16 August 2005 (Tuesday)
- Incumbent S R Nathan files his nomination papers for the Singapore presidential election, 2005. With no other eligible candidates, he will be re-elected as President of Singapore. (CNA)
- Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim announces that a Republic of Singapore Air Force transport aircraft, a C-130, will fly to Indonesia to do cloud seeding to combat forest fire. He says that Singapore has given satellite pictures of the affected areas to Indonesia. (CNA)
- Chee Yam Cheng, Assistant CEO (Clinical) of the National Healthcare Group says that by June 2006 National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital will implement a new electronic system for the entire medication, diagnostic test and laboratory process. (CNA)
- Lee Ki Bang, principal research scientist of Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, says that the institute has invented a urine-powered micro battery that can be used in disposable test kits for diabetes and other diseases. (CNA)
- Thailand's Supreme Commander, General Chaisit Shinawatra is conferred Singapore's Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Distinguished Service Order), the country's highest military award. He receives the award from President S R Nathan, at the Istana. (CNA)
- Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will install crash barriers at land checkpoints to stop vehicles that do not halt for immigration and security clearance. (CNA)
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