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Set in post-World War II Singapore, the story line spans the decade between the end of the Japanese occupation and the HDB's clearing of squatters during the late 1950s to early 1960s. [2] It is the first on-screen pairing of Rui En and Alien Huang , and Huang's first Singaporean drama.
Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. [1] The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the Singapore Rural Board. The city served as the capital of Colony of Singapore, and the State of Singapore from 1951 until its abolishment in 1965. [1] [2]
Adnan enlisted in the Malay Regiment in 1933 and was selected as the regiment's best recruit for his outstanding performance. He was promoted to sergeant in 1936. A year later, he marched alongside the Colonial Contingent representing the Federated Malay States at the coronation parade of George VI and earned a coronation medal.
Between 2 Oceans: A Military History of Singapore from 1275 to 1971 (2nd ed. Marshall Cavendish International Asia, 2011). Ong, Siang Song. One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore (Oxford University Press--Singapore, 1984) online. Perry, John Curtis. Singapore: Unlikely Power (Oxford University Press, 2017). Tan, Kenneth Paul (2007).
Enterprise 50 Awards - established in 1995, recognises local, privately held companies who have contributed to economic development in Singapore and abroad.; Singapore Enterprise Medal of Honour-By Singapore Enterprise Association (SEA)
The film was released to commemorate Singapore's fifty years of independence and was released in cinemas on 30 July 2015. It stars Qi Yuwu , Deanna Yusoff , Joanne Peh , James Seah , Sezairi Sezali, Mike Kasem , and Lim Kay Tong as Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew .
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
They were in Singapore to promote their "Next Station" world tour which will be held on 27 August. A post screening session was conducted at Dakota Crescent's Care and Friends Centre. The cast of Hero - Shaun Chen , Jesseca Liu , Chen Hanwei , Bonnie Loo , Paige Chua , Ian Fang , Sheila Sim , Youyi , He Yingying, Aileen Tan , Brandon Wong and ...