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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03SINGAPORE1099 |
"TELL THEM TO BE MORE CAREFUL:" IRAQ ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) MFA PERMSEC (2) BILAHARI KAUSIKAN, PLAINLY IRRITATED, CALLED DCM AT OOB ON MARCH 20 TO EXPRESS THE MFA'S CONCERN AT MISCHARACTERIZATION OF SINGAPORE'S POSITION DURING THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S MARCH 19 PRESS BRIEFING. SINGAPORE DID NOT APPRECIATE, HE SAID, PRESS REPORTS IMPLYING THAT IT HAD [...] |
2003-03-20 09:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS SN |
| 04SINGAPORE1301 |
IMF ON SINGAPORE'S MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST [...] (U) An IMF assessment praised Singapore's framework for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/TF), saying it provides a strong framework in terms of the FATF 40 recommendations and eight special recommendations. However, the IMF said there remain areas requiring attention. Key ar [...] |
2004-04-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PTER KCRM SN |
| 04SINGAPORE3001 |
SINGAPORE'S OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Singapore's political opposition is disunited, dispirited, and incapable of offering a credible alternative to the ruling People's Action Party (PAP). Along with the internal problems and institutional obstacles that have stunted its development, the opposition has al [...] |
2004-10-18 07:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM SN |
| 04SINGAPORE3027 |
INDIAN ECONOMY: THE VIEW FROM SINGAPORE [...] Summary. On October 15, 2004 visiting Economic Officer Brian Briscombe -- who was wrapping up a week-long trip to Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad -- and embassy officers held a series of meetings with private sector analysts to discuss the Indian economy. While all expressed optimism about Indi [...] |
2004-10-21 05:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IN SN |
| 04SINGAPORE3211 |
SINGAPORE-BASED EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON THE ASIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Southeast Asia is better positioned than in recent memory to face the challenges presented by a slowdown in the global economy, especially in China, according to several Singapore-based economists and financial analysts. These economies inevitably will feel the pain of a down [...] |
2004-11-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CH SN |
| 04SINGAPORE3294 |
SINGAPORE PLAYS THE INDIA CARD [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is actively cultivating a closer political, military, and economic relationship with India. The GOS values India's "strategic weight" and hopes it can balance China's rising influence in the region. Singapore's defense cooperation with India has taken off this year, with [...] |
2004-11-22 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SN IN EAIR |
| 05SINGAPORE1028 |
GWOT ASSESSMENT: PERSPECTIVE FROM SINGAPORE [...] (S/NF) Singapore has been a reliable and highly capable partner in the global war on terrorism, as it shares our concerns about terrorism and possesses the political will and capabilities to confront it. Over the last several years, Singapore has publicly supported our CT efforts, even provid [...] |
2005-04-06 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1178 |
"SINGAPORE REBEL" DOWN FOR THE COUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: The withdrawal under government pressure last month of the film "Singapore Rebel" from the Singapore International Film Festival has brought its subject, opposition figure Dr. Chee Soon Juan, once more into the local headlines. This may be one of Chee's last curtain calls now t [...] |
2005-04-15 09:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1197 |
NOT YOUR FATHER'S SINGAPORE: THE CASINO DECISION [...] (U) Summary. Singapore announced today that it will build two casinos, one downtown and one on Sentosa island. The long-expected decision caps off a year of public discussion in which the government has permitted more dissent than usual, though still with limits. End Summary. 2. (U) Prim [...] |
2005-04-18 10:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1311 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS IN SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary. Although Singapore has not detected avian influenza infections in either poultry or human beings, it is preparing to address this growing regional threat. After its successful control of the 2003 SARS outbreak, the GOS is confident it can respond adequately to a bird flu epi [...] |
2005-04-27 03:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR ETRD SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1436 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: INVENTORY OF USG ACTIVITIES IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-10 03:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1543 |
SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA SIGN LAND RECLAMATION [...] A costly two-year dispute with Malaysia over Singapore's land reclamation activities in the Johor Strait ended on April 26 when Singapore Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh and Malaysia Secretary-General Tan Sri Ahmed Fuzi Abdul Razak signed the "Settlement Agreement of the Reclamation Case". Sing [...] |
2005-05-17 02:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV MY SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1706 |
Financial Action Task Force Scenesetter: [...] (SBU) Action request and summary. Singapore is beginning to make some progress in mapping out legal and regulatory changes to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Revised 40 Recommendations on anti-money laundering (AML) and Special 9 Recommendations on countering the financing o [...] |
2005-06-01 09:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN |
| 05SINGAPORE178 |
SFA: AMB LAVIN CALLS ON DEFENSE MINISTER TEO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Lavin reviewed with Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean progress to date in negotiations on the U.S.-Singapore Strategic Framework Agreement, in a meeting December 30. The Ambassador expressed the frustration the U.S. government felt at the current stage of discussions, in [...] |
2005-01-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1788 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 12:30PM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin DAS Marie Huhtala, EAP D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Chris Kava [...] |
2005-06-07 08:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1789 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 5:00PM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin E/P Counselor Laurent Charbonnet (Notetaker) SINGAPORE --------- [...] |
2005-06-07 08:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON KNNP ETTC CH TW KS IN IZ |
| 05SINGAPORE1790 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 11:30AM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin DAS Marie Huhtala, EAP D Executive Secretary Ross Wilson Deputy Spo [...] |
2005-06-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ETRD SN |
| 05SINGAPORE1986 |
PROMOTING MAINSTREAM ISLAM: THE SINGAPORE MODEL [...] (C) Summary. Concerned about the potential threat of Islamic extremism to Singapore's multi-religious, secular society, the government of Singapore (GOS) is promoting its brand of "mainstream" Islam and a Singaporean Muslim identity. Using its standard tools of incentives, co-optation, and c [...] |
2005-06-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2023 |
AMBASSADOR BOYCE'S JUNE 27 MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Ralph Boyce and Singapore's senior statesman, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, exchanged perspectives on Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's leadership style, prospects for a peaceful resolution to Thailand's problems in the South, Thaila [...] |
2005-07-01 02:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PINR TH ID BM SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2058 |
SINGAPORE POLITICS: OPENING WINDOWS, SWATTING FLIES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Technology, social change, and hopes for creativity-driven economic growth engines have pushed Singapore's government to adapt its style, but little has fundamentally changed. From a well-publicized debate on whether to allow casinos to essays calling for political li [...] |
2005-07-06 01:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2073 |
VISIT BY SEN. CLINTON TO SINGAPORE (JULY 5-7) [...] (C) Summary: Singapore's senior leadership discussed the challenges of combating Islamic terrorism, the need for moderate Muslims to speak out, and the importance of success in Iraq in meetings with visiting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). GOS leaders told the Senator that cross-Strait re [...] |
2005-07-06 09:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2077 |
SINGAPORE AND INDIA SIGN COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC [...] Summary. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) signed June 29 in New Delhi by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong solidifies a growing trade relationship between India and Singapore. This is India's first free trade agreement t [...] |
2005-07-07 01:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KTDB EAIR SN IN |
| 05SINGAPORE2155 |
SINGAPORE CITES OBSTACLES TO IMPROVED FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. Singapore's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the Suspicious Transaction Reports Office (STRO), told its U.S. FinCEN FIU counterpart that it was willing to share financial crimes-related information, but that it would be unable to do so unless such information were traceable to [...] |
2005-07-14 01:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2245 |
SINGAPORE REACTS CAUTIOUSLY TO YUAN, RINGGIT [...] The reaction in Singapore to the news that Beijing and Kuala Lumpur would no longer peg their currencies to the dollar was welcoming but cautious. While press articles reflected clear relief that a politically charged issue has been resolved, lack of information on the details of the new cur [...] |
2005-07-22 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD SN MY CH |
| 05SINGAPORE2420 |
SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH [...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you to Singapore next week. My staff and I are working to ensure a very positive and productive visit. Your visit comes at an ideal time to: -- thank Singapore for its strong commitment to the Proliferation Security Initiative and global counterproliferation [...] |
2005-08-11 07:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ETTC PREL OTRA SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2456 |
SINGAPORE ELECTS, UM, SELECTS ITS PRESIDENT [...] (U) Singapore's Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) announced August 13 that it had certified incumbent President S.R. Nathan, alone among four applicants, as eligible to contest this year's presidential election. Only Nathan, 81, will participate in the Nomination Day ceremony August 17, [...] |
2005-08-16 07:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2501 |
UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH PRESSES SINGAPORE ON [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph visited Singapore August 15 and 16 to attend the opening ceremony of the Singapore-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative exercise, Deep Sabre. The Under Secretary engaged his hosts in bilateral discussio [...] |
2005-08-19 08:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC KNNP MNUC KN IR MTCRE |
| 05SINGAPORE2524 |
FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS -- SINGAPORE INPUT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is satisfied that the Government of Singapore (GOS) would rapidly respond to halt the spread of an influenza pandemic within Singapore. The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has developed an "Influenza Pandemic Readiness and Response Plan" that is available for public view [...] |
2005-08-22 09:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR SOCI TBIO ECON KHIV EAGR ETRD SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2536 |
SINGAPORE TIGHTENS REGULATIONS FOR MONEY CHANGING [...] Singapore's parliament on August 15 approved changes to the Money-Changing and Remittance Business Act, last amended in 2002, designed to strengthen the government's ability to combat money laundering and terrorist finance-related activities in the money-changing and remittance sector. The r [...] |
2005-08-23 10:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EFIN ETTC ECON EINV ETRD KTFN SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2584 |
SINGAPORE CONSIDERS TOUGHER HIV LEGISLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore is considering legislative changes that put the onus on individuals to be aware of their HIV status and responsible for protecting others from infection. This comes on the heels of Singapore's increase in HIV cases in 2004 from 1,192 to 1,503 infections among the count [...] |
2005-08-29 06:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV TBIO PHUM ECON SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2609 |
POLICE CONTINUE TO HARASS INDEPENDENT FILM MAKER [...] (SBU) The Singapore Police continue to harass independent film maker Martyn See, who made a 26 minute documentary on opposition politician Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Reftel). Under government pressure, See was forced to withdraw his "Singapore Rebel" film from the Singapore International Film Festiv [...] |
2005-08-30 09:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2894 |
ALL SMILES, LITTLE SUCCESS IN WU YI VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore's ties with China remain strained, despite the favorable press coverage of Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi's September 19-21 visit to Singapore. In a frankly negative read-out, the PRC Embassy told us many Chinese officials still do not trust Singapore and complained that [...] |
2005-09-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL SN CH |
| 05SINGAPORE2906 |
SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVES ON INDONESIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe that Indonesia's economic problems are not a harbinger of another Asian financial crisis, and that the risk of contagion is small given Indonesia's much stronger fundamentals compared to 1997-98. Although generally optimistic about Indon [...] |
