23 August 2005 (Tuesday)
- The defence ministers of Australia and Singapore sign a memorandum of agreement to allow Singapore Armed Forces to train on the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, until 2009. (CNA)
- Singaporean film The Maid by MediaCorp's Raintree Pictures will be launched at the American Film Market in November. (CNA)
- Sam Leong, a renowned Singaporean chef, will be opening a Tung Lok Group restaurant in Tokyo offering fusion-style cuisine.
- Singapore Airlines signs a decade long pact with General Electric for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of engines on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft which will be delivered in 2006. (CNA)
- Tony Davis, CEO of Tiger Airways, predicts that the airline will break even in three years. (CNA)
- Telekom Malaysia raises its stake in Singapore's telecommunications company MobileOne to 18.5%. (CNA)
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