion. After completed the acquisition, OCBC subsequently combined ING Asia Private Bank with its own private banking business (OCBC Private Bank), and renamed as Bank of Singapore in January 2010. The Bank of Singapore serves high net worth individuals and wealthy families in its key markets of Southeast Asia, Greater China, India Sub-Continent and other international markets. Headquartered in Singapore, the Bank of Singapore has branches in Hong Kong and Dubai, with a representative office in Makati City, Philippines. In Europe, the bank serves clients through BOS Wealth Management Europe Société Anonyme (S.A.) which is headquartered in Luxembourg and has a London office. In Malaysia, it serves its clients throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
