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By tradition, an official portrait of the spouse of the president of Singapore is prominently displayed in government buildings and public institutions alongside the portrait of the president. [1] Jane Yumiko Ittogi is currently the spouse of the ninth President of Singapore , after her husband Tharman Shanmugaratnam won the 2023 presidential ...
The President of the Republic of Singapore [a] is the head of state of Singapore.The president represents the country in official diplomatic functions and possesses certain executive powers over the Government of Singapore, including the control of the national reserves and the ability to revoke and appoint public service appointments.
Halimah binti Yacob (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who held the office of the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role.
The Lee brothers are the sons of Lee Kuan Yew, modern Singapore’s founding father. They have been engaged in a public spat since 2017 over the late patriarch’s family home, and Lee Hsien Yang has accused Singapore's government of persecuting him, his wife and his son.
Appropriate. This article, Singapore PM’s wife chimes in the maritime dispute with Malaysia: ‘Chill, man’, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company.
There have been nine presidents since Singapore gained independence in 1965. The term of president was previously 4 years, with it being extended to 6 years following the 1991 constitutional amendment. [12] Two presidents, Yusof and Benjamin Sheares, have died in office. [13] [14] Devan Nair was the first president to resign mid-term. [15] S. R.
Prince William arrived Sunday in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the ...
A mom went viral on TikTok by showing her toddler-aged son mimicking his grandmother’s walking style. The adorable video was posted by @sumala.cwong, and it’s been viewed almost 2 million times.