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Location. 510 Upper Jurong Road, Singapore 638365. Public transit access. EW29 Joo Koon. The Singapore Discovery Centre ( SDC) is an ' edutainment ' and tourist attraction by the Ministry of Defence of Singapore [1] in Jurong West, Singapore. The centre includes exhibits which display the history of Singapore as well as an insight on the future.
Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second Governor and Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1873 to 1875, who played a key role in positioning Singapore as the main port for the Malay states of Perak, Selangor and Sungei Ujong . Clarke Quay is also the name of a road along the quay, part of which has since been ...
National Courtesy Campaign (Singapore) The National Courtesy Campaign was a campaign launched in June 1979 by the Ministry of Culture of Singapore as a means of encouraging Singaporeans to be kinder and more considerate to each other, so as to create a pleasant social environment. [1]
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Telephone numbers in Singapore, also known as the National Numbering Plan, are regulated by the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA). Due to the small geographical size of Singapore, there are no area or trunk codes; all numbers belong to one numbering area, and thus come in the same 8-digit format.
Total Defence is Singapore 's whole-of-society national defence concept, based on the premise that every aspect of society contributes to the collective defence of the state. The strategy was first introduced in 1984 and adopted from the national defence strategies of Sweden and Switzerland. It initially consisted of five key tenets; military ...
The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Singapore have evolved over the decades. Same-sex sexual activity is legal for both males and females; for men it was officially legalised in 2022 after being de facto decriminalised since 2007, and for women it was always legal. Prior to 2022, same-sex sexual activity ...
In 2020, due to the circuit breaker measures as a result of COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the Great Singapore Sale was cancelled on 3 May and moved online from 24 August, making it the first online GSS in its 26 year run. In 2021, the Great Singapore Sale teamed up with online shopping platform Lazada and transformed the retail scene.
Salakau. Salakau ( Chinese: 三六九; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-la̍k-káu ), which means 369 in Hokkien, also known as "Sah Lak Kau", is a street gang or secret society based in Singapore. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 add up to 18, which was the name of an older gang; the number signified the 18 arhats (principal disciples) of Shaolin Monastery.
List of Singaporean dissidents. This is a list of Singaporean political dissidents . J. B. Jeyaretnam [1] Chee Soon Juan [2] Chia Thye Poh [3] Francis Seow [4] Tan Wah Piow [5] Amos Yee [6]