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The COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore is an ongoing immunisation campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. Singapore has a very high vaccination rate, with more than 92% of its total population (and ...
Election. 10 July 2020. Legislature term. 14th. Predecessor. Fourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet. Successor. First Lawrence Wong Cabinet. The Fifth Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was announced on 25 July 2020 [1] following the 2020 general election on 10 July, and came into effect on 27 July 2020.
The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive branch of the Government of Singapore together with the president. It is led by the prime minister who is the head of government. The prime minister is a Member of Parliament (MP) appointed by the president who in the president's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the ...
In 2013, the Singaporean government announced a new development plan "Singapore 2030" for Singapore, designed to accommodate the growing population. It is assumed that the population will reach between 6.5 and 6.9 million by 2030. Singapore will increase its land area to 766 km 2 (296 sq mi) square kilometres through land reclamation from the sea.
The original conception for The Straits Times has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was The Singapore Free Press, founded by William Napier in 1835. [10] Marterus Thaddeus Apcar, an Armenian merchant, had intended to start a paper, hired an editor, and purchased printing ...
t. e. The prime minister of Singapore[a] is the head of government of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister on the advice and consent of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent prime minister is Lawrence Wong, who took office on 15 May 2024. [1] Singapore is modelled after the Westminster system.
27 October – The Forward Singapore Report is released, detailing seven major shifts in Singapore's social compact and several new policy changes, including ComLink+ and Singapore Government Partnerships Office. 28 October - Trifecta Sports Complex, a sports centre in Somerset is opened.
Politician. economist. Signature. Tharman Shanmugaratnam[a] PPA (E) (born 25 February 1957), also known mononymously as Tharman, is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been serving as the ninth president of Singapore since 2023. Prior to his presidency, Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023, Chairman of ...