31 May 2005 (Tuesday)

• China
  People's Republic of China
  China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
  
   claims that arrested Singapore
  Singapore
  Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
  
  an journalist Ching Cheong
  Ching Cheong
  Ching Cheong is a senior journalist with The Straits Times. He is best known for having been detained by the People's Republic of China on allegations of spying for Taiwan. He was imprisoned from April 2005 to February 2008, spending more than 1000 days in prison. Human rights advocates and...
  
   was spying. (BBC) (Reporters Without Borders) (Reuters) (Forbes)

30 May 2005 (Monday)

• The Public Transport Council
  Public Transport Council
  The Public Transport Council is an independent regulatory statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of Singapore, established on 14 August 1987 by the Public Transport Council Act of 1987...
  
   approves applications for fare hikes by SMRT Corporation
  SMRT Corporation
  SMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...
  
   and SBS Transit
  SBS Transit
  SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....
  
  . (CNA)
• Singapore Changi Airport
  Singapore Changi Airport
  Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....
  
   won the International Air Transport Association
  International Air Transport Association
  The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
  
  's Eagle Award for the fourth time since 2001 (CNA)
• The Loyang Regional Base of the Police Coast Guard
  Police Coast Guard
  The Police Coast Guard is the Marine Police division of the Singapore Police Force which also takes on roles of the coast guard typically handled by the military or as separate organisations in other countries...
  
   was opened, and introduced a new Island Patrol Uniform for patrolling officers on Pulau Ubin
  Pulau Ubin
  Pulau Ubin is a small island situated in the north east of Singapore, to the west of Pulau Tekong. Granite quarrying supported a few thousand settlers on Pulau Ubin in the 1960s, but only about a hundred villagers live there today...
  
  . (CNA)

13 May 2005 (Friday)

• Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University
  Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
  
   partners Japan's Mitutoyo
  Mitutoyo
  is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in measuring instruments and metrological technology, headquartered at Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa.Mitutoyo was founded in 1934 by Yehan Numata with one product, the micrometer...
  
   to set up a nanometrology centre. (CNA)
• The final report made by the Committee of Inquiry into the Nicoll Highway collapse
  Nicoll Highway collapse
  The Nicoll Highway collapse was a construction accident that occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. Singapore Time on 20 April 2004 in Singapore when a tunnel being constructed for use by MRT trains collapsed. The tunnel was part of the construction of the underground Circle MRT Line, near the Nicoll...
  
   of 2004 recommends issue of warnings to six individuals and two companies, in addition to the four already recommended for criminal prosecution. (CNA)
• Star Cruises
  Star Cruises
  Star Cruises , a member of Genting Hong Kong, is the sixth largest cruise line in the world behind companies such as Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises...
  
   announces an increase in capacity of 40% in November to handle the expected increase in demand, with SuperStar Gemini
  SuperStar Gemini
  MS Gemini is a cruise ship operated by Quail Travel Group. She was built in 1992 by Union Navale de Levante, Valencia, Spain for Crown Cruise Line as Crown Jewel. She has also sailed under the name Cunard Crown Jewel...
  
   being based here for a four-month period. (CNA)

12 May 2005 (Thursday)

• Air Sahara
  Air Sahara
  JetLite, formerly Air Sahara, is an airline based in Mumbai, India. owned by Jet Airways, the airline operates scheduled services connecting metropolitan centres in India, it operates 110 flights daily...
  
   of India flies into Singapore Changi Airport
  Singapore Changi Airport
  Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....
  
   for the first time. (CNA)
• Founder and managing director of BreadTalk, George Quek, 48, was fined S$4,000 and barred from driving for 30 months for drunk driving, apprehended after he hit a police car at a roadblock in October 2004. (CNA)
• The Basel Convention
  Basel Convention
  The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, usually known simply as the Basel Convention, is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of...
  
   ruled in Singapore's favour over allerged dumping of 1,149 tonnes of what Indonesia considered organic material and hazardous waste in July 2004, which Singapore said was harmless compost. (CNA)
• Singapore signed a memoranda of understanding with the Chinese province of Shandong
  Shandong
  ' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
  
   in a boost to trade ties. (CNA)