2005-09-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL IN SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2971 |
SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Singapore from October 19-20. This will be an excellent opportunity to thank Singapore for its close counterterrorism cooperation and identify ways in which we can expand the relationship. Sense of Vulnerability ---------------------- 2. (C) Singapor [...] |
2005-10-07 07:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN ETTC ECON SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3017 |
UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S OCTOBER 12 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky focused on Singapore's influenza preparedness, its leadership role in the region on this emerging disease, and the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during a busy half-day visit to Si [...] |
2005-10-14 07:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TBIO KHIV EAGR ECON SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3118 |
SINGAPORE INPUT -- OIL SUPPLY VULNERABILITY [...] (S/NF) Post believes that the Government of Singapore (GOS) is taking reasonable measures to ensure the physical security of its oil refining complex on Jurong Island. GOS officials consider terrorist threats the most likely source of disruption to the supply of crude oil reaching Singapore a [...] |
2005-10-24 23:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ETRD EWWT PTER PINR ASEC KHLS SN |
| 05SINGAPORE312 |
MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 1 OF 2 [...] (C) Summary: Concerned about preventing racial and religious conflict in Singapore, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) actively co-opts talented Muslims, especially potential critics. In addition to holding a modest number of senior positions in the government, representatives from Singap [...] |
2005-02-03 01:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SN SOCI |
| 05SINGAPORE3146 |
MUSLIM RELIGIOUS TEACHERS TRYING TO REEDUCATE JI [...] (C/NF) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has for the first time publicly thanked Muslim religious leaders trying to reeducate suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists detained under Singapore's Internal Security Act (ISA). The head of the Religious Rehabi [...] |
2005-10-27 09:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3147 |
GOS HOLDS THE LINE ON FREE SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: The GOS continues to narrowly define the parameters of free speech in Singapore -- extending into the internet -- and constraints on public protest remain firmly in place. The convictions of three Singaporeans for racist comments made on the internet are the latest indication tha [...] |
2005-10-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3160 |
U.S.-SINGAPORE PROLIFERATION TALKS IDENTIFY FUTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On October 17-18, the U.S. held productive talks with Singapore on a broad range of nonproliferation and counterproliferation issues. The U.S. delegation, co-led by ISN/MTR Director Van Diepen and OSD/ISP/NPP Director David Cooper, was impressed by the level of preparedness and [...] |
2005-10-28 10:00:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3324 |
2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is the draft chapter on Singapore for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that, as in the past, Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report. Per reftel instructions, we have emailed the text of the draft repor [...] |
2005-11-21 08:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3352 |
ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES BILATERAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Fallon, accompanied by Charge Fergin, met separately on November 14 with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to discuss bilateral security cooperation and regional issues, most prominently, China. In open and relaxed discussions, both leaders [...] |
2005-11-23 07:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PTER PGOV ID SN TH MY RP |
| 05SINGAPORE3375 |
SINGAPORE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Please find below Embassy Singapore's submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Senior Political Officer Christopher Kavanagh, email: KavanaghCR@state.gov. 2. Begin Text of Draft Report: Singapore continued to oppose terrorism strongly and worked vigorously to [...] |
2005-11-28 05:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3397 |
SINGAPORE'S MUSLIM PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER VISITS [...] (SBU) Singapore's highest ranking Muslim official, Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi, made an official visit to Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Kuwait from November 7 to 13. Abdullah's delegation included a cross-section of ruling party MPs -- R. Ravindran (a Hindu of Indian desc [...] |
2005-11-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3416 |
SINGAPORE TO EXECUTE AUSTRALIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On Friday, December 2, Singapore will execute Australian citizen Nguyen Tuong Van for heroin smuggling. Local media have covered the many different pleas for clemency from Australia as well as criticism of Singapore's tough punishments. At the same time, the media have relayed [...] |
2005-12-01 07:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AS SN |
| 05SINGAPORE343 |
MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 2 OF 2 [...] (U) This cable completes the biographic reporting on Singapore's 12 Muslim MPs. Reftel covered five of them and reviewed the role they play in Singapore and how they are perceived by the Muslim community. The biographies are designed to be stand-alone documents, so acronyms and organizations [...] |
2005-02-07 06:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SN SOCI |
| 05SINGAPORE3443 |
SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your December 14-15 visit to Singapore. Singapore's leadership highly values access to senior Washington policymakers and will regard your visit as a testament to the importance we attach to the relationship. They will be very interested in your views on developments in [...] |
2005-12-06 07:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3468 |
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT ON SINGAPORE'S DOMESTIC [...] (U) Summary. The government of Singapore reacted immediately and briskly to Human Rights Watch's (HRW) exhaustive December 6 report on abuse of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore. The government-linked media has covered the report and reactions from the government and local communi [...] |
2005-12-09 11:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM ELAB KWMN SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3469 |
SINGAPORE 2005 INCSR REPORT PART I -- DRUG AND [...] Paragraph 2 contains Embassy Singapore's submission for the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. 2. Begin Text: I. Summary The Government of Singapore (GOS) effectively enforces its stringen [...] |
2005-12-11 23:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3489 |
NO MIRANDA IN SINGAPORE: RIGHT TO COUNSEL [...] (U) Summary: While Singapore is proud of its tough, law-and-order reputation, legal circles are actively discussing liberalizing a criminal defendant's right to counsel and the government-linked media is covering the debate. Under current practice, the police may detain a person for two weeks [...] |
2005-12-13 06:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3509 |
SINGAPORE 2006 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - MONEY [...] Per reftel instructions, Post hereby submits the draft of Part II of the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We have also emailed the text of the draft report, in MS Word format and showing changes from last year's version, to INL. Re [...] |
2005-12-15 06:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN ECON SNAR SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3516 |
U.S.-SINGAPORE MLAT DISCUSSIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see para 17. 2. Summary: On December 7, 2005, Singapore and U.S. delegations met in Singapore to continue discussions related to a possible bilateral Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT). Negotiators had met twice before, in discussions in April 2004 a [...] |
2005-12-15 09:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA KJUS KCRM PGOV SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3518 |
MLAT NEGOTIATING DYNAMICS [...] (C) Singapore wants to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the United States, but doesn't want it to serve as a model for a Singapore-Indonesia MLAT, MFA Americas Directorate Director Simon Wong told L/LEI's David Buchholz December 8, during a read-out on the MLAT negotiations of [...] |
2005-12-15 10:00:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIA KJUS KCRM PGOV SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3614 |
SINGAPORE MOVES CLOSER TO CHILD SEX TOURISM LAW [...] (U) Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan condemned child sex tourism in November as "intolerable, and incompatible with being a Singaporean." Speaking at the Regional Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Balakrishnan also told the press t [...] |
2005-12-29 07:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN PREL SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3618 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PM LEE HSIEN LOONG [...] (SBU) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong concurred that U.S.-Singapore relations were very strong and agreed to work together to help the relationship blossom further. The Prime Minister expressed his commitment to resolving [...] |
2005-12-30 02:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SN |
| 05SINGAPORE370 |
USTR CONCLUDES FIRST REVIEW OF U.S.-SINGAPORE FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first annual review of the U.S.- Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) held February 2, representatives from the USG and GOS expressed general satisfaction with implementation of the FTA during its first year. AUSTR Barbara Weisel noted Singapore's recent efforts to e [...] |
2005-02-11 01:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN ECPS EINV KIPR EAGR SENV SN |
| 05SINGAPORE506 |
SPECIAL 301 - SINGAPORE: RECOMMEND NO CHANGE IN [...] Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2005, i.e., not on the watch list or priority watch list. Singapore has implemented, or is in the process of implementing, a number of significant commitments under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that not onl [...] |
2005-02-23 08:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SN WTRO USTR |
| 05SINGAPORE721 |
MARCH 1 "RMSI" MARITIME SECURITY WORKSHOP: MAKING [...] (C) Summary: On March 1, the USG hosted an informal workshop on the five "RMSI" elements of maritime security for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The meeting marked the first time the United States has met exclusively with the Malacca Strait littorals on maritime security. The [...] |
2005-03-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EWWT PTER SN CH JA MY ID |
| 05SINGAPORE740 |
SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is first of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. The Embassy point of contact for this report is Colin Willett: phone (65) 6476-9492, fax (65) 6476-9389, email willettc@state.gov. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into four cables. P [...] |
2005-03-14 08:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 05SINGAPORE742 |
SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is the second of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. Para 2 covers the questions on investigations and prosecutions, and para 3 answers the questions on protection and victim assistance. Investigations and Prosecutions ------------------------------- [...] |
2005-03-14 08:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 05SINGAPORE743 |
SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is the third of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It details all the sources Emboffs used in compiling the submission. -------------------------- Diplomatic Representatives -------------------------- 2. (SBU/NF) Embassy maintains contact with con [...] |
2005-03-14 08:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 05SINGAPORE744 |
SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] This is the fourth of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore,s 2005 TIP submission. It covers Embassy's nomination of Singapore's Ministry of Manpower, Foreign Manpower Management Division for Best Practices in combating trafficking in persons. 2. The two populations most vulnerable to [...] |
2005-03-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 05SINGAPORE760 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: SINGAPORE'S ABILITY TO COOPERATE [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A's questions concerning Singapore's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. 2. (U) AMOUNT OF ASSETS FROZEN, FORFEITED OR SEIZED: To date, Singapore has not identified any assets in Singapore of persons pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and [...] |
2005-03-15 08:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS SN |
| 05SINGAPORE820 |
SINGAPORE TIP UPDATE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (C) On March 16, the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs provided us with full-year 2004 numbers on detentions, arrests, and prosecutions for offenses related to sex-trafficking, as well as additional information on Singapore's law enforcement efforts. Please note that the MHA provided this in [...] |
2005-03-17 09:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 05SINGAPORE887 |
SINGAPORE'S OUTREACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: For the past year, the Singapore government has talked up a campaign to expand the country's economic and political ties with the Middle East. On the economic front, the GOS wants to expand trade and investment beyond its traditional partners. Politically, Singapore seeks to div [...] |
2005-03-23 03:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN PREL PTER SN XD XF XI |
| 05SINGAPORE910 |
