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Singapore signed the Open Skies Agreement (OSA) with the United Kingdom (UK) in London today. The landmark agreement was signed by Singapore’s Ministe r for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Raymond Lim and United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) will be implementing the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) in Singapore from 1 January 2008. Cosmetic products, which are currently regulated under the Medicines Act, will be the second category of health products following medical devices to be regulated under the Health Products Act (HPA).

Heralding the next milestone in Singapore’s broadcasting landscape, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) is conducting a public consultation from today till 4 January 2008 to seek feedback on the Authority’s proposed policy and regulatory framework for mobile TV services.

The text of the Second Reading Speech by Minister Of State For Finance And Transport, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua on The Income Tax (Amendment No. 2) Bill 2007 is below.

The Minister for National Development will introduce the Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill 2007 in Parliament today.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) released a public consultation paper on 18 July 2007 to seek feedback from the public on the implementation details for the following Budget 2007 changes to promote philanthropy:

Two members of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group’s Al-Ghuraba cell who had been detained on Orders of Detention (ODs) under the Internal Security Act (ISA) since Nov 2003 have been released and placed on Restriction Orders (ROs) under the ISA.

The Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) has released a public Consultation Paper on “Donation of Human Eggs for Research” and invites the public to give their comments. The Paper raises issues related to the provision of human eggs for purposes of research, especially research into embryonic stem cells.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a consultation paper on the proposed minimum paid-up capital requirement for locally incorporated wholesale banks.

LawNet2 was officially launched at the 14th Malaysian Law Conference held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 29 to 31 October 2007.

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