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1980 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore. Incumbents *President of Singapore, President: Benjamin Henry Sheares *Prime Minister of Singapore, Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events February * 1 February – The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is launched, allowing for better programmes to be shown. May * 1 May – The Urban Redevelopment Authority, URA/Housing and Development Board, HDB parking coupon are introduced. August * 6 August – The Singapore Democratic Party is formed. * 8 August – The National University of Singapore is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University. December * 17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981. * 23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 Singaporean general election, 1980 General Election. Births * 28 January – Hady Mirza, singer, winner of Singapore Idol#Season 2 (2006), Singapore Idol (Season 2). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Singapore
The president of Singapore is the head of state of the Singapore, Republic of Singapore. The role of the president is to safeguard the Reserves of the Government of Singapore, reserves and the integrity of the Singapore Civil Service, public service. The presidency is largely ceremonial, with the Cabinet of Singapore, Cabinet led by the Prime Minister of Singapore, prime minister having the general direction and control of the Government of Singapore, government. The incumbent president is Halimah Yacob, who took office on 14 September 2017. She is also the first female president in the country's history. History The office of the ''President of the Republic of Singapore'' was created on 9 August 1965 when Singapore achieved independence from Malaysia. It replaced the office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara which was created when Singapore attained Self-governance of Singapore, self-governance from the United Kingdom in 1959. The last Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Yusof Ishak, became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Idol
''Singapore Idol'' is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by MediaCorp Studios and FremantleMedia Operations BV. It began airing on MediaCorp Channel 5 on 9 August 2004, as an addition to the Idol franchise based on the UK show Pop Idol, and became one of the most popular shows in the history of Singaporean television. The concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists where the winner is determined by the viewers. Through telephone and SMS text voting, viewers have chosen as winners Taufik Batisah, Hady Mirza and Sezairi Sezali. The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original four judges during season 1 were singer/songwriter Dick Lee, Florence Lian, record producer Ken Lim and singer Douglas Oliverio. In season 2, all the judges from season 1 returned to the show except for Oliverio who was replaced by singer Jacintha Abisheganaden. In season 3, Abisheganaden left the judging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 20th Century In Singapore
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 By Country
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar (title), Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus (title), Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I of Byzantium, Marcus I succeeds Olympianus of Byzantium, Olympianus as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore. Incumbents *President of Singapore, President: Benjamin Henry Sheares *Prime Minister of Singapore, Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events February * 1 February – The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is launched, allowing for better programmes to be shown. May * 1 May – The Urban Redevelopment Authority, URA/Housing and Development Board, HDB parking coupon are introduced. August * 6 August – The Singapore Democratic Party is formed. * 8 August – The National University of Singapore is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University. December * 17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981. * 23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 Singaporean general election, 1980 General Election. Births * 28 January – Hady Mirza, singer, winner of Singapore Idol#Season 2 (2006), Singapore Idol (Season 2). * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chua Jim Neo
Chua Jim Neo (; 1905 – 8 August 1980) was a Singaporean chef and cookbook writer best known for ''Mrs. Lee's Cookbook'', which preserves the recipes of Peranakan cuisine. Chua was also the mother of Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore. Biography Chua was born in Singapore in 1905 to Chua Kim Teng, a wealthy local businessman, and Leong Ah Soon, a Chinese Indonesian of Hakka descent. While her father was born in Singapore, her paternal grandfather came from a Hokkien Peranakan family in Malacca with ancestry from Haicheng, Zhangzhou, Fujian. Her parents arranged a marriage for her to a storekeeper, named Lee Chin Koon, and they married when she was fifteen. Chua had five children and her oldest son was Lee Kuan Yew, who went on to become the first Prime Minister of Singapore. Chua saved her family jewelry and money, managing household finances and helping Kuan Yew attend law school in Britain. In 1974, she wrote ''Mrs. Lee's Cookbook: Nonya Recipes and Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvin Ng
