Singapore and Vietnam will hold their first high-level strategic dialogue on Aug 25.The first Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue (SVSD) will be co-chaired by Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam central committee secretariat Tran Cam Tu.The high-level strategic platform was formalised through an exchange of memorandum of understanding on cooperation during President To Lam's state visit in May.In a news release on Friday (Aug 21), Singapore's Public Service Division (PSD) said the dialogue will allow political leaders and senior officials from Singapore and Vietnam to exchange views on issues such as governance, leadership development, and transformation of public services.

An elderly woman was taken to hospital after she fell while riding an escalator at a shopping mall in Yishun on Wednesday (Aug 19).In a video posted to Facebook, the woman can be seen lying on her side on the steps of the stationary escalator as several SCDF personnel attended to her.A shopping trolley can also be seen near the escalator. The incident took place on the escalator connecting the first and second floors of Junction Nine, Lianhe Zaobao reported. The woman is believed to have fallen while riding the escalator with the shopping trolley. Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance at 18 Yishun Avenue 9 at about 4.45pm. The woman was subsequently taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.AsiaOne has reached out to Junction Nine for comment.Escalator safety[embed]https://www.facebook.com/BCASingapore/posts/pfbid02JfzdV2fP5uEQum9VnWGLFrPUg5oG51CPeRiuhGftL4bTffYiCM8Uwugh59QS6hVul[/embed]

National water agency PUB has ceased search and capture operations at Pandan Reservoir after the reported crocodile sighting there turned out to be fake.In an update on Friday (Aug 21) evening, the agency said further investigations found that the photograph provided in relation to the sighting was fake.«PUB takes a serious view of false information that may cause public alarm and disrupt activities. We have ceased search operations and made a police report,» PUB added.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police confirmed that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.Significant resources were deployed following the Thursday report.PUB had alerted the National Parks Board and installed signage around the reservoir to advise the public to exercise caution.In addition, the Singapore Rowing Association and Singapore Canoe Federation, which conduct water activities in the reservoir, were informed to suspend all activities.[[nid:743162]]editor@asiaone.com 

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