Glossary
Glossary
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Barisan Sosialis |
| Political party that is no longer active but not dissolved. Merged with Workers' Party. |
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MCYS |
| Stands for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. The ministry was revamped to become Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth MCCY and Ministry of Social and Family Development MSF that were formed on 1 November 2012. |
MEWR |
| the old Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. Refer to MSE for name change. |
MHA |
Stands for Ministry of Home Affairs, consists of MHA Headquarters and 10 Departments, and is known collectively as the Home Team. Responsible for national security, public security, civil defence, border control and immigration of Singapore.
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MSE |
| Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment. Used to be ENV (set up in September 1972) which was renamed Sep 2004 to Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources ( MEWR). MEWR renamed MSE on 27 July 2020. |
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NTUC |
Stands for National Trades Union Congress. First established on 6 September 1961 as union for workers. After dissolution of STUC, split
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POFMA |
Abbreviation of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 which came into force on 2 Oct 2019. Managed by the POFMA Office, under the Infocomm Media Development Authority IMDA, which is a statutory board under the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI).
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RI |
| Short for Raffles Institution, well-known prestigious school which counts these politicians among its graduates: ex-PM Lee Kuan Yew, Tommy Koh, Subhas Anandan, ex-PM Goh Chok Tong, Heng Swee Keat, Lim Hng Kiang, K Shanmugam, Tan Cheng Bock etc. Prominent non-PAP affiliated alumni include Tan Kin Lian, Png Eng Huat, Benjamin Pwee and Leong Mun Wai. |
Registry of Societies |
| A unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the ROS administers the Societies Act and Regulations which oversees the registration of any society and ensures societies which have "unlawful purposes, pose a threat to safety and security", or whose activities are contrary to the national interests. Also governs proper accounting/audits and fund-raising activities. All political parties must register with them. |
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STUC |
| Singapore Trades Union Congress (STUC), established on 13 June 1951. Precursor to the SATU & NTUC. |
Speaker of Parliament |
Presiding officer of the Parliament of Singapore and second in the presidential line of succession.
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