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2015 Singapore General Elections: PAP returns to power
In recently concluded 2015 Singapore General Elections, People’s Action Party (PAP) led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has emerged victorious. PAP returned to power after scoring a landslide victory by winning an absolute majority of 83 seats in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
World's first diamond exchange at Singapore to go online from September
Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange’ (SDiX) the first ever diamond exchange is all set to function from September 2015. Till now diamonds were traded on mutual basis where the retailers or jewellers used to buy diamonds from the polishers and consumers ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Singapore appoints Indian-origin diplomat S Chandra Das as envoy to Sri Lanka
Indian- origin businessman and diplomat S Chandra Das was appointed as Resident High Commissioner to Sri Lanka by Singapore Government. Earlier, Das had served as served as Singapore’s Trade Representative in the USSR erstwhile Soviet Union from 1970 to 1972. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Gopinath Pillai awarded ‘Outstanding Service Award' for his services in Singapore
Indian-origin diplomat Gopinath Pillai was awarded ‘Outstanding Service Award’ for his services by the National University of Singapore (NUS). Current he is serving as Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore and special envoy to Andhra Pradesh. About Gopinath Pillai Gopinath Pillai was born ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Amaravathi named as new capital of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh government has approved Amaravathi as name of the new capital city of the state coming up in the Vijayawada-Guntur region. The name Amaravathi was chosen in view of the historical and spiritual significance as it was ancient seat ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Andhra Pradesh, University of Singapore ink MoU to promote ease of doing business
Andhra Pradesh government, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed MoU to work on Ease of Doing Business in the state. It was signed for cooperation in relation to ‘Masterplan on Ease of Doing ..