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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. [5] In 2021, the Great Singapore Sale [6] teamed up with online shopping platform Lazada [7] and transformed the retail ...
Front of the $2, $10 and $50 Portrait Series notes. The Portrait Series of currency notes is the fourth and current set of notes to be issued for circulation in Singapore. It was first introduced on 9 September 1999 by the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore (BCCS), whose role was since taken over by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) post-merger.
Design. A horizontal bicolour of red and white; charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing the fly and a pentagon of five stars representing the nation's ideals. The flag of Singapore was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. It remained the national flag upon the country's independence ...
Date. 3 June (1960–1962) 9 August (1965–present) Frequency. Annually. National Day, [a] sometimes known internationally as Singapore Independence Day, [b] is a major public holiday in Singapore which commemorates an independent and sovereign Republic of Singapore. Held on 9 August since 1965, this holiday features the National Day Parade ...
Contents. Founding years of modern Singapore. The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, [ 1 ] a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya ...
The visual art of Singapore, or Singaporean art, refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with Singapore throughout its history and towards the present-day. The history of Singaporean art includes the indigenous artistic traditions of the Malay Archipelago and the diverse visual practices of itinerant artists and migrants from China, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe.
The symbolism of the red colour, along with the white crescent and stars is the same as that of the national flag. [1] The supporters of the shield are a lion and a tiger; the tiger symbolizes the historical connections to Malaysia and the lion represents Singapore. [3] Below the supporters is a blue ribbon with the national motto, "Majulah ...
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore and a landmark of the city. At its opening in 2010, it was deemed the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion (US$6.88 billion).