Elvin Ng Choon Siong (; born 23 December 1980) is a Singaporean actor and former model. Early life Ng attended Jurong Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He graduated with an honours degree in English literature from the National University of Singapore. Career Ng was discovered through a talent search programme ''School Belle and the Beau'' hosted by MediaCorp DJ and Host, Dennis Chew and Belinda Lee, during his university days. They were filming the variety show at National University of Singapore where Ng studies at and his performance and looks caught the attention of the producers at MediaCorp. Ng was then given a supporting role in the 2005 series ''A Life of Hope'' where he acted alongside Joanne Peh, and after the airing of the series, MediaCorp offered Ng a contract with them. Subsequently, Ng received two nominations at the Star Awards 2006, but lost the Most Popular Newcomer award to Kelvin Tan Weilian. He won the Star Awards for A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella (singer)
Stella Huang (), born 17 December 1980, is a singer, actress and former businesswoman. Singing and acting career Apart from her duties as a recording artist, she also acts for a variety of television serials in Taiwan and Singapore. Some of her serials have included a lead role as Sam in MediaCorp's ''Beautiful Trio'' with award-winning veteran actresses Huang Biren and Ivy Lee, and a role in the China action film ''Kung Fu Girls'', where she also performed the theme song of the soundtrack to the film. She starred as the lead character in the 2002 television series ''Marmalade Boy'', for which she also sang the theme song, "溫室的花 Wēnshì de Huā (Greenhouse Flower)". In 2017, she formed a children musical group, ''Bossa Baby'', with five other musicians producing children songs in the bossa nova style. Pastry businesses In 2005, Huang decided to take a break from showbiz. She set up a specialty cake shop in Taipei under the Awfully Chocolate franchise, investing US$20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Yi Sheng
Ng Yi Sheng (; born 1980) is a Singaporean gay writer. He has published a collection of his poems entitled ''last boy'', which won the Singapore Literature Prize, and a documentary book on gay, lesbian and bisexual Singaporeans called ''SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century'' in 2006. Early life and education Ng lived in Hong Kong with his parents for three years during his childhood. On his return to Singapore, he attended the Anglo-Chinese School. He graduated from Columbia University, USA, where he majored in Comparative Literature and Writing. His writing teachers at Columbia University included Louise Rose, Steve Austin, Paul Violi and Timothy Donnelly. He completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia in 2014. Through the initiative of the Creative Arts Programme, he underwent mentorship schemes with the poets Lee Tzu Pheng and Angeline Yap, as well as worked on playwriting under Theatreworks' Greenhouse Project and The Necessary Stage's Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Tan (politician)
Alvin Tan Sheng Hui ( zh, s=陈圣辉, p=Chén Shènghuì; born 1980) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth concurrently since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Moulmein–Cairnhill division of Tanjong Pagar GRC since 2020. Prior to entering politics, Tan had worked at various organisations, including the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Oxfam, United Nations, Goldman Sachs, Facebook and LinkedIn. He made his political debut in the 2020 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won 63.13% of the vote. Education Tan graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics with first class honours degree under a scholarship conferred by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Public Policy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hady Mirza
Muhammad Mirzahady Bin Amir, also known as Hady Mirza ( ms, حدي ميرزا; born 28 January 1980) is a Singaporean singer. He was the winner of the second season of the reality TV show ''Singapore Idol''. He was crowned the winner on 25 September 2006 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium after garnering 70% of about one million votes cast by television viewers. He was also the winner of the world's first ''Asian Idol'' competition held on 16 December 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Asian Idol is a competition between six ''Idol'' winners from several different Asian countries, namely Singapore Idol, Malaysian Idol, Indonesian Idol, Indian Idol, Philippine Idol and Vietnam Idol. After years of not appearing in the limelight, Hady made his comeback by joining ''Gegar Vaganza 6'' in 2019. Hady was named co-winner of the sixth season of the Malaysian television singing show, sharing the title with Naqiu Boboy. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Henry Sheares
Benjamin Henry Sheares (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981) was a Singaporean politician, physician and academic who served as the second president of Singapore from 1971 until his death in 1981. Sheares retired in 1960 and was in private practice before being elected as the president of Singapore by the Parliament after the death of Yusof Ishak, the former president of the Republic, on 23 November 1970. He was sworn on 2 January 1971. Sheares initially wanted to retire after finishing his second term as he felt that he did not have the energy for another term, but Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew persuaded him and Sheares took on his third term. He served as the president of Singapore for three terms from 2 January 1971 until his death on 12 May 1981. Both the Benjamin Sheares Bridge and Sheares Hall at the National University of Singapore are named after him. Early life and education Sheares was born on 12 August 1907 in Singapore to an Eurasian family with an English lineage. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