SINGAPORE'S ASIA-MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: As part of its effort to be a bridge between the Middle East and Asia, Singapore is sponsoring an Asia-Middle East dialogue (AMED) in June. AMED is intended to promote economic interaction between Asia and the Middle East, and to provide a platform for "moderate" Muslims from bot [...] |
2005-03-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SN XD XF XI |
| 06SINGAPORE1044 |
SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR GOS [...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 meetings with senior GOS officials, he stressed the need for closer law enforcement cooperation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT). The Secretary noted that Singapore and the United States had similar approaches to balance th [...] |
2006-03-31 06:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1047 |
SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 and 30 meetings with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng, the Secretary outlined the United States' approach to improving transportation security in ways which facilitate rather than hamper tra [...] |
2006-03-31 08:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE109 |
SEN. BAUCUS' MEETING WITH LEE KUAN YEW [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew discussed the rise of China and its generally successful efforts to improve ties with its neighbors. China's economic success had also spurred reform in India; the only question now was how [...] |
2006-01-17 04:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1119 |
FTA - JOINT COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SECOND ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives from the USG and GOS (the "Joint Committee") met in Washington March 30 for the second annual review of the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The review agenda (individual items noted below) focused both on implementation of the current agreement and p [...] |
2006-04-06 08:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR ETTC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1131 |
SINGAPORE TO AMEND MONEYLENDERS ACT [...] The Ministry of Law recently proposed amendments to the Moneylenders Act (1985 Revised Edition) to enhance its regulation of moneylenders in Singapore. The bill, currently under consideration by Parliament, is expected to come into effect later this year. Key amendments include: (i) Expan [...] |
2006-04-07 08:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV KTFN ETTC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1144 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER FOR MANPOWER [...] Summary. Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen expressed his satisfaction with the deepening bilateral ties between the U.S. and Singapore, and highlighted our excellent military cooperation in a March 22 courtesy call with Ambassador Herbold. Minister Ng also discu [...] |
2006-04-10 09:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELAB MARR ECON PHUM KCRM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1153 |
SINGAPORE COMMENCES MEGAPORTS PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy and Singapore on April 4 commenced joint operations of a Second Line of Defense (SLD) Megaports pilot project at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal (PPT). Radiation detectors installed at two of the terminal's five truck lanes will monitor export containers and [...] |
2006-04-11 03:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EWWT TRGY KSCA KNNP PARM PTER SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1205 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES TELECOM AND MEDIA ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore is close to a decision on local-leased ("last mile") circuit connections for U.S. and other telecom operators (a significant implementation issue under our bilateral Free Trade Agreement or FTA), Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) Dr. LEE Boon [...] |
2006-04-13 08:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD EIND EINV ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1289 |
SINGAPORE PM CALLS EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (U) On April 20, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong moved to dissolve Parliament more than a year early and called for an election on May 6. Candidates must register for the election on April 27. As Singapore's formal election season gets underway, we have prepared (beginning in para 3) a primer [...] |
2006-04-20 09:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1321 |
SINGAPORE'S NEW MALAY/MUSLIM PAP MP CANDIDATES [...] (U) Summary. Four new Muslim candidates will be running for Parliament on the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) slate, replacing four retiring Muslim members of Parliament (MPs). All four are highly educated, successful professionals with international experience. Only one, however, has th [...] |
2006-04-24 07:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PSOC KISL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1379 |
SINGAPORE ELECTION: OPPOSITION TO MAKE A RACE OF IT [...] (C) Summary: For the first time since 1988, the opposition parties will contest more than half of the seats for parliament in the May 6 general election, denying the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) an automatic majority on nomination day. The economy and local issues will dominate the nine [...] |
2006-04-27 09:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1389 |
COMMENTS SOUGHT ON EXEMPTING SINGTEL FROM DOMINANT [...] The Info-Communications Development Authority (IDA) is seeking public comments on SingTel's request for exemption from its current dominant licensee obligations for retail international telephone services (ITS). These obligations, as detailed in sections 4 and 8 of the Competition Code, inclu [...] |
2006-04-28 02:03:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD EINV ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE139 |
IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IN [...] (U) Singaporean civil society over the past year has become increasingly vocal in publicly advocating better treatment of foreign workers in Singapore. While the Singapore government has fairly tight labor regulations to protect foreign workers from abuse and exploitation, some workers, part [...] |
2006-01-18 07:52:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE142 |
MFA ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, U.S. REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 courtesy call by the Ambassador, MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho said Singapore shared our concern about Iran's recent actions on its nuclear program. Iran appeared impervious to outside pressure, he added. The Ambassador raised the importance of concluding a [...] |
2006-01-18 09:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHSA KNNP ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1430 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE SAMPSON CALLS ON PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, met with LEE Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, and LIM Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, during a one-day visit to Singapore on April 26, 2006. During the two meetings, the Deputy Secretary focused on the importance of U [...] |
2006-05-03 04:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ETTC ECPS EPET EAGR KIPR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1467 |
C-NE6-00584 SINGAPORE HOSTS SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...] (U) Summary: As part of its effort to promote business ties with the Middle East, Singapore hosted Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and a high-level Saudi delegation April 10-15, 2006. During the six-day visit, the two nations signed an investment guarantee agreement and a mem [...] |
2006-05-05 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KISL PREL SA SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1468 |
MALAY/MUSLIM ISSUES IN SINGAPORE'S GENERAL ELECTION [...] (U) Summary: Opposition candidates in Singapore's general election campaign have questioned the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) handling of Malay/Muslim concerns such as unemployment. The PAP has responded that Malay concerns are national issues, but, at the same time, asserted that the PA [...] |
2006-05-05 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1484 |
REGULATOR WILL NOT RESTRICT MEDIA CONTENT EXCLUSIVITY [...] (SBU) In a victory for U.S. content providers, the Media Development Authority (MDA) on May 8 announced privately its decision to not pursue more restrictive regulation of exclusive carriage agreements between media content/channel providers and Singapore's sole Pay-TV operator, SCV StarHub Ca [...] |
2006-05-08 09:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EIND EINV ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1486 |
OLD-STYLE PAP WINS ANOTHER ELECTION [...] (U) Please see suggested press guidance in para 12. 2. (C) Summary: In the May 6 general election for parliament, the ruling People's Action Party won another landslide victory with 82 out of 84 seats. The election is another mandate for the PAP to continue its successful economic and secu [...] |
2006-05-08 10:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1524 |
ARF SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540: SINGAPORE LOOKS FORWARD [...] Per reftel request, Emboff delivered ref A talking points to Wong Chow Ming, head of the ASEAN Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Wong welcomed the opportunity to co-host another ARF seminar with the United States and China, and said that Singapore is happy for the United States [...] |
2006-05-11 07:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL CN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1530 |
SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) We look forward to your May 23-25 visit to Singapore. Your meetings with key Singapore government officials are an important opportunity to solidify our deepening cooperative relationship on developing and enforcing trade controls and combating proliferation of weapons of mass destructi [...] |
2006-05-11 08:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL ETRD KSTC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1540 |
IPR: SINGAPORE FINES FIRST COMPANY UNDER AMENDED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1567 |
SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR EAP A/S HILL [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your May 20-22 visit to Singapore. Singapore's leadership will be interested in your views on developments in Asia and the U.S. role in the region and can be counted on to provide thoughtful views on questions such as terrorism in Southeast Asia and the rise of China. [...] |
2006-05-16 05:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PTER PHUM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1578 |
SINGAPORE EXPANDS PREDICATE OFFENSES LIST TO COMBAT [...] In a move to strengthen its ability to combat money laundering and terrorist finance, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently expanded its list of predicate offenses under which suspected individuals can be prosecuted. The amended Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Other Serious C [...] |
2006-05-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KTFN ETTC EFIN SNAR SENV PHUM KIPR |
| 06SINGAPORE1610 |
SINGAPORE ADDS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS-RELATED [...] Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has expanded its "Schedule of Serious Offenses," adding 108 new categories of offenses including several crimes under the Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA), the Women's Charter (WC), and the Immigration Act (IA) that are related to trafficking in person [...] |
2006-05-18 08:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM ELAB KWMN ETTC EFIN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1667 |
PM LEE MAKES MINOR CHANGES TO GOS CABINET [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced minor changes to his cabinet on May 22. The only ministerial change involves Minister for Transport Yeo Cheow Tong, who will be stepping down; his replacement will be Raymond Lim, currently Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Five ne [...] |
2006-05-24 06:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1687 |
TELECOM - MINISTER DENIES SINGTEL'S APPEAL ON LOCAL [...] (U) Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang on May 23 announced his decision to uphold the telecom regulator's requirement that dominant carrier SingTel provide competitors access to its local leased ("last mile") circuits (LLCs) at cost-based rates using an open-st [...] |
2006-05-25 07:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EIND EINV ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1714 |
SINGAPORE SEEKS COMMENTS ON LIQUIDITY RISK [...] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently released for public comment guidelines to revise the liquidity risk framework for banks. Existing regulations, in place since 2001 (under MAS Notice 613), allow banks to adopt either a "general methodology" or a "risk-sensitive methodology," [...] |
2006-05-26 08:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1740 |
THE GOMEZ SAGA: PAP'S APPROACH TO THE OPPOSITION [...] (U) Summary: Opposition politician James Gomez left Singapore for Sweden on May 15 after the police issued him a "stern warning." The Elections Department had accused him of "criminal intimidation" stemming from his mishandling the paperwork of his election campaign (Ref A), and the ruling P [...] |
2006-05-31 06:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1749 |
SINGAPORE RESPONSE TO GAO QUESTIONNAIRE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-31 08:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | AGAO ELAB SMIG SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1795 |
SINGAPORE'S RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the Economic and Political Counselor called on Tan Yee Woan, Director of the International Organisations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Secretary Rice's May 31 statement on Iran. Tan expressed interest in the United States' new approach, and [...] |
2006-06-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1801 |
IPR: SINGAPORE'S SOFTWARE PIRACY RATES DROPS [...] Singapore's software piracy rate fell to 40 percent in 2005, down two percent from 2004, according to a May 23 Business Software Alliance (BSA) report. This represents a decrease double that of the previous year; Singapore now ranks among the twenty countries worldwide with the lowest piracy [...] |
