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www.straitstimes.com. Media of Singapore. List of newspapers. The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. [2][3][4] Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience ...
In 1981, Malaysia decided to standardise the time across its territories to a uniform UTC+08:00. Singapore elected to follow suit, citing business and travel schedules. [14] [15] The change took effect on New Year's Day (1 January) 1982 when Singapore moved half an hour forward on New Year's Eve (31 December) 1981 at 11:30 pm creating "Singapore Standard Time" (SST) or "Singapore Time" (SGT). [16]
The president of Singapore is the head of state of the Republic of Singapore. Preceded by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, the office of president was created on 22 December 1965 after Singapore's independence in August 1965, with incumbent Yang di-Pertuan Negara Yusof Ishak serving as the first president.
economist. Signature. Tharman Shanmugaratnam[ a ] PPA (E) (born 25 February 1957), also known mononymously as Tharman, is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been serving as the ninth president of Singapore since 2023. Prior to his presidency, Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023, Chairman of the ...
Lee Hsien Loong was born at KK Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore on 10 February 1952, [3] during the time when Singapore was a British colony. [4] He is the eldest child of Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo and the patriline grandson of a retired storekeeper-turned-salesman, Lee Chin Koon (1903–1995) and Chua Jim Neo (1905–1980), a ...
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. [322] 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.
999,995,991 (print + digital) #1. Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报)(Nanyang Siang Pau (南洋商报) and Sin Chew Jit Poh (星洲日报)) Standard Singaporean Mandarin. SPH Media. Standard Singaporean Mandarin oldest daily broadsheet Singapore's #1 Standard Singaporean Mandarin daily newspaper.
Retrieved 23 October 2023. ^ Suen Wai Kit (24 October 2023). "Runner Soh Rui Yong breaks two national records at Valencia Half Marathon". channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024. ^ Melvyn Teoh (22 September 2024). "Second time's the charm as S'pore runner Shaun Goh breaks 10km road national record".