Acronyms (edited on 07/06/2011)

MINISTRIES (14 ministries + 1)

1) Ministry Of Community Development, Youth And Sports (MCYS)

2) Ministry Of Defence (MINDEF)

3) Ministry Of Education (MOE)

4) Ministry Of Finance (MOF)

5) Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

6) Ministry Of Health (MOH)

7) Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA)

8) Ministry Of Information, Communications And The Arts (MICA)

9) Ministry Of Law (MINLAW)

10) Ministry Of Manpower (MOM)

11) Ministry Of National Development (MND)

12) Ministry Of The Environment And Water Resources (MEWR)

13) Ministry Of Trade And Industry (MTI)

14) Ministry Of Transport (MOT)

15) Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)

STATUTORY BOARD (64 statutory board)

1) Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
2) Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star)

3) Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA)

4) Board of Architects (BOA)

5) Building and Construction Authority (BCA)

6) Central Provident Fund Board (CPF)

7) Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)

8) Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA)

9) Civil Service College (CSC)

10) Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS)

11) Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)

12) Council for Private Education (CPE)

13) Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA)

14) Economic Development Board (EDB)

15) Energy Market Authority (EMA)

16) Health Promotion Board (HPB)

17) Health Sciences Authority (HSA)

18) Hindu Endowments Board (HEB)

19) Hotels Licensing Board (HLB)

20) Housing and Development Board (HDB)

21) Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA)

22) Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)

23) Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

24) Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)

25) Intellectual Property Office Of Singapore (IPOS)

26) International Enterprise Singapore (IE)

27) JTC Corporation (JTC)

28) Land Transport Authority (LTA)

29) Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS)

30) Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)

31) Media Development Authority (MDA)

32) Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

33) Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)

34) National Arts Council (NAC)

35) National Council of Social Service (NCSS)

36) National Environment Agency (NEA)

37) National Heritage Board (NHB)

38) National Library Board (NLB)

39) National Parks Board (NParks)

40) Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)

41) People's Association (PA)

42) Professional Engineers Board, Singapore (PEB)

43)Public Transport Council (PTC)

44) Public Utilities Board (PUB)

45) Republic Polytechnic (RP)

46) Science Centre Board (SCB)

47) Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC)

48) Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE)

49) Singapore Dental Council (SDC)

50) Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB)

51) Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF)

52) Singapore Land Authority (SLA)

53) Singapore Medical Council (SMC)

54) Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)

55) Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC)

56) Singapore Polytechnic (SP)

57) Singapore Sports Council (SSC)

58) Singapore Totalisator Board (Tote Board)

59) Singapore Tourism Board (STB)

60) Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)

61) SPRING Singapore (SPRING)

62) TCM Practitioners Board (TCMPB)

63) Temasek Polytechnic (TP)

64) Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

POLITICAL PARTIES (7 active political parties)

1) People’s Action Party (PAP)

2) Reform Party (RP)

3) Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)

4) Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)

5) Workers’ Party (WP)

6) National Solidarity Party (NSP)

7) Singapore People’s Party (SPP)

EXPRESSWAYS (10 expressways)

1) Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE)

2) Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE)

3) Central Expressway (CTE)

4) East Coast Parkway (ECP)

5) Kranji Expressway (KJE)

6) Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE)

7) Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE)

8) Pan Island Expressway (PIE)

9) Seletar Expressway (SLE)

10) Tampines Expressway (TPE)

WORLD ORGANISATION

1) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

- Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam (10 members)

2) ASEAN + 3 (APT)

-Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China, South Korea, Japan (13 members)

3) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

- 187 Members of the United Nations (UN) and Kosovo
- Non-members: Cuba, China, North Korea, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Nauru, Cook Islands, Niue, Vatican City

4) World Health Organisation (WHO)

- A specialised agency of UN that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health

5) Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central Band Governors (G-20)

- South Africa, Canada, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkey, European Union, France,United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Australia

6) United Nations (UN)

- An international organisation whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, scial progress, human rights and achievement of world peace.

- Founded in 1945 after WWII to replace the League of Nations, to stopp wars between countries and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organisations to carry out its mission.

- Non members: Kosovo, Taiwan, Vatican City
-192 members (Singapore is 117th member)

7) European Union (EU)

- An economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemborg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

8) World Trade Organisation (WTO)

- An organisation that intends to supervise and liberalise international trade.
- 153 members

9) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

- formed in 1989

- 21 members

- Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Chile, Russia, Vietnam

10) Commonwealth

- 54 members (Singapore is 22nd member)

11) Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)

12) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

13) International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

14) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

15) International Labour Organisation (ILO)

16) International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

17) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

18) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

19) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)

20) Universal Postal Union (UPU)

21) World Bank (WB)

22) World Food Programme (WFP)

23) World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

24) World Meterological Organisation (WMO)

25) World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)

26) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

27) International Olympic Committee (IOC)

HOSPITALS (6 public hospital, with one in planning; 12 private hospital, not listed here)

1) Alexandra Hospital (AH)

2) Changi General Hospital (CGH)

3) Jurong General Hospital (JGH) - not built yet

4) National University Hospital (NUH)

5) Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) - newest, built in 2010

6) Singapopre General Hospital (SGH) - oldest, built in 1821

7) Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)

8) Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)

9) Kandang Kerbau Woman's and Children Hospital (KKH)

10) John Hopkins Singapore Internationl Medical Centre (JHS IMC)

11) National Blood Centre (NBC)

12) National Dental Centre(NDC)

13) National Skin Centre (NSC)

14) National Cancer Centre (NCC)

15) National Heart Centre (NHC)

16) National Neuroscience Institute (NNI)

17) Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC)

18) Institute of Mental Health (IMH)

OTHERS

1) Youth Olympic Games (YOG)