The following lists events that happened during 1968 in Singapore. President: Yusof Ishak Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew 17 January – Britain announces...
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Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island...
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allowed to run lotteries in Singapore. Singapore Pools was incorporated on 23 May 1968 to curb illegal gambling in Singapore. It provided Singaporeans...
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The 1968 Singapore Open, also known as the 1968 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 18 to 21 October 1968 at the Singapore Badminton...
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held in Singapore on 13 April 1968, the first as a sovereign country after its independence three years prior. The People's Action Party (PAP) won in a landslide...
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1968 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1968. 1968 (MCMLXVIII)...
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Kumar (Singaporean entertainer) (category 1968 births)
Kumarason Chinnadurai (born 10 August 1968, in Singapore), popularly known as Kumar, is a Singaporean Indian comedian and television host, actor, and drag...
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Toto (lottery) (category Gambling in Singapore)
(est. in 1968 and stylised as TOTO) is a legalised form of lottery sold in Singapore, known by different names elsewhere. It is held by Singapore Pools...
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parliament in Singapore: 1st Parliament of Singapore § Members, 1965 2nd Parliament of Singapore § Members, 1968 3rd Parliament of Singapore § Members...
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3rd and 4th Battalions, Singapore Infantry Regiment (3 SIR and 4 SIR) were formed in August 1967. In November 1968, the Singapore Army's first armoured...
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Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three...
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and Navy. It was established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) before renaming to its current name in 1975. As one of the larger and...
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Singapore competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, for the first time as a fully independent country. Four competitors, all men, took...
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DBS Bank (redirect from Development Bank of Singapore)
Exchange, DBS was officially incorporated by the Government of Singapore on 16 July 1968 to take over the industrial financing responsibilities of the...
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The history of the modern state of Singapore dates back to its founding in the early 19th century; however, evidence suggests that a significant trading...
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schedule of 11 public holidays in Singapore which are gazetted and recognized since the establishment of Singapore's 1998 Holidays Act. There are generally...
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a political party in Singapore, formed by the former People's Action Party (PAP) leader Ong Eng Guan in 1961. After it won a seat in the Legislative Assembly...
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Religion in Singapore is characterised by a wide variety of religious beliefs and practices due to its diverse ethnic mix of people originating from various...
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The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS) is the church that Methodists in Singapore belong to. The Church has 46 churches island-wide with around 42,000...
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Islam constitutes the third largest religion in Singapore, with Muslims accounting for approximately 15.6% of the population, as indicated by the 2020...
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Neptune Orient Lines (category 1968 establishments in Singapore)
It was founded in 1968 as Singapore's national shipping line, but was later sold as a subsidiary to French shipping company CMA CGM in 2016. On 1 October...
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Singapore is a parliamentary representative democratic republic in which the president of Singapore is the head of state, the prime minister of Singapore...
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கால்பந்து அணி) represents Singapore in the senior men's international football. It is organised by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), the governing...
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Strait. Developed by the Singapore Improvement Trust in the 1950s and subsequently by the Housing and Development Board in the 1960s, Queenstown was...
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Association of Singapore (FAS) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football in Singapore. Established in 1892 as the Singapore Football...
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flight attendants since 1968. Subsequently, political acrimony between Singapore and Malaysia led to the split of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines. MSA ceased...
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missionaries arrived in March 1968. On October 12 of the same year, the church established its first congregation in Singapore with John McSweeney as...
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Chinese Garden is a park in Jurong East, Singapore. Built in 1975 by the JTC Corporation, the Chinese Garden's concept is based on Chinese gardening art...
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The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War. The Japanese Empire captured...
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currently two types of elections in Singapore. Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament...
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