The Housing & Development Board, is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development responsible for the public housing in Singapore. Established in 1960 as a result of efforts in the late 1950s to set up an authority to take over the Singapore Improvement Trust's (SIT) public housing responsibilities, the HDB focused on the construction of emergency housing and the resettlement of kampong residents into public housing in the first few years of its existence.
Benjamin Henry ShearesFRCOG FACS was a Singaporean physician and academic who served as the second president of Singapore from 1971 until his death in 1981. Of Eurasian descent, Sheares was born in Singapore under British rule and graduated from the King Edward VII College of Medicine. He studied obstetrics and gynaecology and worked as an obstetrician at the Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH), eventually serving as the Acting Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Malaya in Singapore. He later became the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the university, a rare feat for a local as usually high-ranking colonial officers held such positions.
Yusof bin Ishak was a Singaporean journalist and senior civil servant who served as the first president of Singapore between 1965 and 1970. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.
Shenton Way is a major trunk road serving Singapore's Central Area and is most commonly known for the commercial skyscrapers flanking both sides of the road. The road is a one-way street that starts at the junction of Boon Tat Street, Raffles Quay and Commerce Street before ending at Keppel Road.
Xiang Yun is a Singaporean actress and television host. She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years.
Datuk Razif Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.
Misbun Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player. He is the eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers.
Jalani Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.
Chen Shucheng is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the "black and white" era.
Michael Urukalo, born Milorad Urukalo, is a Serbian-born Australian football (soccer) coach who has worked at several clubs in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Rahman Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.
The Singapore Teachers' Union (STU) is the largest teachers' organisation in Singapore. It is an affiliate of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), a member of the ASEAN Council of Teachers and the Education International.
William John Branch was an English professional golfer. He finished 9th in the 1935 Open Championship and won the Belgian Open 10 days later. His last major success was in the 1954 Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament.
David Joseph Murnane (1892–1953) was Singapore's longest serving municipal water engineer, serving from 1925 to 1947.
Robert Peirce was a British-born civil engineer who served as Municipal Engineer in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore.
Sing Sian Yer Pao Daily News formerly Sing Sian Yer Pao is a Thai newspaper that is published in Chinese language. During its peak Sing Sian Yer Pao sold 600,000 copies a day and was known as the "Chinese Thairath". It was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw, a Chinese Hakka diaspora, as a sister newspaper of the "Star Newspapers" in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong as well as other locations. However, by ownership, they are currently not related; sister newspapers of Sing Sian Yer Pao currently is the publication by Nanfang Media Group of the People's Republic of China.
The Singapore Standard, more commonly known as Singapore Tiger Standard or Tiger Standard, was a Singaporean newspaper published in English. The newspaper was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw, famous for his Tiger Balm and Star Newspapers. Singapore Standard was the sister newspaper of the English-language Hongkong Tiger Standard, as well as Sin Chew Jit Po of Singapore and Malaysia, published in Chinese. In 1959, shortly after the Colony of Singapore gained self-governance, publisher Sin Poh Amalgamated ended publication of Singapore Standard. It was reported that Aw Cheng Taik, a relative of Aw Boon Haw and former managing director of Singapore Standard, founded another "Tiger Newspaper" in August 1959 in Kuala Lumpur in the Federation of Malaya, which published in Chinese language. "Kuala Lumpur Tiger" ceased publication in 1961 due to financial difficulties. Singapore Standard, the Federation of Malaya edition was also published by the same press for nearby Federation of Malaya.
Aw family is the family member of Aw Chu Kin and his descendant. Aw Chu Kin started his business in Burma, which his two sons expanded it into a multi-national conglomerate that from Chinese medicines to newspaper, as well as bank, insurance and real estate. However, the family started to decline in the third generation, by the takeover of family-owned listed company Haw Par Brothers International in Singapore in 1971, which saw Sin Poh Amalgamated, Chung Khiaw Bank and Haw Par Brothers (Thailand) were spin-off from the listed company. Before the dismantle, the key position of the business empire was served by third-generation member and their spouse, which they were removed after the takeover. However, Sally Aw, granddaughter of Aw Chu Kin, remained as one of the influential media tycoon in Hong Kong in 1990s, until forced to sell her Sing Tao Holdings in 1999 due to financial difficulties.
The Cycling at the 1981 SEA Games were held at Romulo Highway and Kabataang Barangay Velodrome Manila, Philippine. Cycling events was held between 7 December to 11 December 1981.
Quah Chin Lai was a Singapore metal and machinery hardware tycoon and philanthropist.