2006-06-02 09:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1829 |
A/S HILL'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Summary: In his wide ranging discussions with Singapore's senior leadership, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill stressed the importance of Southeast Asia for the United States and said we were not in a competition with China for regional influence. Singapore wanted an open and in [...] |
2006-06-05 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1834 |
DEMARCHE ON 2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] Singapore Government officials reiterated their commitment to combating trafficking in persons and expressed satisfaction with Singapore's Tier 1 Ranking in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report, in a meeting with Economic/Political Counselor on June 1. EPCouns met with Bambang Sugeng bin K [...] |
2006-06-06 03:40:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1837 |
SINGAPORE WELCOMES NEW IRAN INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-06 06:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KNNP IR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1912 |
COURT RULES THAT SDP DEFAMED LEES [...] (U) The High Court ruled on Thursday, June 8, that the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) had defamed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in the January edition of its newsletter. Lawyers for PM Lee and MM Lee asserted that articles in the newsletter alleged that the [...] |
2006-06-09 08:57:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1916 |
SINGAPORE CONSIDERS BUILDING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS [...] Summary: Singapore expects to decide by year's end whether to construct Southeast Asia's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. The GOS hopes that the US$500 million project would help diversify the country's natural gas sources and prevent potentially disruptive shutdowns, which [...] |
2006-06-11 23:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET TRGY ECON EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1924 |
SINGAPORE SEEKS COMMENTS ON DRAFT INCOME TAX [...] The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is seeking public comments on proposed amendments to the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2006, including revisions to implement tax provisions laid out in Singapore?s FY2006 budget such as tax treatment for qualifying Islamic financial products, foreign trusts, and a [...] |
2006-06-12 09:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE1935 |
TORRES STRAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. Econoff delivered reftel note and talking points on June 7 to Florence Lim, Ministry of Transport (MOT) Sea Transport Division Assistant Director, and Benjamin Wong, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore International Department (Policy Di [...] |
2006-06-13 07:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL SENV |
| 06SINGAPORE197 |
SINGAPORE - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post submits below the draft text of the 2006 Singapore Investment Climate Statement (ICS). As requested reftel, we have also forwarded the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of 2006 Investment Climate Statement: Investment Policy Summary 3. Foreign investments, combi [...] |
2006-01-24 06:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
| 06SINGAPORE201 |
SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR PM A/S HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you to Singapore during your February 6-7 visit here. Your visit comes at an important time to: -- thank Singapore for its diplomatic and military support for Coalition actions in Iraq; -- encourage Singapore to expand its role and level of commitment in A [...] |
2006-01-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2081 |
FIRST PROSECUTION UNDER AMENDED ENDANGERED SPECIES [...] Singapore on June 16 sentenced an Indonesian national to five months in prison and a fine of S$20,000 (US$12,500) for possessing a species of turtle protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The offender will spend an extra tw [...] |
2006-06-27 08:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ETRD ETTC EWWT SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2118 |
CHEES' ATTORNEY LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED [...] (C) Summary: Lawyers for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew have filed a motion for summary judgment in their defamation suit against Dr. Chee Soon Juan and his sister Chee Siok Chin (Ref A, B). The Chees' attorney, M. Ravi, also faces suspension for up to five [...] |
2006-06-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2120 |
FIRST MEGAPORTS PILOT PROJECT REVIEW CONCLUDED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of Energy (DOE) and Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) recently concluded a first review of the Megaports pilot project (reftel), with a tentative agreement to expand the program in Singapore to include more transshipped cargo. ICA officials t [...] |
2006-06-30 01:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EWWT TRGY KSCA KNNP PARM PTER SN |
| 06SINGAPORE228 |
DPM WONG ON CASINO REGULATION AND THE TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs (MHA) Wong Kan Seng and the Ambassador discussed our extensive intelligence and law enforcement cooperation and ways to improve them during a January 24 courtesy call. Turning to casino regulation, Minister Wong said Singapore ha [...] |
2006-01-26 03:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SOCI KCRM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2443 |
TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES CONTINUING DPRK [...] (S) Summary: Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey raised USG concerns regarding continued North Korean (DPRK) financial activity -- specifically related to WMD proliferation and Tanchon Commercial Bank -- in Singapore during separate July 21 meetings [...] |
2006-08-01 09:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PRTER PARM KCRM SN KN |
| 06SINGAPORE2547 |
SINGAPORE TO BUILD LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TERMINAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-11 02:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET BEXP ECON EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2695 |
SENATOR BOND'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S SENIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussing the Middle East situation, Singapore's senior leadership told Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) that Hezbollah had won a strategic victory against Israel and the reputation of the Israeli Defense Forces had been damaged by its poor performance in Lebanon. Foreign [...] |
2006-08-24 06:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE274 |
DPM JAYAKUMAR ON MLAT AND TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 26, the Ambassador raised the U.S. interest in concluding a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Law S. Jayakumar. DPM Jayakumar noted the recent efforts by the GOS to amend its Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters [...] |
2006-02-02 01:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KIPR ECON KJUS KTIA KCRM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2749 |
COMMENTS SOUGHT FOR AML/CFT GUIDELINES [...] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently released for public comment draft guidelines for banks and other financial institutions concerning anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). These guidelines supplement amended regulations (or "Notices") rele [...] |
2006-08-30 23:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN ECON EINV ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2754 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1001820 [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of Avi-Com Enterprises. 2. Avi-Com Enterprises is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since February 18, 2004. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principle officer as: N [...] |
2006-08-31 02:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2755 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSES [...] Per reftel, Post confirmed that Singapore Ministry of Defense has received the reftel listed aircraft component parts and that they are being used in accordance with the license provisions. 2. As requested, Post obtained from ST Logistics a detailed summary of the defense articles receive [...] |
2006-08-31 02:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2768 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of GC Technocraft Pte. Ltd. 2. GC Technocraft Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since June 21, 2001. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principl [...] |
2006-08-31 09:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE277 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador told Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang that, short of an immediate solution, the United States would again raise Singapore's fulfillment of its telecom-related commitments at the upcoming second annual review of our bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA [...] |
2006-02-02 03:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ETTC ECPS EPET EAGR KIPR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2828 |
SINGAPORE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ATTORNEYS [...] The Ministry of Law recently announced plans to increase the supply of attorneys eligible to practice law in Singapore. Its decision reflects the recommendations of the Third Committee on Supply of Lawyers, appointed in December 2005, which was tasked with exploring how best to respond to inc [...] |
2006-09-07 23:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ELAB SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2854 |
SINGAPORE TO EXPAND STRATEGIC GOODS CONTROL LIST [...] Singapore Customs and MFA announced plans September 7 to implement an expanded strategic goods control list in January 2008 that it says will include all items covered by the Australia Group, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime, and the Wassenaar Arrangement. In [...] |
2006-09-08 09:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP KOMC EFIN |
| 06SINGAPORE2862 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to confirm the shipment of items on license 05-050009017 to Nigeria by Ranova Pte. Ltd. 2. Ranova Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since 1996. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the c [...] |
2006-09-11 07:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2863 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1000078 [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to establish the bona fides of Certified Aerospace Pte. Ltd. 2. Certified Aerospace Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since 1999. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's princi [...] |
2006-09-11 07:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2900 |
KL MEETING ON MALACCA STRAIT: GOS URGES MEASURED [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Southeast Asia Deputy Director Foo Chi Hsia asked to meet us September 8 to urge USG patience in pressing for maritime security at the September 18-20 conference in Kuala Lumpur. At the conference, the littoral states would present a new "cooperation mechanism" to enhance n [...] |
2006-09-12 09:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER EWWT PHSA KCRM MRSEC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE2978 |
FED CHAIRMAN BERNANKE MEETS WITH SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's economic development and its economic relationship with the United States figured prominently in separate meetings between Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Ben Bernanke and Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew. Both the PM and [...] |
2006-09-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3003 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1001774 [...] Per reftel, Post made inquiries to confirm the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) order for monitor parts listed in the reftel license application. 2. An RSN representative verified that that the monitor parts were ordered from Singapore Technologies (ST) Electronics to replace faulty par [...] |
2006-09-20 00:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3073 |
TEXTILES AND APPAREL: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] In response to Ref. A, Post provides the following updated information concerning SingaporeQs textile and apparel industry. STATISTICS ---------- Total Industrial Production: Year USD (million) 2005 124,758 2006 H1 not available Total Textile/Apparel Production: Year [...] |
2006-09-25 08:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3095 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-974166 [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of SF Aviation and confirm MOD's receipt and continued possession of listed spare parts. 2. SF Aviation is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since January 14, 2005. Singapore's online business director [...] |
2006-09-27 00:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3110 |
LEE KUAN YEW: MINISTER AND PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's October 9-23 visit to the United States will be an opportunity for him to discuss with senior USG officials the broad strategic developments that affect Singapore's future, notably the rise of China and India. The reemergence of these two powers on [...] |
2006-09-27 08:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3124 |
SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSSES CHINA AND SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: Singapore's senior leaders urged the United States to stay engaged in Southeast Asia, particularly in terms of strategic/military and trade issues, during meetings with Secretary Paulson on September 18. On China, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the Secretary that the U.S. [...] |
2006-09-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD ETTC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3136 |
BANNED IN SINGAPORE - GOS HITS FAR EASTERN [...] (U) On September 28, the GOS announced it had banned the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) in Singapore. The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) said FEER had failed to meet the requirements of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act to appoint a local legal representa [...] |
