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The year 2015 also saw Singapore celebrate its Golden Jubilee of 50 years of independence. An extra day of the holiday, 7 August 2015, was declared to celebrate Singapore's Golden Jubilee. Fun packs, which are usually given to people who attend the National Day Parade were given to every Singaporean and PR household.
Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. [1] The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the Singapore Rural Board. The city served as the capital of Colony of Singapore, and the State of Singapore from 1951 until its abolishment in 1965. [1] [2]
The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
Singapore celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the foundation of modern Singapore by Stamford Raffles. 17 April: Jewel Changi Airport opens after a week-long preview. 2020: 23 January: The first COVID-19 case in Singapore was confirmed involving a 66-year-old Chinese national from Wuhan. 10 July: The PAP wins 83 of 93 seats in the 2020 General ...
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The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, [1] a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.
Singapore: 9 August 1965 [14] Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia 3 June 1959: Self-government under the United Kingdom 9 August 1965: Establishment of Singapore as an independent sovereign state [16] 9 August 1965: separate from and independent of Malaysia [14] [15] Sri Lanka: 22 May 1972: Constitution of Sri Lanka: 4 February 1948
In 2010 Singapore imported almost 15 million tons of sand for its projects, the demand being such that Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam have all restricted or barred the export of sand to Singapore in recent years. As a result, in 2016 Singapore switched to using polders for reclamation, in which an area is enclosed and then pumped dry. [303]