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January 2005 in Malaysia and Singapore

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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...

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Events in October

• Dengue outbreak in Singapore
  2005 dengue outbreak in Singapore
  In the 2005 dengue outbreak in Singapore, a significant rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported in Singapore, becoming the country's worst health crisis since the 2003 SARS epidemic...
  
  
• Nicoll Highway criminal trials
• Singaporean response to 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  Singaporean response to 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  In the aftermath of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake on October 8 in the Pakistan-administered region of Kashmir, several rescue and relief operations have been organised in Singapore to assist victims of the disaster....
  
  
• Oct 3-Nov 1: Kusu Island Pilgrimage
• Oct 7-Nov 6: Deepavali Light-Up at Little India
  Little India (location)
  Little India is an ethnic enclave containing a large population of Indian people within a society where the majority of people are either not South Asians or where the majority in the enclave are indigenous to states in the country of India within a South Asian Society not identifying as Indian...
  
  
• Hari-Raya Light-Up
  • Oct 13-Nov 13: at Geylang Serai
  • Oct 22-Nov 13: at Kampong Gelam
• Oct 21: Singapore Fashion Designers Contest
• Oct 23: Theemidhi Festival

31 October 2005 (Monday)

• Tampines Rovers' Noh Alam Shah receives the Player of the Year award in the 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:...
  
  . (CNA)
• The Ministry of Education (Singapore)
  Ministry of Education (Singapore)
  The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...
  
   requires schools in Singapore to ensure that all students have a working thermometer
  Thermometer
  Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. A thermometer has two important elements: the temperature sensor Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer (from the...
  
  , to prepare for any avian influenza outbreak. (CNA)
• A*Star's Biomedical Research Council
  Biomedical Research Council
  The Biomedical Research Council is a research council in Singapore, established in October 2000. This research council supports, oversees and coordinates public sector biomedical research and development activities in Singapore...
  
   is to invest S$70 million over three years to support stem cell
  Stem cell
  This article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...
  
   research collaborations in Singapore. (CNA)

30 October 2005 (Sunday)

• MediaCorp Radio DJ Billy Wang, better known as Dongfang Billy, returns to Singapore after he left for Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
   for an operation a year ago, and he says that he hopes to continue hosting radio talk shows and share his experience on the fight with cancer
  Cancer
  Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
  
  . (CNA)

29 October 2005 (Saturday)

• BreadTalk opens its first food court at Wisma Atria
  Wisma Atria
  Wisma Atria is an established shopping mall on Orchard Road in Singapore with retail businesses on 5 levels. The centre which opened in 1986, is directly linked underground to Orchard MRT station and neighbouring centres...
  
  , called the Food Republic.

28 October 2005 (Friday)

• The Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, Associate Prof Ho Peng Kee
  Ho Peng Kee
  Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he was the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Home Affairs, and a Member of Parliament representing the Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency...
  
  , says both Singapore Police Force
  Singapore Police Force
  The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...
  
   and Singapore Civil Defence Force
  Singapore Civil Defence Force
  The Singapore Civil Defence Force is the main agency in charge of the provision of emergency services in Singapore during peacetime and emergency.A uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the main role of SCDF is to provide...
  
   have restructured their National Service
  National service
  National service is a common name for mandatory government service programmes . The term became common British usage during and for some years following the Second World War. Many young people spent one or more years in such programmes...
  
   (NS) in-camp training system to raise the level of preparedness of NSmen for national security operation. (CNA)
• During 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...
  
   criminal trial, the former project director of the Circle MRT Line
  Circle MRT Line
  The Circle Line is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line, operated by SMRT Corporation. This underground line is currently long with 28 stations and is fully automatically operated...
  
  , Ng Seng Yoong, pleads immunity and protection from personal liability under Section 10 of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Act. (CNA)
• Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence, Ng Eng Hen
  Ng Eng Hen
  Dr Ng Eng Hen is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Minister for Defence and Leader of the House.-Early life:Ng was born in Singapore in 1958...
  
   visits Singapore Armed Forces troops participating in Exercise Wallaby in Queensland, Australia. (CNA)
• Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean
  Teo Chee Hean
  Teo Chee Hean is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, and a Member of Parliament for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group...
  
   officially launched the 155-millimetre Singapore Light Weight Howitzer (SLWH), called the Pegasus
  Pegasus
  Pegasus is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing...
  
  , which was jointly developed by the Singapore Armed Forces
  Singapore Armed Forces
  The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
  
  , the Defence Science and Technology Agency, and Singapore Technologies Kinetics
  Singapore Technologies Kinetics
  ST Kinetics is the land systems and specialty vehicles arm of ST Engineering. In 2000, ST Engineering acquired the Chartered Industries of Singapore through ST Automotive, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, and the new company was named ST Kinetics...
  
  . (CNA)

27 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Star Wars
  Star Wars
  Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
  
  " creator George Lucas
  George Lucas
  George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
  
  ' Lucasfilm
  Lucasfilm
  Lucasfilm Limited is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco, California. Lucas is the company's current chairman and CEO, and Micheline Chau is the president and COO....
  
   has opened an animation studio in Singapore, its first outside the United States. The studio, named as Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, will participate in the next Star Wars production called "Clone Wars
  Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)
  -Production:At April 2005's Star Wars Celebration III, Lucas stated that "we are working on a 3-D continuation of the pilot series that was on the Cartoon Network; we probably won't start that project for another year." In July 2005, pre-production had begun on the series, according to Steve...
  
  ". (CNA)

26 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• Foreign relations of Singapore
  Foreign relations of Singapore
  Singapore maintains diplomatic relations with 175 countries although it does not maintain a high commission or embassy in many of those countries. It is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth, ASEAN and the Non-Aligned Movement....
  
  : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
  Lee Hsien Loong
  Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....
  
   meets Chinese President Hu Jintao
  Hu Jintao
  Hu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...
  
   during Lee's official visit to the People's Republic of China. Both men discuss bilateral relation and other issues. (CNA)
• 17-year-old blogger pleads guilty to charges under the Sedition Act
  Sedition Act (Singapore)
  The Sedition Act is in Chapter 290 of the Statutes of Singapore. It was last revised in 1985.In September 2005, the Sedition Act was first used on individuals when three men, including a teenager, were charged for making seditious and inflammatory racist comments on the Internet.-Seditious...
  
   for making inflammatory comments about Malays and Muslim. (CNA)
• Counter-terrorism in Singapore
  Counter-terrorism in Singapore
  Counter-terrorism in Singapore is a series of measures implemented in Singapore to detect and prevent terrorism, and to minimise damage from such terrorist acts should they occur. These measures involve all levels of society, including defence, internal security, border and infrastructure security,...
  
  : Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence S Jayakumar announces that Singapore is developing an early warning system, called the Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning, to identify and assess new emerging threats to national security. (CNA)
• Researchers from 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...
  
   (NTU) say they have developed the world's smallest transformer
  Transformer
  A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
  
   (or commonly known as balun) integrated into and IC
  Integrated circuit
  An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...
  
   chip. (CNA)

25 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• The Ministry of Health
  Ministry of Health (Singapore)
  The Ministry of Health is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education, ensuring the accessibility of health services, and monitoring the quality of health services provided to citizens and visitors in the Republic of...
  
   issued a public advisory calling for several groups of people to get themselves vaccinated against flu, including elderly aged 65 years and above, and those with chronic heart and lung diseases, and diabetes or renal diseases. (CNA)

• Education in Singapore
  Education in Singapore
  Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education , which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving government funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools...
  
  : The Ministry of Education
  Ministry of Education (Singapore)
  The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...
  
   has allowed the use of handheld
  Handheld device
  A mobile device is a small, hand-held computing device, typically having a display screen with touch input and/or a miniature keyboard and less than . Early pocket sized ones were joined in the late 2000s by larger but otherwise similar tablet computers...
  
   electronic Chinese Language
  Chinese language
  The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
  
   dictionaries
  Dictionary
  A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
  
   for the composition part of the PSLE and GCE
  General Certificate of Education
  The General Certificate of Education or GCE is an academic qualification that examination boards in the United Kingdom and a few of the Commonwealth countries, notably Sri Lanka, confer to students. The GCE traditionally comprised two levels: the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level...
  
   "N", "O", and "A" levels examination. Last year, the Chinese Language Review Committee recommended the use of these devices to enhance the learning of the language. (CNA)

24 October 2005 (Monday)

• In a meeting with Deputy PM
  Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
  Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia is the second highest political office in Malaysia. There has been ten deputy prime ministers since the office was created in 1957. Although there has always been a Deputy Prime Minister since independence, there is nothing preventing a Prime Minister from not...
  
   Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
  Najib Tun Razak
  Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is the sixth, and since 2009, Prime Minister of Malaysia. He previously held the post of Deputy Prime Minister from 7 January 2004 until he succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Prime Minister on 3 April 2009. Najib is President of the United...
  
   and United States public relations chief Karen Hughes
  Karen Hughes
  Karen Parfitt Hughes is the Global Vice Chair of Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State with the rank of ambassador. She resides in Austin, Texas.-Early life:Born in Paris, France, she is the daughter...
  
  , Malaysia pledges to assist the United States in promoting the concept of Islam Hadhari
  Islam Hadhari
  Islam Hadhari or "Civilizational Islam" is a theory of government based on the principles of Islam as derived from the Qur'an...
  
  , tackling the problem of terrorism and bringing peace in Iraq
  Iraq
  Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
  
  . (Reuters) (Seattle P-I)

23 October 2005 (Sunday)

• Lee Chong Wei
  Lee Chong Wei
  Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...
  
   defeats compatriot Mohd Hafiz Hashim in the men's singles final of the Denmark Open
  Denmark Open
  The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund.- History :...
  
   badminton championship in Aarhus
  Aarhus
  Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
  
  . The doubles pair of Koo Kien Keat
  Koo Kien Keat
  Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....
  
  -Chan Chong Ming
  Chan Chong Ming
  Chan Chong Ming is a male badminton doubles player from Malaysia.-Career:Chan Chong Ming competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics with his then partner, Chew Choon Eng...
  
   also bag the men's doubles title. (The Star)

• 2005/06 A1GP
  2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season
  The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.This first season was won by A1 Team France on March 12, 2006.-Teams:...
  
  : Fairuz Fauzy finishes 8th in the Sprint Race for 3 points and 21st in the Feature Race at the Autódromo do Estoril
  Autódromo do Estoril
  The Autódromo do Estoril is a race course in Portugal, owned by state-run holding management company Parpública. Its length is . It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996....
  
   in Portugal. A1 Team Malaysia
  A1 Team Malaysia
  A1 Team Malaysia is the Malaysian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Malaysia is operated by A1 Team Sdn. Bhd...
  
   now has 14 points and lies at 11th place. (Malay Mail) (PaddockTalk)

• Toh Kim Eng, mother of MCA
  Malaysian Chinese Association
  Malaysian Chinese Association is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it is one of the three major component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English.Along with the largest...
  
   president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting
  Ong Ka Ting
  Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting is a Malaysian politician and a former Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Malaysian cabinet. He is also the former President of the Malaysian Chinese Association and is the Member of Parliament for Kulai.-Early life:...
  
  , died peacefully at the age of 87. (The Star)

• A former state minister of Sabah was detained by police involving the death of a 20-year old in a fight involving two groups of youths. (The Star)

• A vaccine for battling dengue fever
  Dengue fever
  Dengue fever , also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles...
  
   will most likely to be produced by the year 2007, said University Malaya Medical Centre Medical Microbiology head of department Prof Dr Sazaly Abu Bakar. (The Star)

• S$
  Singapore dollar
  The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
  
  3.24 million in donations is pledged with 181,568 calls made during the Singapore Cancer Society charity show that includes performance by Kelvin Tan Wei Lian
  Kelvin Tan Wei Lian
  Kelvin Tan Wei Lian is a visually impaired Singaporean singer. He is better known as Weilian to his fans.-Early life:...
  
  . The response indicates that Singaporeans have resume their confidence in charity organisations following the National Kidney Foundation controversy
  National Kidney Foundation Singapore
  The National Kidney Foundation Singapore is a Singapore-based foundation running kidney dialysis and prevention programmes. It is fully supported by charity donations.-Beginnings:...
  