2006-09-29 08:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3137 |
SINGAPORE POC FOR NON-PRO AND EXPORT CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-29 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC KNNP PARM PTER ETTC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3145 |
SINGAPORE: TRADE AGREEMENT MONITORING AND [...] The following responds to reftel questions concerning our efforts to monitor trade agreements and to respond to trade barrier complaints from U.S. businesses and other sources. 2. DESCRIPTION OF HOW POST IS CURRENTLY ORGANIZED FOR MONITORING AGREEMENTS AND RESPONDING TO FOREIGN TRADE BAR [...] |
2006-10-02 07:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3149 |
DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IN SINGAPORE [...] (U) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 2 delivered the following response to reftel demarche. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Singapore supports internationally recognized initiatives to combat WMD proliferation. This is seen, for example, in Singapore,s participation in and co-op [...] |
2006-10-02 08:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PARM PREL PGOV MNUC KTFN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3180 |
(S) GOS RESPONSE TO SOKKIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD [...] (S/NF) Econ/Pol Chief met on October 3 with Paul Koh, Senior Deputy Director, International Organizations Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel points regarding possible transfers of dual-use items by Sokkia Singapore Pte Ltd to Iran. Also present were Yvonne Ow and Val [...] |
2006-10-05 06:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3224 |
INR A/S FORT AND GOS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary: The rise of China and India was creating a new dynamic in the region and the United States should not rely exclusively on its traditional alliance system to maintain its influence, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told INR Assistant Secretary Fort during his Octobe [...] |
2006-10-11 04:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV ECON PINR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3255 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSES [...] Post conducted inquiries to determine if the Singapore Air Force had received reftel listed NVIS filtered lamp assemblies and illuminated display instrument panels. 2. A Singapore Defense Science and Technology Agency representative confirmed the GOS had dealings with Aerospace and Defenc [...] |
2006-10-12 03:00:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3390 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-969988 [...] Emboffs on October 17 and 18 conducted site visits to Changi, Paya Lebar, Sembawang, and Tengah Air Bases to confirm the Defense Science and Technology Agency's (DSTA) receipt of reftel listed night vision devices (NVD). 2. Emboffs accounted for 177 NVDs by checking serial numbers provide [...] |
2006-10-23 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3391 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSES [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of Master Logistics Pte. Ltd. 2. Master Logistics Pte Ltd is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since August 25, 1994. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's prin [...] |
2006-10-23 09:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3428 |
SINGAPORE SEEKS COMMENTS ON COMPETITION LAW AMENDMENTS [...] The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) is seeking comments on proposed amendments to Section 54 of the Competition Act and newly drafted guidelines for implementation. 2. Section 54 addresses mergers and acquisitions and includes amendments that: i) allow for mergers that have le [...] |
2006-10-26 08:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3429 |
2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I Q Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. I. Summary 2. The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counter narcotics policies through strict [...] |
2006-10-26 09:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3435 |
CONFIRMED BILAT AT ITU CONFERENCE IN ANTALYA, TURKEY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-27 03:52:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ITU AORC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3442 |
SINGAPORE - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES [...] Per reftel instructions, post submits its draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per reftel instructions, [...] |
2006-10-27 11:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3460 |
GOS RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIA'S PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR [...] (SBU) Australian High Commission Political Counselor Lucinda Bell met with Wong Chow Ming, Deputy Director of MFA's ASEAN Directorate, before reftel arrived to discuss proposed language for the ASEAN Regional Forum Chairman's statement. 2. (SBU) Wong told Bell that Australia's language wa [...] |
2006-10-30 10:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE350 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF HEALTH KHAW BOON [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health KHAW Boon Wan told the Ambassador during her February 2 courtesy call that our bilateral Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (REDI) Center first needed to "get off the ground" -- hiring a permanent Director and additional staff -- before broadening its f [...] |
2006-02-07 05:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EAGR TBIO ECON EINV APECO SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3508 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1007632 [...] Per reftel, Post conducted a site visit of Roots Communications to confirm its contract with Singapore Technologies. 2. Roots Communications Pte. Ltd. is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since April 25, 1997. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, l [...] |
2006-11-03 00:57:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3515 |
TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (U) Post provides the following responses to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) TFCO Contact Information: TFCO Ike Reed Economic/Political Counselor Tel: (65) 6476-9424 Unclassified e-mail: ReedI@state.gov SIPDIS Classified e-mail: ReedHV@state.sgov.gov TFCO DEPUTY Paul Horowitz Seni [...] |
2006-11-03 05:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3522 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1006800 [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of SATS Security Services Pte. Ltd. 2. SATS Security Services Pte. Ltd. is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since November 17, 1989. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the compan [...] |
2006-11-03 08:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC EAIR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3538 |
SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Mr. President, I warmly welcome your November 16-17 visit to Singapore. The U.S.-Singapore bilateral relationship is at an historic high point. Your visit and the major policy address you will deliver here signal the importance we attach to ties with both Singapore and the broader Southe [...] |
2006-11-06 07:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3547 |
SINGAPORE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II Q Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Part I was transmitted septel. 2. Begin text of the draft report: Singapore As a significant international financial and investm [...] |
2006-11-06 09:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3591 |
LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES THAILAND'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-10 09:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SN TH |
| 06SINGAPORE3592 |
PM A/S HILLEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen briefed his interlocutors on U.S. efforts to promote regional security cooperation in Southeast Asia using a model that had been successful in the Gulf. Foreign Minister George Yeo responded enthusiastically and suggested including both secu [...] |
2006-11-13 02:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR PGOV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3601 |
(S) SINGAPORE DETAINS CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEEL PLATES [...] (U) This is an action message. Post would appreciate Washington's responses to Singapore's questions posed in para 3 by no later than November 24, 2006. (S) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the following points (see para 3) in response to reftel demarche. Yvonne Ow, MFA As [...] |
2006-11-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | MNUC PARM CH IR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3654 |
SINGAPORE'S RESPONSES TO CMEA QUESTIONS [...] Post provides the following GOS responses to INL's questions for use in preparing the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) report. Begin questions and responses: 2. Q: WE WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY IF OUR DATA ON SINGAPORE'S TRADE IN THE CHEMICALS EPHEDRINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE FROM 2000 [...] |
2006-11-21 04:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3656 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-21 06:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3668 |
M/V PACIFIC BRIDGE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | MNUC PARM IR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3669 |
SINGAPORE PLAYS TOUGH ON TORRES STRAIT IN UNGA [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called in Ambassador Herbold to the MFA on November 22 to urge the United States to continue trying to get Australia to accept tougher language on the right of free passage contained in the UNGA draft resolution on Oceans and the law of the sea. Koh stress [...] |
2006-11-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | AS EWWT ID MY PBTS PHSA PREL SN UNGA MRSEC |
| 06SINGAPORE3717 |
SINGAPORE SUPPORTS APEC-BASED EAS STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 07:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTO PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3720 |
INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER SCANNING NETWORK: [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 07:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ASEC KHLS SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3756 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-08 07:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3766 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1009651 [...] (U) Per reftel, Post made inquiries to confirm the order with Penta-Kohden listed reftel. 2. (U) Penta-Kohden Marketing Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since April 4, 1999. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company [...] |
2006-12-12 03:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3773 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] As requested, Post made inquiries to verify the bona fides of Link-West Pte. Ltd. and confirm the legitimacy of the order listed Ref A. 2. Link-West Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since May 13, 1999. Singapore's online business directory [...] |
2006-12-12 09:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3775 |
(S) SINGAPORE-NORTH KOREA MACHINE TOOL DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) E/P Counselor and Econoff on December 13 delivered reftel talking points to Michelle Teo-Jacob and Yvonne Ow of MFA's International Organizations Directorate. Teo-Jacob and Ow were receptive, and said they would pass the inf [...] |
2006-12-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3786 |
DUSTR BHATIA AND GOS OFFICIALS DISCUSS DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's growth opportunities and regional development figured prominently in discussions between Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia and GOS officials. Representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) offered [...] |
2006-12-15 01:03:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECN EINV USTR PGOV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3827 |
THAI ECON ANNOUNCEMENTS UNLIKELY TO AFFECT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 10:10:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3829 |
VIETNAM'S PLACE IN THE SUN: SINGAPORE'S VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore is actively promoting closer economic and diplomatic ties with Vietnam as an up and coming regional leader worth cultivating. Singapore is already Vietnam's largest source of foreign direct investment, and bilateral trade has grown at a 20-percent annual rate over the [...] |
2006-12-21 03:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD VM SN |
| 06SINGAPORE3849 |
(S/NF) SINGAPORE DETAINS PRECISION LATHES SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Michelle Teo-Jacob, Assistant Director of MFA's International Organizations Directorate, on December 22 requested a meeting to inform E/P Counselor and Econoff that the GOS had on or around December 16 detained a shipment of [...] |
2006-12-22 06:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE404 |
U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Singapore International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Representative Bong Kim Pin on February 10, following a personal representation by Singapore-based FAA Asia Pacific Director Nancy Graham to Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Deputy Direct [...] |
2006-02-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR ICAO AORC AS CA FI HU JA KS SN UK |
| 06SINGAPORE470 |
CHILD SEX TOURISM LAW IMMINENT? [...] (C) Summary. The GOS is preparing the legislative measures necessary to make child sex tourism extraterritorially illegal, according to a local NGO. The timing of the changes remains uncertain, however, given Parliament's current focus on the budget. Despite Parliament's current heavy wor [...] |
2006-02-16 04:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE539 |
SINGAPORE'S RESPONSE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA IN KUALA [...] As noted reftel A, Singapore on February 20 banned poultry and egg imports from the Malaysian state of Selangor (that surrounds Kuala Lumpur) in response to the detection there of H5N1 avian influenza (AI). Singapore Agri- Veterinary Authority (AVA) officials told us that the ban was in acco [...] |
