Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | Commendable service or achievement in Singapore |
Presented by | Singapore |
Eligibility | All persons |
Status | Active |
Established | 1973 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Pingat Kepujian |
Next (lower) | Pingat Berkebolehan |
The Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (English: Public Service Medal) is a Singaporean national honour. It was instituted in 1973. The medal may be awarded to any person who has rendered commendable public service in Singapore or for their achievement in the field of arts and letters, sports, the sciences, business, the professions and the labour movement.
Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PBM. [1]
PBM may refer to:
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