Organisations of the Singapore Government

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is a government agency in Singapore which investigates and persecutes corruption in the public and private sectors. It was established by the British colonial government in 1952. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau"

The Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) is an elite team within the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) formed in 1990 to handle complex rescue and fire fighting incidents such as urban search and rescue, prolonged fire fighting, height and confined space operations, and water rescue. ...more on Wikipedia about "Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team"

Internal Security Department (ISD) is an agency of the Government of Singapore under the hierarchy of the Ministry of Home Affairs, a ministry of interior. It was formerly part of the Ministry of the Interior and Defence until it was split in 11 August, 1970. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internal Security Department"

In Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) ( Chinese: 新加坡海事及港务管理局) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport, established on 2 February 1996 by the MPA Act of 1996 through the merger of the Marine Department, National Maritime Board and the Regulatory departments of the Port of Singapore Authority. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore"

The government of Singapore consists of several departments, known as ministries and statutory boards in Singapore. Ministeries are led by a member of the cabinet and deal with state matters that require direct political oversight. The member of the cabinet heading the ministry is known as the minister, who is supported by a junior minister known as the minister of state in Singapore. The administrative management of the ministry is led by a senior civil servant known as a permanent secretary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Organisations of the Singapore Government"

The Presidential Council for Minority Rights is a government body in Singapore. ...more on Wikipedia about "Presidential Council for Minority Rights"

The Public Service Commission (PSC), Singapore, is constituted under Part IX of the Constitution of Singapore and its constitutional role is to appoint, confirm, promote, transfer, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over public officers in Singapore. ...more on Wikipedia about "Public Service Commission (Singapore)"

The Singapore Civil Defence Force ( abbreviation: SCDF; Chinese: 新加坡民防部队) is the main agency in charge of the provision of emergency services in Singapore during peacetime and emergency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Singapore Civil Defence Force"

The Singapore Police Force ( Abbreviation: SPF; Malay: Polis Republik Singapura; Chinese: 新加坡警察部队) is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Also known commonly as Pasukan Polis Singapura in Malay, it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 37,839 strong force credited for helping to arrest Singapore's civic unrests and lawlessness in its early years, and maintaining the low crime rate today. ...more on Wikipedia about "Singapore Police Force"

The statutory boards of the Singapore Government are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function. They usually report to one specific ministry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Statutory boards of the Singapore Government"

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