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Pioneer Junior College
Jurong Pioneer Junior College (JPJC) is a junior college in Singapore offering a two-year pre-university course leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. The college was formed from the merger of Jurong Junior College and Pioneer Junior College in January 2019. History Foundation years Pioneer Junior College was established on 2 January 2000, with the inaugural principal, Mr. Kwek Hiok Chuang making the news as Singapore's youngest appointed principal in recent years. The college initially was located at the former campus of the French-German Institute of Singapore, along Science Centre Road. The College relocated to the current permanent campus at 21 Teck Whye Walk in December 2004. It was officially declared open by Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, then acting Minister of Education on 20 February 2004. Sixty-two teachers and executive and administrative staff, and two hundred students, were the first batch of Pioneers of Pioneer Junior College (the " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang (), alternatively spelled Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a planning area and residential town located at the northwestern point of the West Region of Singapore. The town shares borders with Sungei Kadut to the north, Tengah to the southwest, Bukit Batok to the southeast, Bukit Panjang to the east and the Western Water Catchment to the west. Choa Chu Kang New Town is separated into two portions by the Kranji Expressway. Originally a kampung, the area has been rapidly developed under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board, to transform it into a modern township. The town comprises six subzones, five of which are the most densely populated: Choa Chu Kang Central, Choa Chu Kang North, Yew Tee, Teck Whye, and Keat Hong. Etymology Choa Chu Kang's name is derived from its historical core at the former site of Chua Chu Kang Village located near the junction of Choa Chu Kang Road and Jalan Sungei Poyan, currently occupied by the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pornsak Prajakwit
Pornsak Prajakwit (born 14 January 1982), better known mononymously as Pornsak, is a Singapore-based Thai host and businessman. He is fluent in Mandarin, Teochew, Cantonese, Bahasa Melayu, English and Thai. Pornsak has won multiple awards at the Star Awards, Singapore's most prestigious entertainment award ceremony, including Best Variety Show Host in 2015 and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste Award ten times. From 2015 to 2017, he was voted '' Reader’s Digest'' Most Trusted Entertainer in Asia, as part of the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Survey. Early life and education Pornsak was born in 1982 in Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand to a mainland Chinese father and a Thai-Chinese mother. Pornsak's mother died when he was five years old. Shortly afterwards, his father sent him to Singapore where he studied at Northlight School, Clementi Town Secondary School and Jurong Junior College. During his early years, he reportedly suffered from a language impediment. In 2004, Pornsak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Educational Institutions Established In 2019
Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while informal education involves unstructured learning through daily experiences. Formal and non-formal education are categorized into levels, including early childhood education, primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. Other classifications focus on teaching methods, such as teacher-centered and student-centered education, and on subjects, such as science education, language education, and physical education. Additionally, the term "education" can denote the mental states and qualities of educated individuals and the academic field studying educational phenomena. The precise definition of education is disputed, and there are disagreements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Education In Singapore
Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (Singapore), Ministry of Education (MOE). It controls the development and administration of state schools receiving Welfare (financial aid), taxpayers' funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. For both private and state schools, there are variations in the extent of autonomy in their curriculum, scope of taxpayers' aid and funding, Tuition payments, tuition burden on the students, and admission policy. Education spending usually makes up about 20 per cent of the annual Government budget, national budget, which subsidises state education and government-assisted private education for Singaporean citizens and funds the Edusave programme. Non-citizens bear significantly higher costs of educating their children in Singapore government and government-aided schools. In 2000, the Compulsory Education Act Codification (law), codified compulsory education for children of primary sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hougang SMC
The Hougang Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. The current Member of Parliament is Dennis Tan from the Workers' Party (WP). History The constituency was first formed prior to the 1988 general election and was won by the People's Action Party (PAP) in its debut. However, PAP's representation of Hougang SMC would only last three years, when it lost the seat to the Workers' Party (WP) candidate Low Thia Khiang after an almost 12% swing during the 1991 general election. In the 2006 general election, then- Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was tasked with helping the PAP to win back the two opposition wards of Hougang SMC and Potong Pasir SMC, the former of which was promised a $100 million upgrading plan. However, Low retained the seat with an increased vote of 62.7% compared to 2001. From 1991 to 2011, it was one of only two opposition-held (i.e. non-PAP) seats in Parliament. During the 2011 genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yaw Shin Leong
Yaw Shin Leong (; 2 June 1976 – 10 November 2023) was a Singaporean businessman and former Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party politician. He was a Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Hougang Single Member Constituency, Hougang SMC between 2011 and 2012. In January 2012, news of a rumoured extramarital affair with a fellow member of the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party broke out. Yaw said he did not intend to respond to the rumours. In another report, a married Chinese woman claimed to have had an affair with Yaw. On February 2012, Yaw was expelled from the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party with immediate effect, citing indiscretions in personal life as the reason for the expulsion. Early life Yaw's father died when he was 13. His widowed mother then scrimped and saved to bring up both his younger sister and himself, and supporting them through tertiary education. Yaw served as a medic with the Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ang Mo Kio GRC
The Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the North-East Region, Singapore, North-East Region of Singapore. It has 5 wards: Teck Ghee, Buangkok–Fernvale South, Seletar–Serangoon, Cheng San and Ang Mo Kio–Hougang, managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council. The current Members of Parliament are Darryl David, Nadia Ahmad Samdin, Jasmin Lau, Victor Lye and Lee Hsien Loong from the People's Action Party (PAP). History Prior to the 1997 Singaporean general election, 1997 general election, the GRC was expanded to five members from four. During the 2025 Singaporean general election, 2025 general election, the GRC saw its first three way contest between incumbent PAP, People's Power Party (Singapore), People's Power Party (PPP) and new party Singapore United Party (SUP). The PAP team, led by Senior Minister of Singapore, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, won the contest with almost 79% of the vote with the other two pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ang Hin Kee
Ang Hin Kee ( zh, s=洪鼎基, poj=Âng Téng-ki, p=Hóng Dǐngjī; born 22 October 1965) is a Singaporean former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Ang was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Cheng San–Seletar division of Ang Mo Kio GRC between 2011 and 2020. From 2012 to 2018, Ang was the executive secretary of the Education Services Union (ESU). He is also serving as the Advisor to NTUC’s Freelancers and Self-Employed Unit, National Instructors and Coaches Association, National Taxi Association and National Private Hire Vehicles Association. Ang is the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore National Co-operative Federation. Concurrently, he is also the Assistant Director-General of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), and the Director of Governance, Risk, & Compliance within NTUC. Early life and education Ang was born in Singapore on 22 October 1965. He attended Kwong Avenue Primary School, graduating in 1977. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Desmond Tan (actor)
Desmond Tan (born 19 August 1986) is a Singaporean actor. He won the Star Awards for Best Actor for his role in '' When Duty Calls'' in 2018. Career Tan first came to prominence in the entertainment industry when he finished runner-up to Andie Chen in '' Star Search 2007''. He was awarded a contract with Mediacorp and began his part time acting career with some minor roles in various Channel 8 dramas. After almost five years in the industry, Tan won his first award, the Rocket Award, at the 2012 Star Awards for the biggest breakthrough after a critically acclaimed performance as rickshaw driver Luo Xiaoxiao in the anniversary drama '' A Song to Remember''. Tan's rising popularity also earned him the ambassadorship of Samsung's GALAXY Camera in 2012 and later, as Samsung Mobile's Lifestyle Ambassador for the GALAXY S4 in 2013. Tan has won 8 Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively. Personal life D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aljunied GRC
The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. It consists of a large part of Hougang (excluding Hougang SMC), Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, the southern half of Serangoon North as well as a portion of Bedok. The GRC consists of five divisions: Eunos, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Serangoon and Paya Lebar. The current Members of Parliament are Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, Fadli Fawzi and Kenneth Tiong from the Workers' Party (WP). History Creation Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988 and was won by the People's Action Party (PAP) against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 56.33% of the votes to 43.67%. It was uncontested in 1991, and was contested again in 1997 by the SDP with a much poorer result as compared to 1988, garnering only 32.98% of the votes against 67.02% from the PAP. It was uncontested once more in 2001. In 2006, the Workers' Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leader Of The Opposition (Singapore)
The leader of the opposition, of Singapore is a position in the Parliament of Singapore referring to a politician who leads the largest opposition party in the country, typically the leader of a party that possesses the most seats in Parliament that is not the governing party or part of a governing coalition. Although the position has ''de facto'' existed since 1955, it was formally established in 2020, with Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician), Pritam Singh of the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party (WP) serving since 24 August 2020. History The leader of the opposition was formerly an unofficial ''de facto'' position in the Parliament of Singapore, as the constitution and standing orders of Parliament did not provide for such a position. The formal office was established in the aftermath of the 2020 Singaporean general election, 2020 general election, which saw the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party winning ten seats in Parliament. Prime Minister Lee Hsie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pritam Singh (Singaporean Politician)
Pritam Singh (born 2 August 1976) is a Singaporean politician, author, and lawyer who has been the Secretary-General of the Workers' Party (WP) since 2018, and Leader of the Opposition since 2020. Singh has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Eunos division of Aljunied GRC since 2011. Singh graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. In 1999, he won the Straits Steamship Prize for being the top undergraduate student in history and political science. He was later awarded the Chevening Scholarship for postgraduate studies at King's College London, where he completed a Master of Arts degree in war studies in 2004. Singh joined the Workers' Party and was elected to Parliament in the 2011 general election, and has retained his parliamentary seat in subsequent elections. That same year, Singh completed a Juris Doctor degree at the Singapore Management University as well as qualifying for the bar. In 2013, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
