National Environment Agency (2013, June 19). Unfortunately, it was a base without a fleet. On 24 Aug 2012, NEA increased 24-hr PSI reporting frequency to three times a …
Annual Report 2006/2007. [80], British troops had remained in Singapore following its independence, but in 1968, London announced its decision to withdraw the forces by 1971. The PAP's victory was at first viewed with dismay by foreign and local business leaders because some party members were pro-communists.
Regional Haze Action Plan.
[75] Unemployment was ranging between 10–12%, threatening to trigger civil unrest.
As of June 2013, the Task Force comprises representatives from 23 government agencies.28 The Task Force meets yearly to prepare for the annual dry season (usually lasting from June to September), which often coincides with cases of haze pollution over Singapore.29 In 2013, the aims of the task force were to protect public health and safety, work with Indonesia to curb the burning of forested land, and maintain social and economic resilience.30 In June 2013, in response to the severe haze conditions, the government set up an Inter-Ministerial Committee chaired by Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen to oversee the overall national efforts against the haze.31At the height of the outbreak, various government ministries, including the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Defence, issued health advisories urging the public to monitor their health and limit outdoor activities.32 The government’s stockpile of N95 masks was also released and distributed to various retail outlets. The situation escalated to such an extent that talks between UMNO and the PAP broke down, and abusive speeches and writings became rife on both sides. There were also Indian Sepoy troops garrisoned at Singapore by the British. [70] The British government approved of Lim's tough stance against communist agitators, and when a new round of talks was held beginning in March 1957, they agreed to grant complete internal self-government. William Farquhar was also stripped off his post. The Legislative Assembly would be expanded to fifty-one members, entirely chosen by popular election, and the Prime Minister and cabinet would control all aspects of government except defense and foreign affairs.
Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p. 52. Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects, Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
[31] Large number of Chinese migrants also started to enter Singapore just months after it became a British settlement, by the census of 1826, there were already more Chinese than Malays excluding Bugis and Javanese.
A large-scale air quality disaster has hit Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore became an independent republic on 9 August 1965.
Retrieved from NewspaperSG.15. Health warnings of emergency conditions. The general public is not likely to be affected. The election was the first since Singapore's independence which saw all seats contested.