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The days observed as general public holidays in Singapore are declared in the schedule to the Holidays Act. [9] According to the Ministry of Manpower, which issues a yearly list of the dates on which public holidays fall, the holidays were "chosen and agreed upon after close consultation with different community and religious leaders in ...
depending on the canton, including holidays falling on a weekend Taiwan [77] 12 12 Thailand [31] 16 16 Tanzania [78] 16 16 East Timor [79] 18 18 Trinidad and Tobago [31] 18 18 Turkey [31] 14 14 Ukraine [80] 11 11 United Kingdom [81] 8 10 depending on nation, but 8 for England and Wales [82] United States [83] 6 11 Uruguay [84] 12 12 Venezuela ...
Pages in category "Public holidays in Singapore" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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In Singapore, the Chinese New Year is celebrated primarily by Chinese Singaporeans, or members of the Chinese diaspora located there, who make up over 75% of Singapore's population. [1] The holiday is the start of a new year based on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
18 February – The Government announces that the GST would be increased in two stages; to 8% on 1 January 2023 and 9% on 1 January 2024. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] 21 February – The first two Alstom Movia R151 trainsets serving the North South and East West MRT lines arrive in Singapore.
1 February – The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment announced during a parliamentary motion the upcoming launch of a multi-ministry Singapore Green Plan as a whole-of-nation sustainability strategy with ambitious targets set through 2030. The carbon tax will also be reviewed in 2023 with an expected increase by 2030.
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 ...