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The Vigilante Drive entrance to Kent Ridge Park. In the background lies a decommissioned M114 155mm field howitzer donated by Singapore's Ministry of Defence (as of December 2015, the gun has been removed from display and the portion of the big sign that reads "This park has been adopted by the Army as The Army Green Park" has been boarded over.).
Chilli crab is considered one of Singapore's national dishes, it was invented in 1956 by a Singaporean couple and was originally sold from a push cart. [2] In 1963, another famous chef adapted the dish into a sourer version which became the common version seen in Singapore. [3] Hainanese chicken rice, also considered one of Singapore's national ...
The G5 howitzer saw action in Angola and Namibia in the South African Border War between 1986 and 1989, where it was in service with the South African Defence Force. The G5 was used operationally for the first time during Operation Alpha Centauri in 1986. [7] The G5 also saw action in the Iran–Iraq War between 1980 and 1988, where it was used ...
← 1966 1965 1964 1967 in Singapore → 1968 1969 1970 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1967 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1967 in Singapore. National Service was first introduced in Singapore by Defence Minister, Goh Keng Swee Incumbents President: Yusof Ishak Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events January 27 ...
← 1959 1958 1957 1960 in Singapore → 1961 1962 1963 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1960 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Singapore. Incumbents Yang di-Pertuan Negara – Yusof Ishak Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew Events February 1 February – The Housing and Development Board is set up by Lim Kim San ...
Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun, November 1941. The Corps was involved in the defence of Singapore during the Second World War. As international tensions heightened during the 1930s, an increasing number of men of the various nationalities in the Settlements — predominantly European, Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian — joined the SSVF.
In 1969, dacron blue made a comeback to the uniform with a force-wide change away from khaki. in part to coincide with Singapore's 150th anniversary since its founding in 1819. The new uniform comprised a dark blue peak cap, shirt, trousers, black belt, shoes and socks, and coded whistle lanyard in blue and white.
The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The largest of the four branches of the SAF, the Singapore Army traces its origins to the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR), which was formed in 1957, when Singapore was still under British colonial rule.