11 May 2005 (Wednesday)

• Singapore Airlines
  Singapore Airlines
  Singapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets...
  
   reported a 64% increase in profits to S$1.39 billion for the last fiscal year despite higher oil prices, the highest ever for the airline. (Business Times)

10 May 2005 (Tuesday)

• Museum
  Museum
  A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
  
  s managed by the National Heritage Board
  National Heritage Board (Singapore)
  The National Heritage Board is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts ....
  
   saw over 820,000 visitors in its last fiscal year, the highest ever for the board's 12 year history. (CNA)
• S.League
  S.League
  The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
  
   team Woodlands Wellington beats upstart Paya Lebar Punggol 2-0, the 10th straight lost for Paya Lebar Punggol and the worst performance for any S.League club so far. (CNA)

9 May 2005 (Monday)

• The Ministry of Education announced that secondary school applicants to junior colleges can do so before their examination results are released. (CNA)
• The Agency for Science, Technology and Research
  Agency for Science, Technology and Research
  The Agency for Science, Technology and Research is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore...
  
   has accepted the second apology by blogger Chen Jiahao after rejecting the first as "insincere", in the wake of what it alleges to be "defamatory statements" made against the organisation by Mr Chen. (CNA)
• The Land Transport Authority (Singapore) announced the building of a new headquarters at the old Kandang Kerbau Hospital site. (The Straits Times)
• A man, believed to be a foreign construction worker, was found dead in a multi-storey carpark at Block 295, Compassvale Crescent, Sengkang
  Sengkang
  Sengkang is a sub-urban town in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The Sengkang Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, covers the Housing and Development Board satellite new town of Sengkang New Town and rural Jalan Kayu.-Etymology and history:Meaning...
  
  . (CNA)
• The Goh Foundation pledged S$3 million to the National Cancer Centre
  National Cancer Centre
  The National Cancer Centre Singapore was established in 1999 as the country's national centre for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer...
  
  , which will have a laboratory named after the late Mr Wee Kim Wee
  Wee Kim Wee
  Wee Kim Wee GCB was the fourth President of Singapore from 2 September 1985 to 1 September 1993.-Early life:Born into a humble family, Wee Kim Wee was the son of a clerk, Wee Choong Lay and his wife Chua Lay Hua. His father died when he was eight...
  
  . (CNA)
• Smoking will be banned from Singapore's nature reserves from the end of May. (CNA)
• A chemical spill resulted in closure of Telok Blangah Crescent for 3 hours after nine drums fell off a lorry involved in an accident. (CNA)

8 May 2005 (Sunday)

• Ismil Kadar, 37, was charged in court for murdering Tham Weng Kuen, 69, on 6 May 2005 in her home at Block 185, Boon Lay Avenue (CNA)
• The Singapore Red Cross Society
  Singapore Red Cross
  The Singapore Red Cross started out in 30 September 1949 as part of the British Red Cross Society. In 6 April 1973, the Singapore Red Cross was officially incorporated by the Parliament of Singapore...
  
   celebrates the 142nd anniversary of the Red Cross movement with the launch of events spanning two months, kicked off by a blood donation
  Blood donation
  A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called fractionation....
  
   drive at Red Cross House. (CNA)
• Dnata
  Dnata
  Dnata is one of the largest suppliers of combined air services in the world offering ground handling, cargo, travel, and flight catering services across five continents. With a global footprint of 37 countries, Dnata employs over 20,000 employees for its operations worldwide.-History:Dnata was...
  
   of The Emirates Group
  The Emirates Group
  The Emirates Group is a public international travel and tourism conglomerate holding company headquartered in Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Dubai International Airport. The Emirates Group comprises Dnata, an aviation services company providing ground handling services at 17 airports and...
  
   completes full acquisition of Changi International Airport Services
  Changi International Airport Services
  Changi International Airport Services is currently the second largest ground handling provider at Singapore Changi Airport, providing services for 27 scheduled airlines and to about 40 non-scheduled airline companies, including cargo handling, catering, as well as security services.CIAS was...
  
  with the purchase of the remaining 21.6% stake in the company. (AME)