Mar 8, 2009 | MILESTONES
Sophia Pang becomes the first Singaporean woman to ski from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole.
Mar 8, 2009 | MILESTONES
The Singapore Inter-Agency Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons is set up to deal with the problem. Its job is to put into place comprehensive and coordinated strategies to effectively combat human trafficking.
Mar 8, 2009 | MILESTONES
Jennie Chua is made Chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce. She is the first woman to head the organisation in its 172- year history.
Mar 8, 2009 | MILESTONES
Ann Elizabeth Wee and Indranee Elizabeth Nadisen are the recipients of the inaugural Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Awards by the then Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. Ann Elizabeth Wee is recognised for volunteering on the Juvenile Court’s...
Mar 8, 2008 | MILESTONES
Yip Pin Xiu wins a gold medal in the 50m backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics. It is Singapore’s first gold medal at the Olympics level of competition.
Mar 8, 2008 | MILESTONES
Jackie Yi-Ru Ying is one of only eight women recognised in the list of “100 Engineers of the Modern Era” compiled by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
