{"id":58450,"date":"2026-06-06T08:47:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58450"},"modified":"2026-06-06T08:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T00:47:04","slug":"changing-of-the-guard-at-traffic-police-with-veteran-officer-to-assume-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58450","title":{"rendered":"Changing of the guard at Traffic Police with veteran officer to assume command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A new commander will take the helm of the Traffic Police on <!-- -->June 8<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police<!-- --> <!-- -->Serene Chiu<!-- --> will pick up the baton from the current Traffic Police chief, <!-- -->Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Daniel Tan<!-- -->, said the police in a statement on <!-- -->June 5<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A change of command ceremony at Traffic Police was <!-- -->held the same day<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Chiu, a police veteran, has served <!-- -->27 years<!-- --> in the force since joining it in 1999. The <!-- -->51-year-old<!-- --> was an accountant before donning the uniform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/celebrating-75-years-of-women-in-the-police-force?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">The Straits Times reported in 2024<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She has held <!-- -->several key appointments<!-- --> in her career, including commander of Clementi Police Division, director of the Public Affairs Department, deputy commander of Tanglin Police Division, deputy director for resource management at the Planning and Organisation Department, and deputy director of the Homefront Security Division in the Ministry of Home Affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Tan, 54, was appointed Traffic Police chief on<!-- --> May 18, 2023<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He held several key appointments over his <!-- -->30 years of service<!-- -->, including deputy commissioner for policy and transformation at the Singapore Prison Service, director of the Planning and Organisation Department, commander of the Central Police Division, and deputy commander of Police Security Command.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Tan took over as chief executive of the Gambling Regulatory Authority on <!-- -->June 2<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/traffic-police-commander-to-take-over-as-gambling-regulatory-authority-chief-executive-on-june-2?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">change of guard at the Gambling Regulatory Authority<\/span><\/a> was announced in an April 10 statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In his time as commander of the Traffic Police, Tan drove major legislative changes that strengthened road safety, the police said in their <!-- -->June 5<!-- --> statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">These include revisions to the demerit points system and expansion of speed limiter requirements for heavy vehicles, the police added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Tan also built strong partnerships with government agencies and industry stakeholders to achieve safer roads for Singapore, the statement read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He<!-- --> said that as he relinquishes his appointment as commander of the Traffic Police, he does so with a \u201cdeep sense of gratitude, pride and humility\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cIt has been an absolute privilege to serve alongside all of you in a mission that could not be more compelling \u2013 safeguarding lives on our roads,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/changing-of-the-guard-at-traffic-police-with-veteran-officer-to-assume-command\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A new commander will take the helm of the Traffic Police on June 8. 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