2006-02-23 05:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR TBIO ETRD ECON AMED CASC SN |
| 06SINGAPORE553 |
EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister George Yeo and EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John conducted a tour d'horizon of Southeast Asia during their February 9 meeting. FM Yeo said the United States' engagement with Indonesia was vital and he welcomed the resumption of U.S. ties with the Indonesian [...] |
2006-02-24 03:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE554 |
EAP DAS JOHN'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John briefed GOS interlocutors on U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia and the resumption of military ties with the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) during his February 8-11 visit. Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Chiang Chie Foo said Preside [...] |
2006-02-24 03:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PTER SN |
| 06SINGAPORE563 |
IIP COORDINATOR ALEXANDER FELDMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Minister Goh Chock Tong expressed his concern about a rising tide of Islamic conservatism to Coordinator for International Information Programs (IIP) Alexander Feldman during his February 16 - 19 visit to Singapore. SM Goh urged the United States to encourage Muslims to [...] |
2006-02-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SOCI KISL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE630 |
SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT: [...] This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into three cables. Part I covers the overview of Singapore's trafficking problem and prevention efforts. The Embassy point of contact for this report i [...] |
2006-03-01 09:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 06SINGAPORE631 |
SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT: [...] This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It covers the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in [...] |
2006-03-01 09:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 06SINGAPORE632 |
SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT: [...] (U) This is the third of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Part III covers Protection and Assistance to Victims, and details the sources Post has consulted in preparing this submission. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ------------------------------------ [...] |
2006-03-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 06SINGAPORE649 |
Singapore: USDA Acting U/S Lambert Discusses U.S. [...] (SBU) In a March 1 meeting, USDA Acting Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dr. Charles Lambert thanked Singapore officials for reopening the country's market to U.S. beef. He also thanked them for their discretion in the handling of problems in the recent first shipment. [...] |
2006-03-02 09:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON SENV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE689 |
TREASURY U/S ADAMS' VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Singapore's top leadership, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams emphasized U.S. commitment to the Southeast Asia region. Prime Minister Lee said that U.S. preoccupation with other parts of the world fueled a perception of neglect. [...] |
2006-03-07 00:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD ETTC EINV PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE725 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your March 28-30 visit to Singapore and look forward to introducing you to Singapore's leadership. The bilateral relationship is at an historic high point and your visit offers tremendous opportunities to move it further forward, particularly in law enforcement cooperat [...] |
2006-03-09 04:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL ETRD KCRM EFIN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE792 |
SINGAPORE'S FY2006 BUDGET PRIMES PUMP FOR GENERAL [...] Summary. With an eye on anticipated but still not officially announced general elections, Singapore's FY2006 budget offers a S$2.6 billion (US$1.6 billion) "Progress Package" targeting primarily lower income groups. The budget also includes the usual array of fiscal incentives for specific i [...] |
2006-03-14 06:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI KTDB SN |
| 06SINGAPORE811 |
IPR: SINGAPORE CHARGES FIRST COMPANY UNDER AMENDED [...] (U) Summary: The Singapore Subordinate Court on March 9 charged interior design firm PDM International with three counts of copyright infringement, in the first case based on 2005 amendments to Singapore's Copyright Act. Business Software Alliance (BSA) representatives believe a successful pr [...] |
2006-03-15 02:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE818 |
SINGAPORE HOSTS FIRST INDONESIAN AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (U) Representatives from the United States, Indonesia, and Singapore met jointly for the first time March 2 in Singapore to discuss preparations for the Indonesian Avian Influenza Trilateral Pilot Project. The World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO), World Organization for Animal Health ( [...] |
2006-03-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AMED CASC EAGR AMGT SN ID |
| 06SINGAPORE85 |
SENIOR MINISTER GOH ON REGIONAL TRENDS AND OUR [...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call on Senior Minister (SM) Goh Chok Tong, she and the SM reviewed the status of the bilateral relationship, explored possible areas for future collaboration such as a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and discussed a range of issues including [...] |
2006-01-12 05:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETTC EFIN SN |
| 06SINGAPORE88 |
DEFENSE MINISTER TEO ON SECURITY TIES AND [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean, Minister Teo stressed the importance of active U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia. He affirmed that the U.S.-Singapore security relationship was built on strong institutional ties and common values. [...] |
2006-01-12 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MARR SN |
| 06SINGAPORE89 |
MM LEE ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During her January 6 courtesy call, Ambassador Herbold engaged Singapore's senior statesman, Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew, in a wide-ranging discussion covering China, Taiwan, and Iraq. MM Lee commented that the U.S. presence in Asia created the stability that engendered t [...] |
2006-01-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW IZ SN |
| 06SINGAPORE892 |
SPECIAL 301 REVIEW SINGAPORE: RECOMMEND NO CHANGE [...] Summary: Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2006, i.e., not on the watch list or priority watch list. Singapore is committed to enhancing what is already one of Asia's strongest intellectual property regimes. The government continues to implement its IPR-re [...] |
2006-03-20 09:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO SN |
| 06SINGAPORE915 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF TRANSPORT YEO [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States appreciates Singapore's implementation of maritime security programs such as the Container Security Initiative and Megaports, the Ambassador told Transportation Minister Yeo Cheow Tong in a March 17 courtesy call. The Ambassador stressed that Singapore needed [...] |
2006-03-22 07:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELTN EWWT ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE928 |
Singapore To Begin Rejecting U.S. Beef Shipments [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (SBU) Singapore's Agri-Veterinary Authority (AVA) informed the Embassy and USDA/FSIS on March 22 that it would begin rejecting U.S. beef shipments that contain bone fragments for what AVA regards as non-compliance with our agreement fo [...] |
2006-03-22 10:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON SENV TBIO SN |
| 06SINGAPORE93 |
FM YEO ON U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In a very cordial introductory call, Foreign Minister George Yeo sketched out for the Ambassador Singapore's hopes for a new East Asian architecture and emphasized the need for the United States to remain actively engaged with the region as it begins building this new structure. [...] |
2006-01-13 07:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SN |
| 06SINGAPORE931 |
SINGAPORE TO EXPAND JOINT LAW VENTURES' RANGE OF [...] Singapore recently announced that it will begin drafting new regulations to expand the number of services that law firms with foreign partners, including U.S. ones, will be able to offer. These provisions, which should come into effect in the second half of 2006, will apply to Joint Law Ventur [...] |
2006-03-23 06:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ELAB SN |
| 06SINGAPORE938 |
SINGAPORE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE [...] Summary: GOS officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs; Manpower; Community Development, Youth and Sports; and Foreign Affairs met with the E/P Counselor and Embassy officers on March 17 to discuss Singapore's 2005 trafficking situation and enforcement efforts. The GOS provided updated st [...] |
2006-03-23 10:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN |
| 06SINGAPORE943 |
COMMERCE U/S LAVIN'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S [...] (C) Summary. Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Frank Lavin assured Singapore's top leadership that the United States was pursuing a vigorous free trade agenda in the Asia region despite protectionist sentiment in Washington. Although a Malaysia FTA would help ASEAN integratio [...] |
2006-03-24 04:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL PGOV EFIN PTER EAIR |
| 06SINGAPORE945 |
DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH MTI MINISTER LIM [...] (SBU) Summary. Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang told Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia during a March 18 meeting that the WTO's "big four" economies needed to work together to finalize a package that could be sold to other more resistant member economies. [...] |
2006-03-24 06:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV USTR PGOV SN |
| 06SINGAPORE946 |
MEDIA CONTENT EXCLUSIVITY: MINISTRY RULES AGAINST [...] (U) Singapore officials informed us on March 23 that they had decided to set aside a proposed ex-ante amendment of exclusive carriage agreements between media content/channel providers and Singapore's sole Pay-TV operator, SCV StarHub Cable Vision. This represents a modest, and perhaps tempor [...] |
2006-03-24 06:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EIND EINV ETRD SN |
| 06SINGAPORE990 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOF/MFA SECOND MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Second Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim told the Ambassador during a March 24 courtesy call that the United States and Singapore could resolve issues separating us on a double taxation agreement (DTA). On casinos, he said that Singapore would implement addit [...] |
2006-03-28 06:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETTC PGOV PREL SN |
| 06SINGAPORE998 |
AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES BEEF CONCERNS WITH AVA CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador assured Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Chairman KOH Poh Tiong and CEO Dr. Chua Sin Bin that U.S. beef was safe in a March 24 meeting. She said that Singapore's issues with quality control stemmed from differing definitions of what constituted boneless [...] |
2006-03-28 08:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KFLU TBIO SENV ETRD ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1003 |
M/V GANT STAR: GOS PROVIDES STORAGE COST ESTIMATE [...] (S) Jonathan Tow of MFA's International Organizations Directorate on May 23 provided us with a storage cost estimate for the 20 containers of sodium perchlorate Singapore seized April 21 (reftels). 2. (S) Tow said Singapore Customs estimated that storing the containers would cost approxim [...] |
2007-05-24 09:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1018 |
U/S LEVEY WARNS AGAINST IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (S) Summary. Singapore officials assured Treasury Under Secretary Levey that they were taking the necessary steps to SIPDIS thwart any attempt by the Iranian government or Iran-linked entities to exploit Singapore for terrorism and proliferation-related activities. U/S Levey underscored t [...] |
2007-05-25 09:10:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN ETTC KCRM EFIN PTER ECON EINV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1077 |
COMPETITION ACT INCORPORATES MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS [...] Singapore's Parliament approved amendments to the Competition Act that address mergers and acquisitions on May 21 (reftel). The new provisions, which are expected to come into effect July 1, 2007, constitute the third and final implementation phase of the Competition Act, which Singapore ena [...] |
2007-06-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE108 |
AN UNCARING ELITE IN SINGAPORE? [...] (SBU) Summary: A vituperative internet posting by the daughter of a ruling party MP helped spark a recent public discussion on the role of Singapore's bureaucratic elite and its relations with the rest of society. There is a growing concern among average Singaporeans and even within the elite [...] |
2007-01-16 09:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB SOCI PGOV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1120 |
SINGAPORE BANS EGGS AND POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM MALAYSIA'S [...] Singapore banned all imports of live poultry, fresh poultry products, and eggs originating from Malaysia's Selangor State on June 6 after the GOM announced an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) (ref A). The ban does not affect imports from Malaysia's other states nor does it affect heat-treated [...] |
2007-06-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR TBIO ETRD ECON SN MY |
| 07SINGAPORE1131 |
U.S.-SINGAPORE COUNTERPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE [...] (S) Summary: The second U.S.-Singapore Counterproliferation (CP) Dialogue in Washington June 14 offers an opportunity to review our steadily expanding bilateral CP cooperation and encourage Singapore to further strengthen its export control regime )- in particular through monitoring of transs [...] |
