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Tan only started writing poetry seriously during National Service. He attained his Bachelor of Arts (Second Upper Honours) in English Language and Literature from the National University of Singapore. [1] During his undergraduate years, Tan won consecutive first prizes in the NUS Literary Society poetry competition in 1992 and 1993. [2]
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Origins of the Church building – Serving the British military in Singapore St. George's Church was constructed from materials imported from England and cost £ 2,000 to build. The land was formerly used as a nutmeg plantation and it included Mount Harriet, a 103-foot high hill on which the church now stands.
"Love at First Light" is a song by Singaporean artiste, Olivia Ong and child actress, Natanya Tan. Written by Paul Tan and composed by Iskandar Ismail, it was officially commissioned as the official theme song to the 2012 National Day Parade of Singapore, together with the 1995 National Day Parade song, My People, My Home which was reused for National Day in 2012.
Tan Keng Yam Tony: 陈庆炎: 7 February 1940 Politician, 7th President of Singapore: Tan Kim Ching: 陳金鐘: 1829: February 1892: Businessman, politician, Kapitan China of Singapore Tan Kin Lian: 陈钦亮: 9 March 1948 Presidential candidate: Tan Lark Sye: 陈六使: 1897: 11 September 1975: Businessman, philanthropist Tan Ser Cher 1933 ...
As of 2000, it remains the largest corporate collapse in Singapore's history, and the only instance where the SES had to be unexpectedly closed. [ 1 ] In the aftermath of the collapse, key people in the company such as Peter Tham , Tan Kok Liang , and Tan Koon Swan were prosecuted and given varying jail sentences.
Years later, when the Singapore Government designated and developed Orchard Road as a prime shopping and tourist district, the price of land soared from S$3 per m 2 to S$6,000 per m 2. With the acquired land plot, Tang constructed the landmark C.K. Tang Department Store (now rebranded as Tangs) at 310 Orchard Road at a cost of S$50,000.
← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Singapore → 1971 1972 1973 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1970 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Yusof Ishak (until 23 November), Yeoh Ghim Seng (Acting) (23 November to 2 January 1971) Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events May 2 May – The ...