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The National Youth Council (NYC) was established on 1 November 1989 to be the central body responsible for the planning, coordination and management of youth affairs, based on the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Youth (Feb 1988 – Feb 1989) chaired by Lee Hsien Loong and approved by then First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.
During World War II, many students in Singapore dropped out of school, causing a huge backlog of students after the war. [17] In 1947, the Ten Years Programme for Education Policy in the Colony of Singapore was formulated. [17] This called for a universal education system that would prepare for self-governance. [17]
Red Cross Youth, Singapore Red Cross Archived 9 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Saint John Ambulance Brigade, Singapore; Girl Guides Singapore; The Boys' Brigade in Singapore; Girls' Brigade Singapore; The Singapore Scout Association
8 March – The Upper Paya Lebar underpass is opened to traffic. [9] 23 March – Amendments to the Films Act are passed to allow some political films if the films present a factual and objective picture, and do not dramatise and/or present a distorted picture. This comes after all party political films were banned in 1998. [10] [11]
The International Science Youth Forum (ISYF) is a science enrichment programme for students from all over the globe.It is hosted at Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), under the Students' Science Research Club (SSRC), [2] and co-organised by Ministry of Education (Singapore), with the support of National Research Foundation, Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), National ...
SHINE is a nationwide festival in Singapore "by youth, for youth' and is jointly supported by the Ministry of Social and Family Development [1] and the National Youth Council. [2] Inaugurated in 2005, [3] SHINE aims to: Showcase and develop youth talent and skills; Facilitate and profile youth community contribution
The Singapore-Australia YBA Programme was inaugurated in March 2000 with Australian partner Asialink Centre. As SIF's first YBA programme, the new initiative was endorsed by private and public sectors in Singapore and Australia.
13 to 19 August – The inaugural Singapore Youth Olympic Festival. 27 August – SPE: Polling Day for the 2011 presidential election. Vote counting was prolonged until 4:23 am as a vote recount was initiated by Tan Cheng Bock, due to a 2%-margin between the top two candidates.