  . (Today)

21 October 2005 (Friday)

• The US aerospace
  Aerospace
  Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
  
   company Boeing
  Boeing
  The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
  
   and 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...
  
   (A*Star) sign a Master Research Collaboration Agreement, forming a partnership to develop technology for the aerospace industry and conduct exploratory studies in areas ranging from advanced materials to computational science
  Computational science
  Computational science is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and quantitative analysis techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific problems...
  
   and wireless communications. (CNA)

• The National Arts Council (NAC) announces that the Cultural Medallion
  Cultural Medallion
  The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
  
   recipients for 2005 are Jack Neo
  Jack Neo
  Jack Neo Chee Keong , PBM, credited as Jack Neo on screen, is a Chinese Singaporean film and television actor, host and director...
  
   for film, M Balakrishnan for literature, Dick Lee
  Dick Lee
  Richard "Dick" Lee Peng Boon is a Singaporean pop singer, composer, songwriter, and playwright. He is best known as a Singapore Idol judge, but often too as spokesperson for the New Asian generation....
  
   for Music, and Chng Soek Tin and Lee Wen
  Lee Wen
  Lee Wen is a Singaporean performance artist on social identity themes, and best known for his Yellow Man performances. Painting his own body with bright yellow poster paint, he expresses an exaggerated symbol of his ethnic identity as a citizen of Singapore...
  
   for visual arts. This is the first time that a pop
  Pop music
  Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
  
   musician (Dick Lee) receives the award. (NAC)

• Transparency International
  Transparency International
  Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide...
  
   ranks
  International rankings of Singapore
  The following are international rankings of Singapore.-Cities:Singapore is a city-state.*Most livable cities —**Economist Intelligence Unit: World's Most Livable Cities survey 2011: Singapore is ranked 4th on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Asia Most Livable City survey**Singapore is ranked 1st...
  
   Singapore fifth on its list of least corrupt countries in the world. (Transparency International)

• Australian Nguyen Tuong Van loses his final appeal and will be hanged
  Capital punishment
  Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
  
  . He was convicted for smuggling almost four hundred grams of Heroin into Singapore from Vietnam
  Vietnam
  Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
  
  , 200 times over the legal limit
  Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)
  The Misuse of Drugs Act is a national drug control law classifying substances into three categories, Classes A, B, and C. Section 44 provides that "The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette" add, remove, or transfer drugs among the classes...
  
  .(Yahoo! News)

20 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Datin Seri Endon Mahmood
  Endon Mahmood
  Tun Endon Mahmood Ambak was the first wife of the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. She died from breast cancer on 20 October 2005.She was also known as Kak Endon.-Early life:...
  
  , the wife of the Malaysian Prime Minister
  Prime Minister of Malaysia
  The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is officially appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, who in HM's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House of Representatives , the...
  
   Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
  
  , died at 07:15 (23:15 UTC
  Coordinated Universal Time
  Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
  
  ) after a long battle with breast cancer
  Breast cancer
  Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
  
  . (The Star)

17 October 2005 (Monday)

• Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan
  Khaw Boon Wan
  Khaw Boon Wan is a politician from Singapore. He is currently the country's Minister for National Development and the Chairman of the governing People's Action Party . He was previously the Minister for Health from August 2004 to May 2011...
  
   says that Singapore is preparing isolation wards in hospitals and stockpiling medicines to tackle a possible bird flu pandemic
  Influenza pandemic
  An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the human population. In contrast to the regular seasonal epidemics of influenza, these pandemics occur irregularly, with the 1918 Spanish flu the most serious pandemic in...
  
   in the densely populated city-state. (Reuters)

• The 50% cap on gaming revenues from the planned Integrated Resort
  Integrated Resort
  An integrated resort is a resort with a wide variety of leisure and entertainment attractions, all housed in one resort property. The first known integrated resort began in early 1980s in Malaysia, when Resorts World Genting was developed from a single hotel with casino facility to a variety of...
  
  s was dropped after feedback from bidders. (CNA)

• 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...
  
   will be given greater powers, including that for reviewing fares and to crack down on fare cheats. (CNA)

15 October 2005 (Saturday)

• Former Deputy Prime Minister
  Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
  Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia is the second highest political office in Malaysia. There has been ten deputy prime ministers since the office was created in 1957. Although there has always been a Deputy Prime Minister since independence, there is nothing preventing a Prime Minister from not...
  
   Tun Ghafar Baba
  Ghafar Baba
  Tun Ghafar Baba was a Malaysian politician from Melaka and a former Deputy Prime Minister. He was born on February 18, 1925 in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, the son of an impoverished villager...
  
   is critically ill and currently warded at the Pantai Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
  
  . (The Star)

• Boeing may be offering Malaysia updated versions of the two-seater F/A-18F Super Hornet
  F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
  The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air...
  
   fighter jets by the time its orders are confirmed. (Bernama) (The Star)

• Over 200 people, including religious leaders have gathered in Kuala Garing to pray for the recovery of Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood
  Endon Mahmood
  Tun Endon Mahmood Ambak was the first wife of the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. She died from breast cancer on 20 October 2005.She was also known as Kak Endon.-Early life:...
  
  , who is recuperating from breast cancer treatment. (The Star)

• The Malaysian Government is currently arranging a meeting with Thai officials regarding the 131 Thai Muslims who crossed the border into Kelantan
  Kelantan
  Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....
  
  . (The Star)

• Singapore becomes the first Southeast Asia
  Southeast Asia
  Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
  
  n country to be featured at the Sao Paulo International Biennial of Architecture and Design, to be held in Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
   from 22 October. (CNA)

• The new Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre
  Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre
  Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre is a charity/hospital mainly treating long term aged patients in Singapore. Its main branch is at Buangkok View, north of Hougang while the other branch is located at Jalan Tan Tock Seng at Moulmein...
  
   at Novena
  Novena
  In the Catholic Church, a novena is a devotion consisting of a prayer repeated on nine successive days, asking to obtain special graces. The prayers may come from prayer books, or consist of the recitation of the Rosary , or of short prayers through the day...
  
   will open in 2008 with 277 beds in a new 14-storey building costing nearly S$31 million to build. (CNA)

• Singapore Post
  Singapore Post
  Singapore Post Limited or commonly known as is Singapore's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services. It also provides logistics services in the domestic market and global delivery services...
  
   launches the world's first 24-hour automated post office
  Post office
  A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
  
   at Parc Oasis Condominium in Jurong East
  Jurong East
  Jurong East is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, a canal and the shoreline of Jurong Lake, Jurong Town Hall Road, the eastern side of Jurong Gardens, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Penjuru Road, West Coast Road, Sungei Pandan and back to the Pan Island Expressway.It is...
  
