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  2. Personal flotation device - Wikipedia

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    Personal flotation devices being worn on a navy transport . A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water.

  3. List of museums in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Images of Singapore (Sentosa) The Intan; JCU Museum of Video and Computer Games [1] Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (National University of Singapore) Little Mori's Silkworm Museum; Madame Tussauds Singapore (Sentosa) Mint Museum of Toys; NUS Museum (National University of Singapore) Red Dot Design Museum Singapore [2] The Republic of ...

  4. Uniforms of the Singapore Police Force - Wikipedia

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    The earliest law enforcement officers in the fledgling colony of Singapore wore no uniforms, until in 1856, when the Police Force Act was passed and vested full police powers upon the security forces then in existence, paving the way for uniforms to be introduced. The first uniforms were dark blue-coloured serge coats, trousers, cap and black ...

  5. Folk costume - Wikipedia

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    Hokkaido – Ainu clothing, such as a tepa, a sacred belt called raun kut or upsoro kut, a konci (hood), hos (leggings), and grass skin jackets like tetarabe and utarbe; ceremonial garments include a sapanpe and a matanpushi; Ryukyu – Ryusou. Okinawa – Kariyushi shirt; Korea – Hanbok (South Korea) or chosŏn-ot (North Korea) Mongolia ...

  6. Bernadette Ong - Wikipedia

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    Ong competed in the Miss Universe Singapore in 2019. [4] She also won the title Miss Charm Singapore 2019 and later represented Singapore in Miss Charm International 2019. She was handpicked to compete at Miss Universe 2020 , [ 5 ] which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was held on 16 May 2021.

  7. Myer - Wikipedia

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    The Myer retail group was founded by Sidney Myer, who migrated from Belarus to Melbourne in 1899 after the height of Victoria's gold rush, with very little money and little knowledge of English to join his elder brother, Elcon Myer (1875–1938), who had left Russia two years earlier.

  8. New World Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    New World was set up on 1 August 1923 by two Straits Chinese brothers, Ong Boon Tat and Ong Peng Hock under the company Ong Sam Leong Ltd. [2] In the 1930s, the Shaw Organisation expanded their leisure business with a 50% joint venture with Ong Sam Leong Ltd. Shaw eventually bought out their partner and owned both the New World and the Great World at Kim Seng Road. [2]

  9. Priyanka Annuncia - Wikipedia

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    On September 16, 2023, Priyanka competed against six other Miss Universe Singapore 2023 finalists at Amber Lounge at Millenia Tower in Marina Centre, Downtown Core, Singapore during the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix weekend and won the title. Annuncia is the first beauty queen to represent Singapore in both Miss Supranational and Miss Universe.