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- Incumbent S R Nathan files his nomination papers for the Singapore Presidential Election, 2005 . With no other eligible candidates, he will be re-elected as President Of Singapore . (CNA)
- Environment And Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim announces that a Republic Of Singapore Air Force transport aircraft, a C-130 , will fly to Indonesia to do Cloud Seeding to combat Forest Fire . He says that Singapore has given Satellite Picture s of the affected areas to Indonesia. (CNA)
- Chee Yam Cheng , Assistant CEO (Clinical) of the National Healthcare Group says that by June 2006 National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital will implement a new electronic system for the entire medication, diagnostic test and laboratory process. (CNA)
- Lee Ki Bang , principal research scientist of Institute Of Bioengineering And Nanotechnology , says that the institute has invented a urine-powered Micro Battery that can be used in disposable test kits for Diabetes and other diseases. (CNA)
- Thailand 's Supreme Commander, General Chaisit Shinawatra is conferred Singapore's Distinguished Service Order , the country's highest military award. He receives the award from President S R Nathan , at the Istana . (CNA)
- Immigration And Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will install Crash Barrier s at land checkpoints to stop vehicles that do not halt for immigration and security clearance. (CNA)
- Singapore manages to escape the worst of the haze due to favourable wind conditions. (CNA)
- Singapore indicates its interest in developing the oil and gas industry in Indonesia. (CNA)
- Some 500 mobility aids will be donated to Indonesia in three batches as part of relief efforts in wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake . (CNA)
- In his first National Day message, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces that the country's economic growth forecast for this year has been revised to between 3.5 and 4.5 percent. (CNA)
- Singapore signs a Memorandum Of Understanding with Indonesia to expand aviation rights between the two countries, although budget carriers are still denied these additional rights. (CNA)
- Andrew Kuan , former chief financial officer of Jurong Town Corporation emerges as a Presidential Election candidate applicant. (CNA) (CNA)
- Opposition member Chee Soon Juan of the Singapore Democratic Party utilises the Internet to reach out to the masses, launching a dedicated online audio relay service the day before via its party website. (CNA) (CNA)
- A team of climbers from Singapore scales three peaks in Kazakhstan , naming them as Temasek , Singapura I and Ong Teng Cheong . (CNA)
- Army Captain Shamsudin Shadan reveals his role as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the first National Day Parade held in Singapor in 1966 . (CNA)
- Mah Bow Tan , the Minister For National Development , says the Housing And Development Board will allow market forces to decide if more public housing flats will be built by the private sector. (CNA)
- 17 members from the Republic Of Singapore Air Force are injured when their truck meets with an accident at the Changi Coast Road - Tanah Merah Coast Road junction. (CNA)
- The first stealth frigate for the Republic Of Singapore Navy , the ''RSS'' Formidable , arrives in Singapore from France . (CNA)
- A team of students from the Republic Polytechnic in Singapore has successfully cultivated Lobsters in captivity, the third country in the world to do so behind Australia and India . (CNA)
- Balaji Sadasivan , Senior Minister Of State for information, communications and the arts, says that Singapore's aviation hub status is under threat from regional rivals. (CNA)
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