2007-06-12 09:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1134 |
TELECOM REGULATOR ISSUES MIXED DECISION ON LOCAL [...] (U) The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has directed Singapore's dominant telecom carrier, SingTel, to give competitors up to 18 months notice concerning any local exchange it intends to close. IDA's June 7 decision extends the previous requirement from six months and comes nearly one ye [...] |
2007-06-13 03:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1164 |
AMENDED GAS ACT: JUST HOT AIR? [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's amended Gas Act came into effect June 11, holding out promise that U.S. company InterGen might finally become the first non-government entrant into the heretofore tightly controlled electricity market. However, looming contract deadlines and legal uncertaintie [...] |
2007-06-15 09:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1167 |
AMENDED GAS ACT: JUST HOT AIR? [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's amended Gas Act came into effect June 11, holding out promise that U.S. company InterGen might finally become the first non-government entrant into the heretofore tightly controlled electricity market. However, looming contract deadlines and legal uncertainties con [...] |
2007-06-18 03:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE118 |
SINGAPORE SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY [...] (SBU) Ambassador Herbold briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho on the elements of the President's new Iraq strategy on January 17, and thanked Singapore for its continuing support in Iraq (reftel). Peter Ho told the Ambassador that Singapore strongly supports our Iraq policy and that it wou [...] |
2007-01-17 10:10:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR IZ SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1241 |
DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC: NOT YET PEAKED? [...] (SBU) The number of Singapore's dengue fever cases decreased recently after briefly crossing the Ministry of Health's (MOH) "epidemic threshold" of 378 cases per week in mid-June, according to press reports. However, there are concerns that the current outbreak is far from over. Hospitals re [...] |
2007-06-28 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1242 |
(S) SINGAPORE TO APPROACH MALTA FIRST REGARDING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-28 09:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL NMNUC ETTC IR SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1255 |
(S) SINGAPORE'S MESSAGE TO MALTA REGARDING M/V [...] (S) MFA delivered the following non-paper to us on June 29. Per reftel, this language was to be given to Malta on June 28 via Singapore's mission to the United Nations in New York. Also per reftel, Singapore has agreed to the U.S. raising this issue in follow-up discussions with Malta on th [...] |
2007-07-02 05:40:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL NMUC ETTC IR SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1258 |
(S) SINGAPORE MIGHT RELEASE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS TO [...] (S) MFA's International Organizations Directorate Deputy Director Michelle Teo-Jacob said that Singapore was close to determining the fate of 20 containers of missile propellant precursor it seized on April 21 (reftels). Without saying so directly, she indicated during a June 28 meeting that [...] |
2007-07-02 07:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR SN |
| 07SINGAPORE127 |
DELIVERED: REQUEST TO CONTINUE DETAINING STEEL [...] (S/NF) E/P Counselor and Econoff on January 18 delivered ref A demarche to MFA's International Organizations Director Tan Yee Woan and Assistant Director Ong Soo Chuan, urging that Singapore continue detaining the steel plates shipment rather than requiring the shipper to return it to China (r [...] |
2007-01-18 09:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1272 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Post conducted a site visit to assess the business operations and on-site security of Fortuna Aerospace Supplies and Trading. 2. Fortuna Aerospace is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since October 26, 1991. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists th [...] |
2007-07-03 08:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN ID |
| 07SINGAPORE1304 |
SINGAPORE URGES GREATER U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH ASEAN [...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials and academics urged greater and more sophisticated U.S. regional engagement during meetings with Policy Planning (S/P) Principal Deputy Director Matthew Waxman June 25-27. GOS leaders argued that a USG failure to understand the importance of "process" in Asia [...] |
2007-07-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IN PGOV PREL SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1314 |
AMBASSADOR LAGON ENCOURAGES GOS TO APPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Mark Lagon urged Singapore to quickly approve long-delayed anti-TIP Penal Code Amendments during his June 29 visit to Singapore. The GOS explained that the anti-TIP provisions are part of comprehensive reform of the Penal Cod [...] |
2007-07-10 00:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PHUM KCRM KOCI KWMN SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1323 |
SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your July 22-23 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for po [...] |
2007-07-11 09:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL SN |
| 07SINGAPORE135 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATIONS [...] As requested, Post made inquiries to verify the bona fides of Litebub Technologies and confirm the legitimacy of the order listed reftel. 2. Litebub Technologies is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since January 1, 2004. Singapore's online business directory, Biz [...] |
2007-01-19 08:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1387 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050040189 [...] Post conducted a site visit on July 12, 2007 to assess the business operations and on-site security of Newmark Aerospace Pte. Ltd., per reftel. 2. Newmark Aerospace Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since June 26, 1992. Singapore's online [...] |
2007-07-25 07:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1388 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION TA [...] Post was unable to conduct a site visit to assess the business operations and on-site security of Aanssia Agency. 2. Aanssia Agency is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since October 10, 1994. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's pri [...] |
2007-07-25 07:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1389 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Post conducted a site visit on July 12, 2007 to assess the business operations and on-site security of Flexlink Engineering Pte. Ltd., per reftel. 2. Flexlink Engineering Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since April 3, 1993. Singapore's o [...] |
2007-07-25 08:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1404 |
PM LEE HSIEN LOONG: ME AND MY (DAD'S) SHADOW [...] (C) Summary: After almost three years as Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong still has not come out of the shadow of his father, modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew (LKY). Long seen as arrogant and preordained to take over the reins of government, PM Lee has been successful in softeni [...] |
2007-07-30 07:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1407 |
MEDIA EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTS: MINISTER SAYS NO TO [...] (U) In a move applauded by U.S. industry, Singapore's Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) announced on July 27 that he had rejected SingTel's appeal to further regulate exclusive carriage agreements between media content/channel providers and Singapore's Pay-TV operato [...] |
2007-07-30 08:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1409 |
INTEL LEAK IRKS GOS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-07-31 02:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1426 |
LEGAL PROFESSION ADOPTS ENHANCED AML/CFT MEASURES [...] The Law Society of Singapore recently amended its Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules to strengthen its anti- money laundering (AML) requirements. The revised regulations, which come into effect August 15, represent another effort by Singapore to bring its AML (and countering the fi [...] |
2007-08-02 02:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KCRM EFIN KTFN SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1455 |
(C) SINGAPORE'S VIEWS ON APEC AND SOVEREIGN WEALTH [...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner that they generally supported Treasury's proposed APEC Capital Market Technical Assistance program as well as Treasury's key priorities for the APEC Finance Ministerial in August 2-3 in Australia. [...] |
2007-08-07 06:11:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV SN CH |
| 07SINGAPORE1470 |
JIATF-W TRAINING ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary. Post requests Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF-West) assistance in sponsoring joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) / Department of Defense (DOD) training in Singapore focused on forensic document examination and the international legal issues involved in border [...] |
2007-08-08 09:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS ASEC DHSX SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1477 |
JIATF-W TRAINING ASSISTANCE REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary. Post requests Joint Interagency Task Force-West (JIATF-West) assistance in sponsoring joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) / Department of Defense (DOD) training in Singapore focused on forensic document examination and the international legal issues involved in border [...] |
2007-08-10 08:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS ASEC DHSX SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1489 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-14 06:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1492 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (SBU) Per ref A, Econoff contacted Positronic Asia Pte. Ltd. on August 13. Positronic Asia is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since March 29, 1995. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal officers as: Name: Kathleen Dian [...] |
2007-08-14 09:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1517 |
ANALYSTS UNCERTAIN ABOUT EFFECT OF MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore-based financial analysts believe market volatility could have real economic effects on Asia even though the region has limited exposure to the subprime mortgage and credit derivatives problems afflicting the United States and Europe. Central banks across the region t [...] |
2007-08-17 08:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1531 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-995007 [...] Per reftel, post conducted a post-shipment verification on license 05-995007 to confirm Matrix Science Pte. Ltd. had received all of the USML items it had ordered. 2. Matrix Science Pte. Ltd. is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since April 12, 2004. Singapore [...] |
2007-08-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1532 |
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON [...] This message contains an action item for Embassy Stockholm (para 3). 2. Post attempted to confirm the order listed reftel with the Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). (Note: DSTA is a Singapore government statutory board that manages acquisitions and research and development fo [...] |
2007-08-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1546 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Per reftel, post conducted a site visit to establish the bona fides of Reach Resource. 2. Reach Resource is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since September 7, 2006. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal officer as: Name [...] |
2007-08-23 10:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1557 |
PM ADDRESSES WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong used his August 19 National Day Rally speech primarily to highlight the government's growing concern for the welfare of the elderly and the widening income gap. He announced a number of new measures to address these issues, including through stren [...] |
2007-08-24 08:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV ECON EFIN SN |
| 07SINGAPORE156 |
SINGAPORE PLEASED WITH ASEAN AND EAST ASIA SUMMITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director for ASEAN Jacky Foo provided us an upbeat assessment January 19 of the recently concluded ASEAN and East Asian Summits in Cebu. The 12th ASEAN Summit in Cebu demonstrated that ASEAN integration was moving forward, Foo said. There were [...] |
2007-01-23 09:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SENV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1583 |
SINGAPORE TO DIVEST POWER COMPANIES BY EARLY 2009 [...] (U) The Government of Singapore recently announced plans to sell all three of its wholly owned power generation companies (gencos) by 2009. Temasek Holdings, the government's investment arm, cited a favorable market as the driving force behind the move. Temasek has been planning to di [...] |
2007-08-28 09:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1591 |
AFGHANISTAN PRT: NO SINGAPORE COMBAT FORCES, BUT [...] (C) Singapore will not send combat personnel to Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador during an August 24 meeting. It would be "politically impossible" to do so, Kausikan asserted. [...] |
2007-08-29 06:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AF SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1592 |
INFORMATION REGARDING SEANA ENERGY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, this message provides information about the Singapore-registered company Seana Energy Pte. Ltd. 2. (SBU) Seana Energy Pte. Ltd. is a limited private company established on March 15, 2007. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal office [...] |
2007-08-29 06:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET PGOV PREL SN AJ KZ TU TX |
