Singaporeans First

	Singaporeans First Singaporeans First (SingFirst) was a political party in Singapore founded on 25 May 2014 but was dissolved on 25 June 2020. History and political development Formation and contests In 2011, Tan Jee Say, a former civil servant, was known for his contests in both the general and presidential elections held that year, despite being endorsed by the opposition parties while defeated on both occasions. Tan stood under the SDP banner under the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC (led by Vivian Balakrishnan), where the team attained their party's best result for the election. After the party was founded, Tan used a stylised adaptation of the simple heart logo, a similar logo when Tan campaigned during his presidential election. Tan also led his 10-member Central Executive Committee, which members also include another former SDP candidate Ang Yong Guan. On 22 March 2015, SingFirst unveiled a new 12-member Central Executive Committee (CEC) with five new faces at its inaugural dinner. Assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tan Jee Say Tan Jee Say (; born 12 February 1954) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who stood for the 2011 presidential election. He also founded the defunct political party, Singaporeans First. Education Tan graduated from University College, Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) under the Government Overseas Merit Scholarship. Career Tan had worked in the Civil Service for 11 years, including six years in the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) from 1979 to 1985, before leaving as Deputy Director for Economic and Manpower Planning. During that period, he served as the secretary to Albert Winsemius, the government's economic adviser, concurrently. He went on to serve as the principal private secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong from 1985 to 1990. Tan left the Civil Service in 1990 and entered the finance industry, where he has worked for more than a decade. Tan became Director of Corporate Finance at Deutsche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peoples Voice (Singapore) Peoples Voice (abbreviation: PV) is a List of political parties in Singapore, political party in Singapore. History Peoples Voice was formed after Lim Tean resigned from the National Solidarity Party (Singapore), National Solidarity Party in 2017, thus stepping down from the secretary-general position as well, citing fundamental differences in approach to politics. was officially registered on 31 October 2018 with the Registry of Societies. In March 2019, Leong Sze Hian was made the PV shadow minister, shadow finance minister. Kok Ming Cheang is the shadow cabinet minister for health. had put forward 10 candidates to contest in the Mountbatten Single Member Constituency, Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC for the 2020 Singaporean general election, which was called on 23 June 2020 with the dissolution of the 13th Parliament of Singapore, for the latter it was also a three-cornered contest against a third party, Singapore Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Defunct Social Democratic Parties Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Defunct Political Parties In Singapore Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ministry Of Manpower (Singapore) The Ministry of Manpower (MOM; ms, Kementerian Tenaga Manusia; zh, 新加坡人力部; ta, மனிதவள அமைச்சு) is a 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. The incumbent minister is Tan See Leng from the People's Action Party. See also Central Provident Fund Board * Employment in Singapore References External links * {{authority control 1998 establishments in Singapore Government ministries of Singapore Singapore Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Immigration To Singapore Immigration to Singapore is the process by which people migrate to Singapore for the purpose of residing there—and where a majority go on to become permanent residents and Singaporean citizens. Singapore is an attractive destination especially in the region as it is a country with a strong currency that offers high living standards, including in education, work, wages and safety as well as an overall far higher quality of life compared to its neighbours. High-net-worth or skilled immigrants worldwide are also attracted to Singapore's low tax rates (e.g. no capital gains tax) and ease of doing business. Immigration is historically the main impetus for population growth in the country since the founding of modern Singapore in the early 19th century due to its strategic location. During the 19th to 20th centuries, Singapore developed into a thriving and major entrepôt as immigrants and merchants from all over Asia were attracted by its free trade policy. For a long period af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	National Service In Singapore National Service (NS) is the national policy in Singapore mandated by statutory law that requires all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve a period of compulsory service in the uniformed services. It was first instituted in 1967 to help build Singapore's armed forces soon after the country gained independence in 1965, and has since been expanded to involve the police force and civil defence force as well. Upon enlistment, male citizens and second-generation permanent residents serve two years in active duty as full-time national servicemen (NSFs) in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Police Force (SPF) or Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), following which they transit to an operationally-ready reservist state as operationally-ready national servicemen (NSmen). A two-month reduction in full-time national service is offered to all pre-enlistees who are able to pass their three-station Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Goods And Services Tax (Singapore) Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Singapore is a broad-based value added tax levied on import of goods, as well as nearly all supplies of goods and services. The only exemptions are for the sales and leases of residential properties, importation and local supply of investment precious metals and most financial services. Export of goods and international services are zero-rated. Background Prior to 1986, Singapore's corporate income tax rate and top marginal personal income tax rate both stood at 40%. Such high rates were deemed to be uncompetitive. On the recommendation of the 1986 Economic Committee, the Singapore Government decided that it needed to shift from direct to indirect taxes, to maintain its international competitiveness in attracting investments, and to sustain its economic growth to create well-paying jobs for Singaporeans. Implementation GST was implemented at a single rate of 3% on 1 April 1994, with an assurance that it would not be raised for at least five years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency The Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, western and northern areas of Singapore. The GRC consists of four divisions: Cashew, Bukit Timah, Ulu Pandan and Zhenghua. The current MPs are Vivian Balakrishnan, Sim Ann, Christopher de Souza and Edward Chia from the People's Action Party (PAP). History Originally known as the Holland–Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency, it was renamed to its present name due to the Bukit Panjang ward of the GRC being carved out to form a Single Member Constituency, in return the Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency was absorbed. A large portion of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC is made up of jungle and nature reserve, namely the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and the Central Water Catchment The Central Water Catchment, also known as the Central Catchment Area, is a designated planning area and one of the two main water catchments of Singapor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	13th Parliament Of Singapore The 13th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 15 January 2016 and was dissolved on 23 June 2020. The membership was set by the 2015 Singapore General Election on 11 September 2015, and changed twice throughout the term; one was the resignation of Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency MP David Ong in 2016, and the resignation of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency MP and Speaker Halimah Yacob in 2017. The 13th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 1 October 2015. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Workers' Party, Pritam Singh. Tan Chuan-Jin, of the People's Action Party, is the Speaker of Parliament as of 11 September 2017. He succeeds Yacob, who resigned as Speaker to contest in the Presidential Elections 2017. Yacob was previously elected as the 9th Speaker of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	2020 Singaporean General Election General elections were held in Singapore on Friday, 10 July 2020 to elect 93 members to the Parliament of Singapore across 31 constituencies. Parliament was dissolved and the general election called by President Halimah Yacob on 23 June, on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. It elected members of parliament to the 14th Parliament of Singapore since Singapore's independence in 1965, using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Voting was mandatory for all Singaporeans who were aged 21 or above as of 1 March 2020. This election was the 18th general election in Singapore and the 13th since independence. The ruling People's Action Party secured its 15th consecutive term in government since 1959, setting the second-longest uninterrupted record among countries with universal suffrage of 66 years if the PAP finishes their full term of five years, behind Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party which held power for 71 consecutive years. The results saw the ruling P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marymount Single Member Constituency The Marymount Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency, single member constituency (SMC) located in the Central Region, Singapore, central area of Singapore formed in 2020. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Gan Siow Huang of the People's Action Party (PAP). Town council Marymount SMC is managed by the Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council. Members of Parliament Electoral results Elections in 2020s References {{Constituencies of Singapore Singaporean electoral divisions Ang Mo Kio Bishan, Singapore Toa Payoh Constituencies established in 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]