  . (CNA)

• The National Weather Project, aimed at getting school students to be aware of global climatic changes, received overwhelming support with over 160 schools taking part. (CNA)

14 October 2005 (Friday)

• 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  2005 Kashmir earthquake
  The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
  
  : MERCY Malaysia sends its third medical team containing 12 of its members to earthquake-stricken Pakistan
  Pakistan
  Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
  
  -administered Kashmir
  Kashmir
  Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
  
  . (Bernama)

• Squash
  Squash (sport)
  Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
  
  : Ong Beng Hee
  Ong Beng Hee
  Ong Beng Hee is a professional squash player from Malaysia.With four successive Asian Championship titles from 2000–2006; gold medals in both the 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, 11 PSA Tour titles from 19 final appearances, and a career-best world ranking of No 7, Ong Beng Hee has become Malaysia’s...
  
   enters the quarterfinals of the British Open
  British Open Squash Championships
  The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open The British...
  
   in Manchester
  Manchester
  Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
  
   after defeating the defending champion, David Palmer
  David Palmer (squash player)
  David Palmer is a professional squash player from Australia. He won the Super Series finals in 2002, the World Open in 2002 and 2006; the British Open in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008; and the Australian Open in 2008. He attained World No...
  
   in a match that took nearly 22 hours to complete. (The Star)

• Badminton
  Badminton
  Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
  
  : The mixed doubles pair of Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
  Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
  Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari is a male badminton player from Malaysia.-2007:Mohd Fairuzizuan played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif...
  
   and Ooi Sock Ai reaches the semi-finals of the Dutch Open by beating the English pair of Anthony Clark
  Anthony Clark (badminton)
  Anthony Ian Clark is an English badminton player.-2004 Summer Olympics:Clark competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Nathan Robertson...
  
   and Donna Kellogg
  Donna Kellogg
  Donna Victoria Kellogg MBE is an English badminton player. She first played badminton at the age of 10.-Career:Her first representative match for England was against China at the World Championships 1997 in Scotland...
  
   15-13, 4-15, 15-13. Hafiz Hashim, the women's doubles pairs of Chin Eei Hui
  Chin Eei Hui
  Chin Eei Hui is a female badminton player from Malaysia in the women's doubles event.-Career:Eei Hui competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Wong Pei Tty...
  
  -Wong Pei Tty
  Wong Pei Tty
  Wong Pei Tty is a female badminton player from Malaysia.Wong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chin Eei Hui...
  
   and Sock Ai-Mooi Hing Yau, and the men's doubles pairs of Mohd Fairuzizuan-Lin Woon Fui
  Lin Woon Fui
  Lin Woon Fui is a Malaysian badminton player who's best ranked 4th in the world in doubles badminton in year 2006. His regular doubles' partner is Gan Teik Chai...
  
   and Choong Tan Fook
  Choong Tan Fook
  Choong Tan Fook is a male badminton player from Malaysia, who competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Wan Wah. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second...
  
  -Lee Wan Wah
  Lee Wan Wah
  Lee Wan Wah is a male badminton men doubles player from Malaysia. His regular doubles' partner is Choong Tan Fook.Lee competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Choong Tan Fook. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas...
  
   also advanced. (The Star)

• The Parliamentary Services Act 1963 will be revived by the government so that the Parliament
  Parliament of Malaysia
  The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....
  
   would not be influenced by any political party. (The Star)

• Aedes albopictus is the second species of mosquito
  Mosquito
  Mosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
  
  es to have been discovered as responsible for the spread of dengue fever
  Dengue fever
  Dengue fever , also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles...
  
  , the first being Aedes aegypti
  Aedes aegypti
  The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can spread the dengue fever, Chikungunya and yellow fever viruses, and other diseases. The mosquito can be recognized by white markings on legs and a marking in the form of a lyre on the thorax...
  
  . (The Star)

• Foreign relations of Malaysia
  Foreign relations of Malaysia
  This article concerns the Foreign relations of Malaysia.Malaysia is an active member of various international organisations, including the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Non-Aligned Movement...
  
  : Cuba
  Cuba
  The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
  
   offers to help Malaysia in battling the dengue outbreak. (The Star)

• Foreign relations of Malaysia
  Foreign relations of Malaysia
  This article concerns the Foreign relations of Malaysia.Malaysia is an active member of various international organisations, including the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Non-Aligned Movement...
  
  : Jordan
  Jordan
  Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
  
   and Malaysia will be cooperating with each other to curb the threat of international terrorism, this was said in a meeting with Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
  
   and King Abdullah of Jordan
  Abdullah II of Jordan
  Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...
  
  . (The Star)

• Parts of Malacca
  Malacca
  Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
  
   were hit with flash flood
  Flash flood
  A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas—washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm, hurricane, or tropical storm or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields...
  
  s due to heavy rains and clogged drains. (The Star)

• The United Overseas Bank
  United Overseas Bank
  United Overseas Bank Limited , abbreviated as UOB is a bank incorporated in Singapore. It was founded 6 August 1935 by Kuching-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, father of the present United Overseas Bank Group Chairman, Mr...
  
   takes a majority control of Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  's PT Bank Buana Indonesia with an additional 30% stake purchase via UOB's subsidiary, UOB International Investment Pte Ltd. (CNA)

• Merrill Lynch
  Merrill Lynch
  Merrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America. With over 15,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets it is the world's largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York...
  
   expects six more bidders to drop out of the race to build Integrated Resort
  Integrated Resort
  An integrated resort is a resort with a wide variety of leisure and entertainment attractions, all housed in one resort property. The first known integrated resort began in early 1980s in Malaysia, when Resorts World Genting was developed from a single hotel with casino facility to a variety of...
  
  s, while saying the Genting Group
  Genting Group
  Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities Genting Group is an Asian conglomerate. It comprises four listed entities (namely holding company Genting Berhad (MYX:3182) and its member companies...
  
   has the most experience in operating around this region.(CNA)

• The Asian Aerospace
  Asian Aerospace
  Asian Aerospace is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. Currently based in Hong Kong, it was held in Singapore since 1981 until disagreements between co-organisers Reed Exhibitions and Singapore Technologies in 2006 forced its relocation from 2007.-History:Asian Aerospace was...
  
   will no longer be held in Singapore after the show in 2006 after disagreements over the new exhibition site. The new site will be utilised by the new Changi International Airshow instead. (CNA)

• The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
  Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
  The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is Singapore's Civil Aviation Authority and a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government...
  
   continues to deny access to Awair, citing Indonesian restrictions on allowing Singapore's low cost airlines to fly to the country. (CNA)

13 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Education in Singapore
  Education in Singapore
  Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education , which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving government funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools...
  
  : The Ministry of Education
  Ministry of Education (Singapore)
  The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...
  
   set up a SGD
  Singapore dollar
  The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
  
  $4.5 million School Twinning Fund to facilitate 9,000 primary and secondary school students to participate in overseas exchange programmes. About 120 of the 353 schools in Singapore have some form of exchange programmes. (CNA)

• Segambut
  Segambut
  Segambut is a sub-district and a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.From the high-end condominiums of Mont Kiara and Sri Kiara to the middle-class areas of Taman Sri Segambut and Bandar Manjalara, and the rural areas of Segambut Dalam and Kampung Sungai Penchala, the Segambut...
  
   and parts of Klang Valley
  Klang Valley
  Klang Valley is an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. An alternative reference to this would be Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area or Greater Kuala Lumpur. It is geographically delineated by Titiwangsa Mountains to the...
  
   were submerged after being struck by flash flood
  Flash flood
  A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas—washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a storm, hurricane, or tropical storm or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields...
  
  s due to a swollen river. (The Star)

• A musical based on the award-winning movie, Puteri Gunung Ledang will be held at the Istana Budaya
  Istana Budaya
  The Istana Budaya or The Palace of Culture, founded in September 1999, is Malaysia's main venue for all types of theatre including musical theater, operetta, classical concert and opera from local and international performances...
  
   in February 2006. The musical will also star Tiara Jacquelina
  Tiara Jacquelina
  Tiara Jacquelina Eu Effendi is a Malaysian actress and film producer. She rose to fame in Puteri Gunung Ledang, the biggest budget movie in Malaysia to date, in which she played the lead role, and sang the theme song, "Asmaradana"...
  
   in the musical. (The Star)

• Foreign relations of Malaysia
  Foreign relations of Malaysia
  This article concerns the Foreign relations of Malaysia.Malaysia is an active member of various international organisations, including the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Non-Aligned Movement...
  
  : Iraq
  Iraq
  Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
  
  's Industry Minister, Osama al-Najafi requests Malaysia's assistance in the reconstruction of Iraq, among other issues such as bilateral relations and investments during his three-day visit in Malaysia. (The Star)

• The Traffic Police Department of the Singapore Police Force
  Singapore Police Force
  The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...
  
   launches the "Wave to say thanks" campaign to promote countery on the roads. (CNA)

• Channel NewsAsia
  Channel NewsAsia
  Channel NewsAsia is an English language pan-Asian news network based in Singapore and owned by MediaCorp. Started on 1 March 1999 based in Singapore by Television Corporation of Singapore, it was launched internationally on 12 February 2001 as the international broadcasting arm of Channel...
  
   was the fastest growing television channel in Singapore during the period of July 2004 to June 2005. (CNA)

• The Housing and Development Board considers various options to clear its 9,000 unsold flats, including involving the private sector and improving the interior furnishings. (CNA)

• The Economic Development Board
  Economic Development Board
  -Overview:The Economic Development Board is a statutory board of the Government of Singapore that plans and executes strategies to sustain Singapore as a leading global hub for business and investment....
  
   comes up with a plan to capture a bigger share of the global cybergaming industry. (CNA)

• Observers predict that land costs will become a deciding factor as to whether the Housing and Development Board's Design, Build and Sell Scheme
  Design, Build and Sell Scheme
  Design, Build and Sell Scheme was introduced by the Housing and Development Board in 2005. Flats built under the scheme are meant for public housing and developed by private developers. They are built with better designs and in sites such as Tampines, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan.-List of DBSS...
  
   will succeed. (CNA)

12 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• The Registration of Criminals Bill takes effect and it allows ex-offenders of minor crimes to have their criminal records erased if they stay crime-free for five years. The Yellow Ribbon Project
  Yellow Ribbon Project
  The Yellow Ribbon Project started in 2004, is a Yellow Ribbon community-based program of the CARE Network in Singapore aimed at reintegrating ex-prisoners into society.-Description:...
  
   continues to help ex-offenders re-integrate into society. (CNA)

• The diesel quota allotted by Shell
  Royal Dutch Shell
  Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
  
   and Petronas
  Petronas
  PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...
  
   have been used up and Miri
  Miri
  Miri is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is the second largest city in Sarawak, with a population of about 300,000, and the government administrative centre of Miri District in Miri Division....
  
   now faces a diesel shortage. (The Star)

• Tenaga Nasional
  Tenaga Nasional
  Tenaga Nasional Berhad is the largest Electric utility company in Malaysia and also the largest power company in Southeast Asia with MYR 69.8 billion worth of assets. It serves over seven million customers throughout Peninsular Malaysia and also the eastern state of Sabah through Sabah Electricity...
  
   signs a multi-currency credit facility worth US$
  United States dollar
  The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
  
  500 million (€
  Euro
  The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
  
  416 million/RM
  Ringgit
  Ringgit mostly refers to the Malaysian ringgit, which is the local currency in Malaysia, but it can also refer to the Brunei dollar or Singapore dollar in the Malay language. The word ringgit was originally used to refer to the serrated edges of Spanish silver dollars widely circulated in the area...
  