| 07SINGAPORE1601 |
SINGAPORE TO AMEND STRATEGIC GOODS ACT [...] (U) The GOS introduced the Strategic Goods Control Bill in Parliament on August 27. If passed, the Bill would amend the Strategic Goods Control Act to include dual-use goods and technologies. The Bill also introduces amendments regulating strategic goods that transit Singapore and the broker [...] |
2007-08-29 09:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KNNP SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1602 |
1737 SEMINAR INVITE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-29 09:54:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM KNNP SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1607 |
SINGAPORE PROPOSES NEW CASH COURIER REPORTING [...] The Singapore government presented to parliament two amended pieces of legislation designed to enhance the country's anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML-CFT) regime on August 27. These actions are part of a series of steps Singapore has taken in recent months [...] |
2007-08-30 04:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN ECON KCRM SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1610 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Post contacted MEDs Technologies to verify the bona fides of the transaction listed reftel. 2. MEDs Technologies is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since October 31, 1996. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal of [...] |
2007-08-30 09:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1611 |
SINGAPORE SUGGESTS CHANGES TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-30 10:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KTIA ETRD CWC |
| 07SINGAPORE1612 |
GOS LETTER TO DHS REGARDING NEW CARGO SCANNING LEGISLATION [...] (U) Transportation Minister Raymond Lim recently sent the letter in paragraph 2 to Secretary Chertoff highlighting Singapore's concerns about our new cargo scanning legislation. Per State 119837, we will report other local reactions septel. 2. (SBU) Begin text of letter: MINISTER FOR T [...] |
2007-08-31 00:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHSA ETRD EWWT SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1637 |
ASEAN CHARTER ON TRACK, SINGAPORE MFA TELLS EAP [...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Charter should be ready for leaders to sign at the group's November Summit in Singapore, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador August 25. Kausikan offered a downbeat assessment of developments in Indonesia, Malaysi [...] |
2007-09-04 08:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PTER ETRD EFIN SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1638 |
SINGAPORE CONFIDENT ASEAN CHARTER WILL ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Charter is close to completion and should be ready for ASEAN leaders to sign at the November Summit in Singapore, MFA told us August 31. After the November Summit, Singapore will use its position as ASEAN Chairman to push for "transitional arrangements" to move ASEAN fr [...] |
2007-09-04 08:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON PGOV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1658 |
RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1013178 [...] Per reftel, post conducted a site visit and contacted the Singapore Ministry of Defense (MOD) to establish the bona fides of Powell Technologies. 2. Powell Technologies is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since September 16, 2004. Singapore's online [...] |
2007-09-07 04:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1668 |
COALITION FORCES ESSENTIAL TO IRAQ'S REBUILDING, [...] (U) A premature withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq would harm the situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Minister for Policy Planning, Labeed Majeed ABBAWI told a Singapore audience on September 6 at a forum on Iraq's foreign policy. A major goal for the GOI is to convince its [...] |
2007-09-07 07:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI ECON ETRD PGOV PTER IR XF IZ SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1669 |
ISLAND POWER'S CONTINUING PIPELINE ACCESS WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: Island Power, the local subsidiary of U.S. company Intergen, is increasingly pessimistic that it will gain full access to Singapore's electricity market. Although Singapore's amended Gas Act to liberalize the energy sector took effect in June, Island Power finds itself squeezed [...] |
2007-09-07 09:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1671 |
SINGAPORE'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Post provides the following updated responses to information requested ref A concerning Singapore's textile and apparel industry. 2. Statistics: Total Industrial Production: Year USD (million) 2006 152,979 2007H1 n.a. Total Textile/Apparel Production: Year USD (m [...] |
2007-09-10 02:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1673 |
FOLLOW-UP ON INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1679 |
SOME CYCLISTS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS - [...] (C) Summary: An internet blogger has revealed a double standard by the GOS on outdoor political events. In August, the opposition Workers' Party was denied a police permit to hold a mass cycling event and the GOS defended the decision in Parliament saying that no political party was allowed to [...] |
2007-09-10 09:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1687 |
SINGAPORE'S MALAY MUSLIMS: SOCIAL PROBLEMS PERSIST [...] (U) Singapore's Malay Muslims have undergone a "dramatic transformation" in the last twenty-five years, asserted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a September 2 speech. But he also called on the community to "muster a major effort" to address the needs of dysfunctional families. He emphasized [...] |
2007-09-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM KISL SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1732 |
REJECTING EXTREMISM: SINGAPORE MUSLIM "CREDIBLE [...] (S/NF) A number of prominent Malay/Muslim Singaporeans speak out against extremism with "credible voices" and are identified below, per Ref A request. The Government of Singapore (GOS) strongly emphasizes the importance of preserving racial and religious harmony and has implemented various me [...] |
2007-09-18 09:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1736 |
LEGAL THREATS AGAINST DOWNLOADERS PROVOKE ANIMATED [...] (U) Summary: Recent events involving local anime (Japanese animation) distributor Odex highlight that Singapore is still struggling with certain facets of promoting and protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Following a difficult enforcement campaign, Odex announced September 5 it wo [...] |
2007-09-19 08:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN |
| 07SINGAPORE175 |
(S) GOS STILL PURSUING SOKKIA AND MACHINE TOOL [...] (S) Econoff on January 23 delivered ref A talking points and ref B non-paper to Yvonne Ow, Assistant Director, International Organizations, MFA. Ow thanked us for the additional information about the computer numerically controlled machine tools and the Iran, North Korea, Syria Nonproliferat [...] |
2007-01-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN IR KN |
| 07SINGAPORE1760 |
FIRM FINED FOR ATTEMPTED TRANSHIPMENT OF [...] (SBU) A Singapore court fined local freight forwarder World Freight S$22,000 (US$14,600) on September 17 for attempting to transship controlled items to Iran, according to press reports. This is the first legal action Singapore has taken since it announced in September 2006 plans to expand i [...] |
2007-09-21 10:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MTCRE SZ SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1781 |
GOS DISCUSSES REGIONAL, DOMESTIC ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary: A U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) delegation, joined by the Ambassador, had separate meetings with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Minister of National Development Mah Bow Tan, and Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean on September 20 and 21. Singa [...] |
2007-09-26 09:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD PREL ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1795 |
SINGAPORE ISSUES STRONGER STATEMENT ON BURMA [...] (SBU) One day after we urged the Singapore MFA to do more on Burma (reftel), the DCM had the opportunity to ask Southeast Asia Director (D-G equivalent) Peter Tan for the GOS' latest thinking on the evolving situation. Tan said that in light of reports that the government crackdown had result [...] |
2007-09-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SG ASEAN BM |
| 07SINGAPORE1797 |
(S) PAKISTAN MISSILE PROGRAM PROCUREMENT POINTS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-28 04:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA PK GM NL SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1811 |
SINGAPORE PESSIMISTIC ON DEFENSE PACT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Singapore is pessimistic over prospects for Indonesian ratification of the Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Extradition Treaty the two nations signed in April, MFA Southeast Asia Directorate Director Peter Tan told us during a September 27 meeting with the DCM. Tan charact [...] |
2007-09-28 11:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV ID SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1812 |
SINGAPORE MEDIA COMES DOWN HARD ON BURMESE JUNTA; [...] Summary: Singapore's government-controlled press has been uncharacteristically critical of the Burmese regime, with a Straits Times editorial calling on it to "manage -- with as much decency and dispatch as it can muster -- its own demise." Meanwhile, the MFA issued another press statement, [...] |
2007-09-28 12:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ASEAN BM SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1822 |
BURMA: SINGAPORE TOLERATES AN "ILLEGAL" [...] (C) Summary: A crowd of 150 Burmese nationals gathered outside the Embassy of Burma on September 30 to protest the regime's crackdown in Rangoon, according to local press reports. The Singapore police advised the protesters that it was an illegal public assembly and told them to disperse, but [...] |
2007-10-01 09:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV BM SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1825 |
Singapore-Kuala Lumpur Air Route Excluded From Competition [...] (U) The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) issued an order on September 25, 2007 excluding the 1982 Air Shuttle Service Operation Agreement (ASA) between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines from the Competition Act. MTI cited in its decision a section of the Competition Act that states [...] |
2007-10-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIAR ETRD ECON EINV SN MY |
| 07SINGAPORE1828 |
NEXT STEPS ON ASEAN-U.S. TRADE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: ASEAN countries are on track to achieve their specific trade-related objectives in time for the November Summit in Singapore, GOS officials told visiting Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Doug Bell. They expressed confidence that an enhanced trade dispute resolution m [...] |
2007-10-02 02:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KIPR ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1832 |
URGING SINGAPORE TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The CDA met with Singapore MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho to urge Singapore to keep up the pressure SIPDIS on the Burmese regime to end the violence and begin a genuine transition to a civilian, democratic, government in Burma. Ho said Singapore and ASEAN could not remain sile [...] |
2007-10-02 11:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1833 |
FTA IMPLEMENTATION ON DAUSTR BELL'S AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings to discuss implementation progress under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Doug Bell cited Singapore's failure to fulfill its telecom commitments as our top concern. GOS officials agreed that additional flexib [...] |
2007-10-03 01:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV ECPS SENV KIPR ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1842 |
SINGAPORE PM LEE "ENCOURAGED" BY UN ADVISOR [...] (SBU) In response to our request for information on UN Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari,s October 3 discussions with Singapore officials, MFA confirmed that he had met with Prime Minister Lee and Foreign Minister Yeo. MFA provided us the press statement in paragraph two but no further details a [...] |
2007-10-03 10:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BM SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1844 |
SINGAPORE AMENDS PHARMACISTS REGISTRATION ACT [...] (U) Singapore's practice of allowing physicians to both dispense and prescribe pharmaceuticals remains unchanged in spite of recently approved modifications to the Pharmacists Registration Act. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has consistently opposed Singapore [...] |
2007-10-04 02:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIPR ECON SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1851 |
BURMA: LEADING ACADEMIC CALLS FOR ASEAN TO SUSPEND [...] (C) Summary: ASEAN should suspend Burma's membership in the organization, one of Singapore's leading academic and establishment figures argued in an October 4 op-ed piece in the government-linked Straits Times Newspaper. Think tank director and former Ambassador Barry Desker said Burma has be [...] |
2007-10-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BM SN |
| 07SINGAPORE1852 |
BURMA: PM'S AIDE PROVIDES GAMBARI READOUT, VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Lee's Principal Private Secretary Lawrence Wong provided Charge a readout October 4 SIPDIS of UN Special Advisor Gambari's Burma mission that tracked closely with what our UK colleagues heard from Gambari October 3: Gambari had delivered the international commu [...] |
2007-10-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ASEAN BU SN |
| 07SINGAPORE187 |
(S) GOS REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) MFA Assistant Director ONG Soo Chuan on January 26 contacted Econoff to relay follow-up questions related to the information we provided the GOS on January 23 (reftels). Ong reported that GOS technical agencies had asked for mo [...] |
2007-01-26 10:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE |