28 August 2005 (Sunday)
- Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah, an ex-smoker, is picked by Health Promotion Board as its first Smoke-Free Ambassador. (CNA)
- Singapore Civil Defence Force unveils Kiddy Bag to help children cope in an emergency (CNA)
- A fire breaks out on the Cheng Ho cruise ship, no one was injured. (CNA)
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“There’s no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn’t invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for World War II½. Can we count on Saddam Hussein to come along every year and resolve our defense-policy debates? Given the history of the Middle East, it’s possible.”
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