  1,885 million) to ease its foreign debt. (The Star)

• Analysis of the threatening items sent through post to foreign missions reveals that the yellow liquid was just oil mixed with water, and the white powder just plain white powder. (The Star)

11 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
  Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
  The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board was established on 1 April 2004 as a statutory board under the Ministry of Education of Singapore....
  
   apologises for a mistake in a question in this year's PSLE Mathematics paper. The math question is flawed and cannot be solved. The Board is giving two marks to all students, regardless of their answers to the question. (CNA)

• Dengue fever
  Dengue fever
  Dengue fever , also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles...
  
   cases in Malaysia have risen to a total of 67 following another death on Sunday. (The Star)

• Bangkok
  Bangkok
  Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
  
   rejects calls for bilateral talks with Malaysia on the issue of 131 Thais who fled to the state of Kelantan
  Kelantan
  Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....
  
   because of the country's troubled south. (The Star)

• Amid rising oil prices, Singapore emerges tops in the region in its ability to stem inflation
  Inflation
  In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a...
  
  . (CNA)

• Property analysis point out that the Housing Development Board's Design, Build and Sell Scheme
  Design, Build and Sell Scheme
  Design, Build and Sell Scheme was introduced by the Housing and Development Board in 2005. Flats built under the scheme are meant for public housing and developed by private developers. They are built with better designs and in sites such as Tampines, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan.-List of DBSS...
  
   may have an effect on the resale market in the long term. (CNA)

10 October 2005 (Monday)

• Minister Mentor
  Minister Mentor
  Minister Mentor is a Singapore cabinet position created in 2004 as part of a leadership transition.The newly appointed Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong , announced Lee Kuan Yew's new title together with the naming of his Cabinet on August 12, 2004...
  
   Lee Kuan Yew
  Lee Kuan Yew
  Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades...
  
   arrives in Moscow for a visit. He will attend the JP Morgan International Council Meeting. (CNA)

• Malaysia sends a search-and-rescue team and US$
  United States dollar
  The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
  
  1 million (RM
  Ringgit
  Ringgit mostly refers to the Malaysian ringgit, which is the local currency in Malaysia, but it can also refer to the Brunei dollar or Singapore dollar in the Malay language. The word ringgit was originally used to refer to the serrated edges of Spanish silver dollars widely circulated in the area...
  
  3.8 million) in aid of victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  2005 Kashmir earthquake
  The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
  
  . (The Star)

• A 500-metre buffer zone along the Sarawak
  Sarawak
  Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
  
  -Kalimantan
  Kalimantan
  In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo....
  
   border has been proposed to enhance security and stop illegal logging activities. (The Star)

• The culpable homicide
  Culpable homicide
  Culpable homicide is a specific offence in various jurisdictions within the Commonwealth of Nations which involves the illegal killing of a person either with or without an intention to kill depending upon how a particular jurisdiction has defined the offence...
  
   charge against former stewardess Constance Chee was rephrased by the prosecution, while open disputes took place outside the courts
  Supreme Court, Singapore
  The Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore is one of the two tiers of the court system in Singapore, the other tier being the Subordinate Courts....
  
  . (CNA)

• More Singaporeans are owning their own homes according to a survey conducted by the Department of Statistics. The 2003 study shows 92% owning their homes now, compared to 29% in the 1970s. (CNA)

• 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...
  
   publicises its intentions to invest A$
  Australian dollar
  The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
  
  12 million to market Australia as a tourism destination in its attempt to be allowed to fly the lucrative route between Australia and the United States. (CNA)

9 October 2005 (Sunday)

• Singaporean response to 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  Singaporean response to 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  In the aftermath of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake on October 8 in the Pakistan-administered region of Kashmir, several rescue and relief operations have been organised in Singapore to assist victims of the disaster....
  
  : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
  Lee Hsien Loong
  Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....
  
  , on behalf of the people of Singapore, expressed his deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake
  2005 Kashmir earthquake
  The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
  
  . The Singapore Civil Defence Force
  Singapore Civil Defence Force
  The Singapore Civil Defence Force is the main agency in charge of the provision of emergency services in Singapore during peacetime and emergency.A uniformed organisation under the purview of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the main role of SCDF is to provide...
  
   was preparing to dispatch a 44-member Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team
  Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team
  The Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team is an elite team within the Singapore Civil Defence Force , formed in 1990 to handle complex rescue and fire fighting incidents, such as urban search and rescue; prolonged fire fighting; height and confined space operations; and water rescue.One of the very...
  
   to help Pakistan
  Pakistan
  Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
  
  's relief and rescue operations. (CNA)

• A traffic police officer
  Police officer
  A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
  
   attached to the Ang Mo Kio Police Division
  Ang Mo Kio Police Division
  The Ang Mo Kio Police Division is a police division of the Singapore Police Force. With its headquarters at 51 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, it has eight Neighbourhood Police Centres and eight Neighbourhood Police Posts under its jurisdiction...
  
  , Staff Sergeant
  Staff Sergeant
  Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company.-Australia:...
  
   Noranzor bin Abdul Latiff, 32, dies in an accident at Yio Chu Kang Road while on mobile duty. (CNA)

• Over 40 regional and local dragon boat
  Dragon boat
  A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft traditionally made, in the Pearl River delta region of southern China - Guangdong Province, of teak wood to various designs and sizes. In other parts of China different woods are used to build these traditional watercraft...
  
   teams compete in a race on the Bedok Reservoir
  Bedok Reservoir
  Bedok Reservoir is a reservoir located in the eastern part of Singapore, to the north of Bedok New Town. The reservoir has a surface area of 880,000 m², and a capacity of 12.8 million m³. The mean depth of the reservoir is 9 m, with a maximum depth of 18.2 m...
  
   as part of WaterFest
  Waterfest
  Waterband's Waterfest is an annual two-day music, camping and arts festival that focuses on global water issues & showcases a very diverse variety of music. Over the course of the event, styles may include; Funk, Rock, Jam Band, Reggae, Folk music and more. Since 2008, Waterband's Waterfest has...
  
