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Standard Time (SDT) and Daylight Saving Time (DST) offsets from UTC in hours and minutes. For zones in which Daylight Saving is not observed, the DST offset shown in this table is a simple duplication of the SDT offset.
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 Indian Standard Time was adopted on 1 January 1906 during the British era with the phasing out of its precursor Madras Time (Railway Time), [2] and after Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. [3]
Singapore +08:00: SGT/SST: Followed Malaysia to switch to UTC+08:00 on 1 January 1982, [10] except under Japanese occupation of Singapore during World War II. Singapore Time Malaysia: MYT/MST: Peninsular Malaysia switched from UTC+07:30 on 1 January 1982, [10] and East Malaysia uses it since 1933, except under Japanese occupation during World ...
In July 2001, Thailand announced its intention of moving its time forward one hour, to align with both Malaysia and Singapore and more importantly with Western Australia, Philippines, Central Indonesia, and Taiwan, i.e., UTC+08:00. [2] [3] This was met with much criticism and resistance and the plan was withdrawn. [citation needed]
Republic of Singapore Air Force A330 MRTT The President , Prime Minister of Singapore and government officials typically travel on regular scheduled commercial or charter flights, mostly operated by Singapore's flag carrier, Singapore Airlines , Scoot or other commercial airlines depending on the location.
The National Registration Identity Card (NRIC), colloquially known as "IC" (Malay: Kad Pengenalan Pendaftaran Negara; Chinese: 身份证; pinyin: Shēnfèn Zhèng; Tamil: அடையாள அட்டை, romanized: Aṭaiyāḷa Aṭṭai), is a compulsory identity document issued to citizens and permanent residents of Singapore. [1]
The prime minister of Singapore [a] is the head of government of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister on the advice and consent of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent prime minister is Lawrence Wong, who took office on 15 May 2024. [1] Singapore is modelled after the Westminster system.