The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was set up in 1959 when Singapore attained self-government. Housed at the Empress Place Building, it remained there until 1963 when Singapore joined the Federation of Malaysia and internal security became a federal responsibility.
After Singapore became independent in 1965, Home Affairs returned to its Empress Place address as part of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID). MID stayed there for several months before it was re-located to Pearl's Hill (former Upper Barracks of Police).
In August 1970, Home Affairs and Defence became separate Ministries. MHA remained at Pearl's Hill until August 1977 when it moved into its previous home at the Phoenix Park in Tanglin Road.
MHA, together with Police Headquarters, moved to the New Phoenix Park at 28 Irrawaddy Road on 18 August 2001.
MHA has retained and brought "Phoenix" over to its new home in Irrawaddy Road. The "Phoenix" was the emblem chosen by Lord Louis Mountbatten on his appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command during World War II. He was responsible for the defence of India and for driving the Japanese from Singapore, Burma, Malaya and Dutch Indies.
Lord Mountbatten was also General Bill Slim's immediate boss. General Slim was the Commander of the 14th Army which defeated the Japanese in Burma in 1944/5. "Irrawaddy" was the river the 14th Army had to cross in its operations in Burma to defeat the Japanese. Lord Mountbatten regularly flew to Burma to visit Slim as the Burma front was the main area of operations in South East Asia Command.
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International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is the government agency driving Singapore’s external economy. It spearheads the overseas growth of Singapore-based companies and promotes international trade.
Trade has always been the backbone of Singapore’s economy. In addition to promoting export of goods and services, IE Singapore also attracts global commodities traders to establish their global or Asian home base in Singapore. Today, Singapore is a thriving trading hub with a complete ecosystem for the energy, agri-commodities and metals & minerals trading clusters.
Renowned worldwide for their dedication to quality and innovation, Singapore-based companies make ideal business partners. With its global network in over 35 locations spanning many developed and emerging markets, the agency connects businesses with relevant Singapore-based companies for their business expansion by:
· helping to identify and cultivate relationships with Singapore-based partners that have a pan-Asian or global presence
· keeping companies abreast of the latest business trends and opportunities in Asia
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A group of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau™ (SECB) has a mission to champion business travel and business events. As enablers for industry growth and a key driver of the tourism sector, we aim to establish Singapore as a dynamic business events destination where an ecosystem of ideas, people, and technology draws on vibrant knowledge and wide networks to tailor success for you.
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Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today's market participants. For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector and the investment community. Is your organization prepared for the next profound wave of industry convergence, disruptive technologies, increasing competitive intensity, mega trends, breakthrough best practices, changing customer dynamics and emerging economies?
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