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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 ...
Look at that map. All the green [area] is Indonesia. And that red dot is Singapore. Look at that." [1] The remark was seen as a dismissal of Singapore, having referred to the country in a disparaging manner. [2] Then-Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong responded in his National Day Rally Speech on 23 August 1998.
The corner was opened on 1 September 2000 by the Singapore Government as a venue for free speech area where speaking events could be held without the need to apply for a licence under the Public Entertainments Act (Cap. 257, 1985 Rev. Ed.), now the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act (Cap. 257, 2001 Rev. Ed.) (PEMA).
Our Singapore Conversation is a national conversation initiative first announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during his 2012 National Day Message. Heng Swee Keat , then Minister for Education of Singapore, was appointed to lead the committee that will participate in the conversations with Singaporeans to create “a home with hope and ...
The University of Singapore used to hold their annual convocations at the National Theatre until the early 1980s. The then future Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong attended his convocation at the theatre on 6 June 1964. [10] Other notable events such as the Miss Singapore [11] and Mr Universe [12] were regularly held at the National ...
Trump and other rally speakers said Trump has been given a clear mandate to carry out his plans. Although critical of his predecessor's record, Trump largely avoided the name-calling of past rally ...
The Singapore National Day Parade 2018, also known as NDP 2018, was a national parade and ceremony that was held on 9 August 2018 in commemoration of Singapore's 53rd year of independence. It located at The Float at Marina Bay. [1] It is the first National Day Parade for President Halimah Yacob.