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The first National Day Rally was held on 8 August 1966 at the National Theatre.A closed-door event before National Day, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew told grassroots leaders, "Every year, on this 9th August for many years ahead—how many, I do not know—we will dedicate ourselves anew to consolidate ourselves to survive; and, most important of all, to find an enduring future for what we have ...
National Day, [a] sometimes known internationally as Singapore Independence Day, [b] is a major public holiday in Singapore which commemorates an independent and sovereign Republic of Singapore. Held on 9 August since 1965 , this holiday features the National Day Parade (NDP), a National Day Message by the Prime Minister of Singapore and ...
If we have to live together in peace, then all have to adopt ‘live and let live’ as our principle." Lee Hsien Loong , National Day Rally speech, 2009. [ 4 ]
He was a finalist for the 2017 Singapore Youth Award of the National Youth Council. [12] In August 2018, he was one of ten Singaporeans mentioned in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech. [4] [13] Wong became chief conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, his first full-time orchestral conducting post, in September 2018.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong requested that the live English-language broadcast of his National Day Rally speech, which coincided with the table tennis finals, be postponed by a day. He also provided the audience with updates on the score, and made a conference call to Tan Eng Liang, Team Singapore's chef de mission , to congratulate the team.
Singapore's increasingly public gay community unites in the name of pride. By SATISH CHENEY SINGAPORE (AP) - Thousands of gay rights activists gathered in downtown Singapore on Saturday for an ...
21 August – A health scare occurs during the National Day Rally speech, which is resolved an hour later. [86] 22 August – Former President, S.R. Nathan (the nation's sixth and longest-serving at the time) dies at the age of 92, after suffering a stroke three weeks prior. [87]
The National Day Parade (NDP) is an annual parade held in Singapore to commemorate its independence. Held annually on 9 August, it is the main public celebration of National Day, and consists of a parade incorporating contingents of the Singapore Armed Forces, Ministry of Home Affairs, local institutions and community groups, followed by a cultural presentation featuring music, dance displays ...