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The National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS) is a unit under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of the Government of Singapore.Established in 1999, it was tasked to strengthen coordination amongst Singapore's existing security agencies; Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Police Force (SPF), Internal Security Department (ISD) and Security and Intelligence Division (SID).
The department was initially established as the Criminal Intelligence Department in 1918 after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1915. In 1933, the CID was renamed as Special Branch. [1]In 1939, it was restructured into the Malayan Security Service (MSS) which was not yet fully operational by the time of the outbreak of the Second World War.
The SID shared a similar background to its domestic counterpart, the Internal Security Department (ISD).. In the aftermath of 1915 Singapore Mutiny, to collect the political intelligence, espionage, and the surveillance of potential subversives, [6] a political intelligence bureau was established in Singapore under direct command and control of Major-General Dudley Howard Ridout, General ...
Took office Left office Party Cabinet Coordinating Minister for Security and Defence (2003–2005) Tony Tan MP for Sembawang GRC (born 1940) 1 August 2003 1 September 2005 PAP: Goh IV: Lee H. I: Coordinating Minister for National Security (2005–present) S. Jayakumar MP for East Coast GRC (born 1939) 1 September 2005 1 November 2010 PAP: Lee H ...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO; Malay: Pejabat Perdana Menteri; Chinese: 总理公署; Tamil: பிரதமர் அலுவலகம்) is the executive branch of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the other ministries and political matters that are of great importance to the nation, such as tackling corruption and holding elections.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA; Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Dalam Negeri; Chinese: 内政部; Tamil: உள்துறை அமைச்சு), sometimes referred to as the Home Team, is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the national security, public security, civil defence, border control and immigration of Singapore.
The Republic of Singapore Navy's Coastal Command was the national coordinating authority for maritime security since 1988, and it was a navy-level formation that could only muster its own organic assets. [5] The Coastal Command was restructured in 2004–2005, when the Fearless class vessels were transferred from the Fleet to the Coastal Command.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA, Chinese: 移民與關卡局 ；Malay: Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan) is a law enforcement agency within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the border control agency responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in Singapore.