Crown Prince Tours Singapore’s Media Centre And Defence Institute

Singapore – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah and Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah continued their official visit to Singapore with separate programmes yesterday.

Today, MediaCorp is Singapore's largest broadcaster with a complete range of media business spanning television, radio, entertainment and movie productions, newspapers, magazines, electronic media and other broadcasting services.

The Crown Prince then toured the Centre.

The first stop was the Studio. Here, the filming of various local television programmes are done, dramas and sit-coms are conducted.

His Royal Highness also had the opportunity to witness the filming of a local comedy drama.

The News Room of Channel News Asia also attracted the Crown Prince's attention.

During the visit, the Crown Prince had a closer look at the facilities and equipment used. One of the companies under the MediaCorp Group is MediaCorp Asia, owner of Channel News Asia.

Channel News Asia is the only television news channel in Singapore with a regional reach providing the latest in news and current affairs with Asian perspectives and lifestyles and analysis programmes that reflect executive views and tastes.

MediaCorp News also produces and distributes news and current affairs programmes in Chinese, Malay and Tamil languages for MediaCorp's station and overseas markets.

Channel News Asia was inaugurated in September 2000, and its satellite network covers areas from the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, North East Asia up to Australia.

Before warping the visit, the Crown Prince attended a luncheon hosted by the MediaCorp Centre.

His Royal Highness also received a souvenir.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Broadcasting between Brunei and Singapore has been going on for 14 years.

Among the projects under the MoU of the two countries included drama, debating, exchange of television programmes and the joint production of television programmes.

Meanwhile, Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah visited the Singapore Sports School.

Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri’s arrival at the Singapore Sports School was welcomed by Mr Moo Soon Chong¸ the School Principal.

During this visit, Her Royal Highness was presented with the School's Corporate Video which then proceeded with a briefing on the Youth Development policies by Mr Chan Mun Wei, Deputy Director of Youth Division at the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports Development.

The Singapore Sports School is a specialised independent school operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports Development.

The school was officially opened in April 2004.

All the students take four or three years course, at the end of which they sit for the GCE 'O' level examination.

Students take up to nine subjects in the Upper Secondary levels, depending on their sports schedule and academic achievement.

The school's academic programme is based on the educational objectives set out by the Ministry of Education.

The school spans seven hectares, about the size of seven football fields. It also offers eight sports activities such as badminton, bowling, netball, soccer, swimming, table tennis as well as track and field events.

It is the only school in Singapore to have its own science sports academy offering services such as Exercise Physiology, Sports Biomechanics, Sports Psychology, Sports Physiotherapy, Nutrition and Sports Medicine.

The school's vision is to provide students with the best possible sports training and support systems to help realize their sporting potentials and talents and to produce national athletes.

Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri then received a souvenir from the School.

On Thursday afternoon, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince General Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah visited the Commando Headquarters in Camp Hendon.

On arrival at the Headquarters, the Crown Prince was greeted by Mr Teo Chee Hean, Defence Minister; Lieutenant General Ng Yat Chung, Chief of Defence Force; Major General Desmond Kuek, Chief of Army; and, Colonel Yeo See Peng, Chief of Commando.

Shortly after arrival, His Royal Highness received the salute and inspected the guard of honour mounted by 28 personnel of the Commando Squadron.

The Crown Prince's visit at the headquarters began with a briefing session, which was held at the Commando Auditorium.

His Royal Highness then witnessed a demonstration of sophisticated vehicles and a display of equipment by the Special Operation Force.

One of the vehicles involved in the demonstration was an Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle called the Bionix.

The vehicle was the first locally designed and built armoured fighting vehicle in Singapore.

Capable of carrying 7 infantry soldiers, it is armed with a 35 millimetre-Bush master cannon capable of firing both armoured piercing and high explosive ammunition.

It can reach a top speed of 75 kilometres per hour.

Another vehicle that attracted His Royal Highness' attention was the Light Strike Vehicle (LSV).

The vehicle is uniquely designed to provide speed, performance and mobility in any cross terrain manoeuvres.

It can reach a top speed of 110 kilometres per hour.

The vehicle was test driven by the Crown Prince's father, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei during a visit to the headquarters in March 2003.

During this visit, His Royal Highness also met members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, who are undergoing training at the Singapore Armed Forces.

A total of 24 RBAF personnel are currently undergoing training in Singapore.

With the Crown Prince was Prince Abdul Qawi.

Before leaving, the Brunei Crown Prince received souvenir.

During the visit, His Royal Highness also took a closer look at various facilities and equipment used at the headquarters.

However, due to security reasons, Radio Television Brunei (RTB) crew was unable to cover the visit.

The visit at the headquarters was one of the programmes being arranged for the Crown Prince's visit to Singapore.

In a separate programme on Thursday afternoon, Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah visited the Raffles Junior College.

On arrival at the college, Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri was greeted by Mr Winston James Hodge, the College's Principal.

The Raffles Junior College strives not only to provide a first-class education but also to nurture each individual to realise his or her fullest potential.

Apart from a rigorous academic programme, the college offers a myriad of opportunities to develop and express the students' many talents.

The College also offers both Science and Arts courses.

The Educational Programmes have academic studies, with all academic matters and staff development and core programme in GCE 'A' level.

And the Special programmes include the Humanities Programme, Music Elective and Language Elective Programme.

The academic achievements in this college is the highest in Singapore in the 2004 'A' Level results. Three out of every four students achieved at least three 'A' level distinctions.

In the co-curricular achievements in 2004, the college participated in 30 out of 40 events and took home 30 medals with 18 Golds.

The college core intends to nurture thinkers, leaders and pioneers both men and women with characteristics, confidence and commitment towards leadership. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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