Civil service

(Clockwise from top left) Ngiam Siew Ying, Augustin Lee, Kenneth Er and Chng Kai Fong will take on new portfolios.

Singapore appoints two new second permanent secretaries, reshuffles senior civil servants

Kenneth Er named second permanent secretary (manpower) and concurrently second permanent secretary (education), while Ngiam Siew Ying will take on the role of second permanent secretary (finance)

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has maintained its full-year outlook range at 0 to 2%, having downgraded it from 1 to 3% in April.

Civil servants get 0.4-month mid-year bonus, marginally lower than in 2024

Junior officers will receive an additional one-time payment of up to S$400, up from S$250 last year

Former top civil servant Lee Ek Tieng's contributions included overseeing critical infrastructure projects such as an islandwide sewage system.
OBITUARY

Lee Ek Tieng, former top civil servant who drove Newater development, dies aged 91

[SINGAPORE] Pioneering civil servant Lee Ek Tieng, an important figure in the development of Singapore’s clean and green movement, has died aged 91.

Agency for Integrated Care chief Dinesh Vasu Dash is the latest senior officer to quit the government sector in recent weeks.
SINGAPORE GE2025

Agency for Integrated Care chief steps down ahead of general election, ECDA CEO to take over

He is the latest senior officer to quit the government sector in recent weeks, and will likely be fielded in the general election

Tan, who is also a member of EDB’s executive committee, oversees the statutory board’s global enterprises and marketing group.

EDB executive vice-president Tan Kong Hwee to be appointed CEO of Ipos

Tan will succeed Rena Lee, who will be moving to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The bonus payment takes into consideration an upgrade growth domestic product forecast for Singapore for this year.

Singapore civil servants to get 1.05-months year-end bonus, up from last year’s 0.6-month

Junior officers will receive an additional one-time payment of S$600

Jermaine Loy (right), Principal Private Secretary to Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will succeed Jacqueline Poh (left) at the helm of EDB on Mar 1, 2025.

EDB to get new managing director in March

Jermaine Loy takes over from Jacqueline Poh, who joins the Ministry of Trade and Industry as Deputy Secretary (Industry)

An annual benefit called FlexiGrow is intended to empower civil service officers to take charge of their longer-term well being and growth.

Most civil servants to get yearly S$500 ‘well-being’ benefit; more health subsidies for all public officers

FROM October 2024, eligible civil servants will receive S$500 every year that they can use to support their health, well-being and individual growth.