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Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare.
Singapore's approach does not rely only on physical infrastructure; it also emphasises proper legislation and enforcement, water pricing, public education as well as research and development. [327] Singapore has declared that it will be water self-sufficient by the time its 1961 long-term water supply agreement with Malaysia expires in 2061.
2 April – Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal, retires from swimming at 28. [25]15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the next Prime Minister of Singapore.
Nomination day for the 2017 Presidential Election: former Speaker Halimah Yacob won the election via an uncontested walkover since she was the only candidate eligible to contest in the election (the third such walkover after 1999 and 2005), [185] and was inaugurated as the eighth, and first female President of Singapore a day later. [186] 15 ...
Asian Children's Festival. The Asian Children's Festival (ACF) is an annual event organised by the National Library Board of Singapore and the National Book Development Council of Singapore to promote the habit of lifelong learning and to create and provide opportunities for the creative and joyous learning of Asian content and culture among ...
2024 United States presidential election: Donald Trump, with his running mate JD Vance, is elected for a second non-consecutive term, the first candidate to do so since Grover Cleveland in 1892, [238] and only the second in American history. 2024 Palauan general election: Incumbent Surangel Whipps Jr. is reelected for a second term as president ...
Semoga Bahagia is a Malay song composed by the Singaporean composer Zubir Said, who also composed Majulah Singapura, the national anthem of Singapore.The song has been the official Children's Day song in Singapore since 1961, and is also performed at the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) as its official theme song.
2024 Singapore Grand Prix; 2024 Singapore Open (badminton) 2024 Singapore Youth League; 2024 Singapore oil spill; 2024 Southeast Asia heat wave; 2024 Women's Junior AHF Cup; 2024 Women's National League (Singapore) 2024 in Singapore; 2024–25 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season; 2024–25 BG Tampines Rovers FC season; 2024–25 Balestier ...