The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Singapore. Incumbents President: S. R. Nathan Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong Events January 3 January – The National Research Foundation is established to set the direction of research and development initiatives. 7 January – The new Supreme Court building is officially opened. 8 January – Exercise Northstar V is carried out at Mass Rapid Transit stations and at Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. 9 January – The Ministry of Education announced that a single intake for junior college and centralised institute admissions will be implemented from January 2009. This is made possible as the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board moves to take greater control of the O Level examinations from this year. 12 January – The first $2 polymer notes are released. 13 January – 27 students from Raffles Girls' School sold white elephant shirts for a carnival at Buangkok MRT station to raise funds for a youth organisation, sparking a police reaction. On 21 January however, then Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng apologised for the overreaction by the police. 15 January – Buangkok MRT station opens on the North East MRT line. 16 January – A statement on NS defaulters is delivered in Parliament after the case of Melvyn Tan in 2005. It sparked a controversy due to the fine imposed. 17 January – The Workplace Safety and Health Act is passed to ensure better workplace safety and health standards, after several high-profile accidents. The law came into effect on 1 March. 19 January – The Somerset Skate Park is officially opened. 20 January – The City Campus of Singapore Management University officially opened. 23 January – Temasek buys over Shin Corporation with Siam Commercial Bank, causing a controversy. Nonetheless, the deal is completed on 24 March. 26 January – I Not Stupid Too is released in cinemas as a sequel to I Not Stupid. Zodiac: The Race Begins is released as Singapore's first 3D animated film. February 3 February – In response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS)) issued a statement that says "the inciting of hatred against a faith of a people is very unfortunate." Foreign Minister George Yeo and the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim have similarly said that the incident shows the need to respect racial and religious sensitivities, to have a "responsible media",