All posts tagged "mindef"
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2.2KHeadlinesNS-Defaulter Ben Davis Makes First-Team Debut for Fulham Football Club
Ben Davis, the first Singaporean to sign a professional contract with a top-tier English football club, has made his first team debut....
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COI: Failure to Follow Training Safety Protocol Led to Aloysius Pang’s Death
Actor and national serviceman Aloysius Pang died due to the failure of those closest to him to observe training safety protocol, and...
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MINDEF: Ben Davis has Defaulted on National Service
MINDEF said today that Singaporean footballer Ben Davis has defaulted on his national service obligations. According to MINDEF, Davis “failed to report...
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SAF Regular Found Dead in Kranji Camp, 3rd Non-Training Related Death in 7 Months
A 33-year-old Singapore Armed Forces regular serviceman was found motionless at a stairway landing of a building in Kranji Camp II yesterday...
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Defence Minister Apologises for NS Training Deaths, Says Errant Commanders will be Marked Down
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has apologised for the deaths of national servicemen due to training-related activities. Speaking in parliament today, he...
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LETTERS: Having Reservist NSmen Fix Specialised War Machines Is a Disaster-in-the-Making
KENG LUN: The Aloysius Pang training mishap has raised a bigger issue which I’m sure all of us national servicemen are wondering...
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MINDEF Faces Public Confidence Crisis Following Fourth Recent Training-Related Death
The death of national serviceman Aloysius Pang is the 4th publicly-disclosed training-related death in a slightly over a year, and reactions from...
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Aloysius Pang Dies during Reservist Training; Family and Sweetheart Grieve
Local actor Aloysius Pang has died from critical injuries sustained during a national service training exercise in New Zealand. The 28-year-old Corporal...
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Local Actor Critically Injured During Reservist, MINDEF Remains Evasive Over Cause
28-year-old local actor Aloysius Pang is now on artificial life support for his lungs, kidneys and heart. He was critically injured after...
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MINDEF’s Sorting of NS Recruits Based on Educational Qualifications Widens the Social Divide
RONALD LEE: National Service fosters integration among all ethnic groups in our multiracial society. It is the one melting pot where boys...
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Defence Minister Says SAF MOs Don’t Revoke MCs, NSmen Say Don’t Talk Cock and Share Personal Anecdotes
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Monday (19 Nov) that Medical Officers in the Singapore Armed Forces do not revoke MCs...
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SCDF Lodges Police Report Against 5 NSFs over Leaked Photo of Bionix Killing
The Singapore Civil Defence Force has filed a police report against 5 of its full-time national servicemen over a leaked photo showing...
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SAF Full-Time NSman Found Hanging from a Rope in Office, Second SAF Death in 2 Months
A Singapore Armed Forces full-time national serviceman was found hanging from a rope in his office at Sembawang Air Base today at...
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With Former Military Men Forming Half of SMRT’s Top Management, No Wonder Commuters Kena Tekan!
ELSON: No wonder there’s the joke that army people go to SMRT to retire – half of their top management staff are...