  . (CNA)

• 2005/06 A1GP
  2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season
  The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.This first season was won by A1 Team France on March 12, 2006.-Teams:...
  
  : Alex Yoong
  Alex Yoong
  Alexander Charles Yoong Loong , is a Malaysian race car driver of European and Asian parentage. His mother, Joanna Bean, is from England. His father, Hanifah Yoong Yin Fah , a Malaysian Chinese, is a former racer and manager of the Shah Alam circuit between 1988 and 1998...
  
   finishes 6th in the Sprint Race for 5 points and 16th in the Feature Race at the Euro Speedway in Germany. (The Star)

8 October 2005 (Saturday)

• Vivian Balakrishnan
  Vivian Balakrishnan
  Vivian Balakrishnan is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources....
  
   promises a complete overhaul of the charity sector within the next six months, in a move welcome by the National Council of Social Service
  National Council of Social Service
  The National Council of Social Service is a statutory board governed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports of the Singapore government....
  
  . (CNA) (CNA)

• The Saturday Electronic Road Pricing
  Electronic Road Pricing
  The Electronic Road Pricing scheme is an electronic toll collection scheme adopted in Singapore to manage traffic by road pricing, and as a usage-based taxation mechanism to complement the purchase-based Certificate of Entitlement system...
  
   begins at Orchard Road
  Orchard Road
  Orchard Road is a road in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as being a major tourist attraction...
  
   with noticeable drop in traffic. (CNA)

• Self-assessment kits to test for HIV
  HIV
  Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
  
   infection and the onset of AIDS
  AIDS
  Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
  
   will be available to the masses by the end of 2005. (CNA)

7 October 2005 (Friday)

• One man is sentenced to one month's imprisonment and another man sentenced to one day imprisonment on charges under the Sedition Act
  Sedition Act (Singapore)
  The Sedition Act is in Chapter 290 of the Statutes of Singapore. It was last revised in 1985.In September 2005, the Sedition Act was first used on individuals when three men, including a teenager, were charged for making seditious and inflammatory racist comments on the Internet.-Seditious...
  
  . Both men plead guilty to making racist
  Racism
  Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
  
   remarks on the Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   against minority Malays. (Reuters) (CNA)

• Little India
  Little India, Singapore
  Little India is an ethnic neighbourhood found in Singapore that has Tamil cultural elements. Little India lies to east of the Singapore River—across from Chinatown, located west of the river—and north of Kampong Glam. Both areas are part of the urban planning area of Rochor...
  
  's month-long light-up to usher in Deepavali begins. (CNA)

• 2005 dengue outbreak
  2005 dengue outbreak in Singapore
  In the 2005 dengue outbreak in Singapore, a significant rise in the number of dengue fever cases was reported in Singapore, becoming the country's worst health crisis since the 2003 SARS epidemic...
  
  : Roof gutters will be banned from all new developments, while existing building owners will be encouraged to remove them in a bid to prevent future outbreaks of the disease. (CNA)

• BreadTalk wins the Singapore Promising Brand Award
  Singapore Promising Brand Award
  The Singapore Promising Brand Award is an annual award conferred to recognise outstanding efforts of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Singapore in the promotion of their brands...
  
  's Most Popular Brand Award category, the second time it has won the award since its first in 2002. (CNA)

6 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Malaysia loses to New Zealand 4-2 in the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. (WorldHockey.org)

• Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security S Jayakumar attends a demonstration on key installations security at Jurong Island
  Jurong Island
  Jurong Island is an artificial island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore, off Jurong Industrial Estate. It was formed from the amalgamation of seven offshore islands, the islands of Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Ayer Merbau, Pulau Merlimau, Pulau Pesek, Pulau Pesek Kechil , Pulau...
  
  . He says that the recent Bali bombings
  2005 Bali bombings
  The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of terrorist suicide bomb and a series of car bombs and attacks that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. Bombs exploded at two sites in Jimbaran Beach Resort and in Kuta away, both in south Bali. The terrorist attack claimed the lives of 20 people...
  
   are a reminder that Singapore must stay vigilant and cannot let its guard down in the fight against terrorism
  Terrorism
  Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
  
  . (CNA)

• The first Singapore Design Festival will be held from 9 November to 23 November, with some 50,000 participants expected to attend. (CNA)

• Singapore's swimming
  Swimming (sport)
  Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
  
   representatives to the upcoming 2005 Southeast Asian Games
  2005 Southeast Asian Games
  The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 to December 5 in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila...
  
   will include ten newcomers out of a total of 21 members. (CNA)

• Public furore over the "white elephants" placards at the Buangkok MRT Station
  Buangkok MRT Station
  Buangkok MRT Station is an underground station located on the North East Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore. The station is in Sengkang and near to Hougang and serves residents in the vicinity....
  
   ends with the police
  Singapore Police Force
  The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...
  
   deciding to let off the offender with a stern warning but with no charges pressed. (CNA)

• Tiger Airways
  Tiger Airways
  Tiger Airways Singapore Pte Ltd, operating as Tiger Airways Singapore, is a low cost airline which commenced services on 25 March 2005. It is a subsidiary of Tiger Airways Holdings, a Singapore-based company, which is owned partially by Singapore Airlines...
  
   expands its fleet with four new Airbus A320 aircraft after securing funding from the Royal Bank of Scotland
  Royal Bank of Scotland
  The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
  
  . It seeks financing for another 4 planes. (CNA)

• The Urban Redevelopment Authority
  Urban Redevelopment Authority
  The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.-Mission:The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state,...
  
   launches a second site in Orchard Road
  Orchard Road
  Orchard Road is a road in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as being a major tourist attraction...
  
   for tender, after an unnamed developer bid S$200 million for the 6,000 m² site. (CNA) (CNA)

5 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• Michael McCrea, suspected for two murders in 2002, will undergo psychiatric tests (CNA)
• The Active Senior Citizen and Grandparent of the Year Awards receives a record of over 1,000 nominations. (CNA)
• Singapore's archer
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
  s hope to garner at least two golds in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
  2005 Southeast Asian Games
  The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 to December 5 in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila...
  
  . (CNA)
• The Land Transport Authority
  Land Transport Authority
  The Land Transport Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:...
  
   puts on trial light-emitting devices in Toa Payoh
  Toa Payoh
  Toa Payoh is a district located in the Central Region of Singapore. It commonly refers to the Housing and Development Board housing estate of Toa Payoh New Town, one of the earliest satellite public housing estates in Singapore....
  
   for pedestrian safety issues. (CNA)
• S Dhanabalan
  S Dhanabalan
  Suppiah Dhanabalan was a high-profile political leader in Singapore in the 1980s. He was appointed to several heavyweight cabinet positions in the 1980s and early 1990s under Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong....
  
   will step down as chairman of DBS Bank
  DBS Bank
  DBS Bank Ltd is a bank incorporated in Singapore. It was previously known as The Development Bank of Singapore Limited, before the present name was adopted in July 2003 to reflect its changing role as a regional bank....
  
   and taken over by Koh Boon Hwee
  Koh Boon Hwee
  Koh Boon Hwee holds a first class honours degree in mechanical engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School...
  
   on 1 January 2006. (CNA)
• Public transport rivals ComfortDelgro and 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...
  
   take differing paths for growth. (CNA)
• The Great Singapore Sale
  Great Singapore Sale
  The Great Singapore Sale is an annual shopping event in Singapore...
  
   took in a record S$5 billion in sales in 2005, the highest ever in the event's twelve year history. (CNA)

4 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• 11 embassies in Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
  
   received suspicious packages containing threatening letters and unidentified liquid, triggering security alerts. The embassies are Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Philippines
  Philippines
  The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
  
  , Russia, 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...
  
  , Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
  , United Kingdom and the United States. (Forbes)
• José Carreras
  José Carreras
  Josep Maria Carreras i Coll , better known as José Carreras , is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini...
  
   is in Singapore as part of celebrations for the Victoria Concert Hall's 100th anniversary since its opening on 18 October 1905.(CNA)
• More Singaporeans are taking to wine
  Wine
  Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
  
  , as imports rise to S$100 million in 2004, up from S$76 million in 2003. (CNA) (CNA)
• A school modelled after Singaporean schools will be built on Hulhumale Island in the Maldives
  Maldives
  The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
  
  . (CNA)
• The 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....
  
   gears up against regional competition with terminal upgrading and expansion. (CNA) (CNA) (CNA)

3 October 2005 (Monday)

• Prime Minister
  Prime Minister of Singapore
  The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...
  
   Lee Hsien Loong
  Lee Hsien Loong
  Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....
  
   meets Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  n President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono AC , is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who has been President of Indonesia since 2004....
  
   in Bali
  Bali
  Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
  
  , two days after the Bali bombings
  2005 Bali bombings
  The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of terrorist suicide bomb and a series of car bombs and attacks that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. Bombs exploded at two sites in Jimbaran Beach Resort and in Kuta away, both in south Bali. The terrorist attack claimed the lives of 20 people...
  
  . They agree to strengthen the fight against terrorism
  Terrorism
  Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
  
   and also discuss cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and investment. (Jakarta Post)

• The Singapore Armed Forces
  Singapore Armed Forces
  The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...
  
   is sending a medical team, composed of of two doctors, two nurses, and two paramedics to Bali to help treat victims of the Bali bombings at the Sanglah Hospital. (CNA)

• Malaysia's Chief of Army, General Abdul Aziz Zainal arrives in Singapore for an introductory visit.

• The first of Nicoll Highway criminal trials starts today, with Ng Seng Yoong, the Qualified Person
  Qualified Person
  Qualified Person is a technical term used in European Union pharmaceutical regulation...
  
   on the site, facing charge of breaching conditions under the Building Control Act. (CNA)

• Australia defeats Malaysia 2-1 in the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. (Sportal.com.au)

2 October 2005 (Sunday)

• 10,000 people participate in the Johor-Singapore International 2nd Link Bridge Run, an event in its sixth year. (CNA)

• Foreign Minister George Yeo condemns the Bali bomb attacks
  2005 Bali bombings
  The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of terrorist suicide bomb and a series of car bombs and attacks that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. Bombs exploded at two sites in Jimbaran Beach Resort and in Kuta away, both in south Bali. The terrorist attack claimed the lives of 20 people...
  
   which killed at least 26 people and expressed his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims. He says that the latest attack is a reminder that although terrorist groups have been weakened, they remain a threat to our societies. Two hospitals, Singapore General Hospital
  Singapore General Hospital
  The Singapore General Hospital is the largest and oldest hospital in Singapore, of which the foundation of its first building was laid in 1821....
  
   and Mount Elizabeth Hospital
  Mount Elizabeth Hospital
  Mount Elizabeth Hospital is a 373-bed private hospital in Singapore operated by Parkway Health. It was started in 1976 and officially opened in 8 December 1979....
  
  , are treating victims from the blasts. The injured were being flown in by a medical assistance company International SOS
  International SOS
  International SOS provides integrated medical, clinical, and security services to organisations with international operations. Services include planning and preventative programs, in-country expertise, and emergency response. It has 9,000 employees, led by 1,100 full-time physicians and 200...
  
  . (CNA)http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/171383/1/.html

• Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation , the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition...
  
   expresses his condolences to the families of the victims of the Bali bomb attacks. The Prime Minister says he is deeply saddened by the violence in the tourist resort island and says "I hope the Indonesian authorities will investigate and get the perpetrators". (TheStar)

• Hosts India trounces Malaysia 2-1 in the opening match of the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. (The Star)

1 October 2005 (Saturday)

• Smoking
  Tobacco smoking
  Tobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the resulting smoke is inhaled. The practice may have begun as early as 5000–3000 BCE. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 16th century where it followed common trade routes...
  
   prohibition
  Prohibition
  Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
  
   extends today to bus interchange
  Bus
  A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
  
  s, bus stop
  Bus stop
  A bus stop is a designated place where buses stop for passengers to board or leave a bus. These are normally positioned on the highway and are distinct from off-highway facilities such as bus stations. The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage...
  
  s, stadium
  Stadium
  A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
  
  s and other public venues.