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Jeffrey Siow
Jeffrey Siow Chen Siang (; pinyin: ''Xiāo Zhènxiáng'', born ) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant. A member of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), he is the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Brickland ward of Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025. Siow served as a civil servant within multiple government agencies for 24 years. He previously served as principal private secretary (PPS) to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong between 2017 and 2021, and was serving as second permanent secretary at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) at the time of his resignation. He was the most senior of public servants who stepped down to join politics ahead of the 2025 general election. Early life and education Siow grew up in a one-room public housing rental flat in Henderson. He earned a Public Service Commission scholarship and studied economics and urban planning at Cornell University. Civil se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson–East Coast MRT Line
The Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Coloured brown on the rail map, it is fully underground. When fully completed, the sixth line on the country's MRT network will serve 32 stations around in length, becoming one of the world's longest List of driverless trains, driverless rapid transit lines. It runs along a combined north–south and east–west corridor, starting in the North Region, Singapore, north at Woodlands, Singapore, Woodlands town, passing through Upper Thomson (subzone), Upper Thomson and the towns of Ang Mo Kio and Bishan, Singapore, Bishan, heading south to the Central Area, Singapore, city-centre at Orchard Road and Marina Bay, Singapore, Marina Bay, subsequently heading eastwards along the East Region, Singapore, eastern coast of the country through Kallang, Marine Parade and southern Bedok before ending at East Coast Road, Singapore, Upper East Coast. The line was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System
[ , , , , , ] The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is an international cross-border rapid transit system that will connect Malaysia's second largest city, Johor Bahru and Woodlands, Singapore, Woodlands, Singapore, crossing the Strait of Johor. The link has two stations, with the Malaysian terminus at Bukit Chagar RTS station, Bukit Chagar station and the Singaporean terminus at Woodlands North MRT/RTS station, Woodlands North station, which also interchanges with Singapore's Thomson–East Coast MRT line. The RTS Link will be the first light rail system in Malaysia outside Klang Valley. Both stations will have their own customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) facilities of both countries, which will co-locate both countries’ immigration together, ensuring a seamless pre-boarding clearance. Both CIQs at Bukit Chagar and Woodlands North will be independent from the existing facilities at the Sultan Iskandar Building and Woodlands Checkpoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High-speed Rail
The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) is a proposed railway project to link Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Singapore via a high-speed rail line. It was first proposed by then Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in September 2010. Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong formally agreed to the joint project in February 2013, with the HSR originally expected to be completed by the year of 2026. The 2018 Malaysian general election resulted in the defeat of Najib Razak, with his successor Mahathir Mohamad initially announcing that the project would be scrapped. Nevertheless, during a visit to Japan on 12 June 2018, Mahathir said that the project would merely be postponed due to high costs. On 5 September 2018, it was announced that the HSR operations would start in January 2031. Malaysia subsequently underwent a second change in government in the aftermath of the 2020 political crisis, with the Perikatan Nasional coalition coming to power and Muhyiddin Yass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Contracting Model Of Singapore
The Bus Contracting Model (BCM), formerly known as the Government Contracting Model, is a contracting model introduced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in 2014 for public buses in Singapore, implemented in 2016. The BCM is based on the Transperth model in Perth, Western Australia, with quality incentive elements from London Buses. Under the BCM, local and overseas bus operators bid for contracts to operate public bus services on behalf of LTA. The LTA has also adopted a new unified lush green livery and logo for all buses, and now procures and owns the bus fleet for all public bus services in Singapore. History First introduced in 2014, the Government of Singapore claimed that the new contracting model allows public bus services to be more responsive to changes in ridership and commuter needs and to encourage competition between bus operators, improving bus services for commuters. With the Bus Service Operating Licenses (BSOL) of SBS Transit and SMRT Buses expiring on 31 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education (Singapore)
The Ministry of Education (MOE; ; zh, 教育部; ) is a ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the education in Singapore. Organisational structure The ministry currently oversees 10 statutory boards which includes 5 polytechnics and 2 institutes: SkillsFuture Singapore, Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic and Science Centre, Singapore. In 2016, a new statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE), SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), was formed to drive and coordinate the implementation of SkillsFuture. It took over some of the functions currently performed by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and absorbed the Committee for Private Education (CPE). Unions Civil servants empl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Service Commission (Singapore)
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. It considers the suitability of candidates for appointment as chief executive officers of statutory boards; it is also responsible for the planning and administration of scholarships provided by the Government of Singapore. Members are appointed by the president, in consultation with the prime minister. Appointments According to the Constitution, the board "shall consist of a Chairman and not less than five and not more than 14 other members". Chairmen See also * Organisation of the Government of Singapore * Statutory boards of the Government of Singapore * Singapore Civil Service * President's Scholar * The SAF Scholarship References External linksOfficial website {{Autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah, also known as Redhill, is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, new town situated in the southernmost part of the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. The planning area borders Tanglin to the north, Queenstown, Singapore, Queenstown to the west and the Downtown Core, Outram, Singapore, Outram and Singapore River planning areas of the Central Area, Singapore, Central Area to the east. It also shares a maritime boundary with the Southern Islands planning area to the south. Bukit Merah is linked to Sentosa Island via Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Broadwalk, Sentosa Express and the Singapore Cable Car, Cable Car. Bukit Merah planning area also includes two offshore islands which are linked to the mainland by road, namely Pulau Brani and Keppel Island, Singapore, Keppel Island. It is the most populated planning area in the Central Region, and the 12th most populated planning area in the country overall, being home to more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Trade And Industry (Singapore)
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI; ; zh, 贸工部; ) is a ministry (government department), ministry of the government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the development of business, trade and industry in Singapore. Ministers The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Trade and Industry, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. Organisational Structure 9 statutory boards and one government department are under the Ministry’s purview. The nine Statutory Boards comprises: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Economic Development Board (EDB), Enterprise Singapore, Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), Energy Market Authority (EMA), Hotels Licensing Board (HLB) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC). The government department is called Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS). References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Manpower (Singapore)
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM; ; zh, 新加坡人力部; ) is a ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the workforce in Singapore. Organisational structure The Ministry oversees 3 statutory boards, the Central Provident Fund Board, the Singapore Labour Foundation and Workforce Singapore. Statutory Boards *Central Provident Fund Board *Singapore Labour Foundation *Workforce Singapore Ministers The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Manpower, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. See also * Central Provident Fund Board * Employment in Singapore References External links * {{authority control 1998 establishments in Singapore Government ministries of Singapore Labour ministries, Singapore Ministries established in 1998, Singapore Labour in Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
