Lee Hsien Loong is a Singaporean politician and former brigadier-general who has been serving as the third Prime Minister of Singapore and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2004. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Teck Ghee division of Ang Mo Kio GRC since 1991, and previously Teck Ghee SMC between 1984 and 1991.
Ho Ching (Chinese: 何晶; pinyin: Hé Jīng; Wade–Giles: Ho2 Ching1; Cantonese Yale: Hòh Jīng; born 27 March 1953) is a Singaporean businesswoman.
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
ITE College West (ITECW) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Singapore.
ITE College East (ITECE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
"Little red dot" is a nickname often used in the media, and in casual conversation, as a reference to Singapore. It refers to how the nation is depicted on many maps of the world and of Asia as a red dot. The sovereign country and city-state comprising the main island and all its islets – a total land area of approximately 750 square kilometres – is much smaller than its Southeast Asian neighbours.
The National Day Rally is an annual message delivered by the Prime Minister of Singapore to the entire nation, on the first or second Sunday after the National Day Parade on 9 August. Started in 1966, the national day rally is Singapore's equivalent of the President of the United States’s State of the Union address. The prime minister uses the rally to review the country’s status, its key challenges, as well as to set the country's direction, major policy changes, the economy, future plans and achievements. Also, the prime minister only does the rally speech In English, Chinese and Malay, not in Tamil.
The bilateral relations between the Republic of Singapore and the United States of America are positive. According to the U.S. Global Leadership Report, 77% of Singaporeans approved of U.S. leadership under the Obama Administration in 2010, and while this approval rating decreased slightly down to 75% in 2011, it nonetheless remains one of the highest ratings of the U.S. for any surveyed country in the Asia-Pacific region.
Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan is a Teochew clan association in Singapore. Poit Ip, which means eight districts in the Teochew dialect, stood for the eight Teochew districts in the province of Guangdong, China. Huay Kuan means "clan association". On 12 December 1928, a temporary committee convened a meeting at the Tuan Mong School in preparation of the formation of the Huay Kuan. On 20 March 1929, British colonial authorities exempted the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan from registration, and it was formally established.
The following lists events that happened during 2011 in the Republic of Singapore.
Tay Eng Soon was a Singaporean academic and politician who served as Senior Minister of State for Education from 1988 until his death in 1993.
Tan Chuan-Jin is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Tan served as Speaker of the Parliament between 2017 and 2023, and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade GRC from 2011 to 2023.
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, and Deputy Secretary-General of the People's Action Party since 2022. In addition, he is the Prime Minister–designate since April 2024, and is expected to take office on 15 May 2024. He is also Minister for Finance since 2021, and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore since 2023. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC since 2015, and previously the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC between 2011 and 2015.
The following lists events that happened during 2013 in the Republic of Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Republic of Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Republic of Singapore.
The United Mexican States and the Republic of Singapore have had diplomatic and other bilateral relations since 1975. Both nations are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the United Nations.
The earliest modern contact between Mongolia and the Republic of Singapore started in 1950, and both countries established diplomatic relations in 1970.
