All posts tagged "national service"
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1.8KHeadlinesDefence Ministry Refuses to Up NS Allowance Despite Steep Increase in Cost of Living
The Workers’ Party’s question in parliament about raising full-time national servicemen’s allowance has met strong resistance from the Defence Ministry. WP MP...
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Aloysius Pang Training Death: NSMan and Regular Fined after Pleading Guilty to Negligence
Singapore Armed Forces national serviceman 3SG Hubert Wah and regular Military Expert 2 Ivan Teo have been fined after pleading guilty to...
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NS-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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Majority of Singaporeans Believe the SAF is Not Transparent about Training-Related Casualties
A majority of Singaporeans believe that the Singapore Armed Forces has been evasive when it comes to training-related casualties. In a poll...
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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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Injured AWOL Full-Time National Serviceman On The Run From Police
An injured full-time national serviceman who is wanted by the Singapore Armed Forces for being absent without leave is now on the...
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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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Transgender Woman Who Served National Service Saved Lives but was “Mercilessly Abused”
This story was written by Pengpeng Zheng, a research Assistant at the University of Texas at Dallas, who served her National Service...
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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...
