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1979 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1979 in Singapore. Incumbents *President: Benjamin Henry Sheares *Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events January *11 January – The Singapore Refining Company is formed by three oil companies, namely Singapore Petroleum Company, Chevron and BP. *24 January – The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is formed, playing its first concert. April *1 April – The Vocational and Industrial Training Board is formed from a merger between the Industrial Training Board (ITB) and the Adult Education Board (AEB). The Board handles vocational and industrial training until the formation of Institute of Technical Education in 1992. *16 April – Plans for Raffles City, a future mixed-use development, are unveiled with a model shown to the public. The development will include a mall, an office block and 3 hotel towers; with one standing at about 200 metres high. Costing about S$600m, the development was targeted for completion in 1983, but it only op ... [...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] |
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of China. Because Mandarin originated in North China and most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is sometimes referred to as Northern Chinese (). Many varieties of Mandarin, such as those of the Southwest (including Sichuanese) and the Lower Yangtze, are not mutually intelligible with the standard language (or are only partially intelligible). Nevertheless, Mandarin as a group is often placed first in lists of languages by number of native speakers (with nearly one billion). Mandarin is by far the largest of the seven or ten Chinese dialect groups; it is spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretches from Yunnan in the southwest to Xinjiang in the northwest and Heilongjiang in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Isham
Ashley Isham (born Eshamuddin Ismail in Singapore in 1976) is a fashion designer. He is currently based in London. Ashley left Singapore in 1996 to take a pattern cutting course at the London College of Fashion, and was later accepted into Middlesex University afterwards. He set up his own label "Ashley Isham" in 2000. In 2001, he also opened a boutique called Acquaint, hoping to "promote fashion talent and support other young designers", quoted from his website. Following this, he opened his flagship boutique, Ashley, in 2005. In 2007, Ashley was awarded by Berita Harian ''BH'' (renamed on 2 July 2012; formerly known as ''Berita Harian'') is a Malay-language daily newspaper published in Malaysia owned by the New Straits Times Press. It was first published on 1 July 1957 as the first mainstream newspaper in M ..., the Top Achiever of the Year. References External linksAshley Isham's official website* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isham, Ashley 1976 births Singaporean fashion des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celest Chong
Celest Chong is a Singaporean actress, singer and former cover model who is currently based in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to .... Career Chong began her acting career as a secretary in Eric Khoo's ''Stories about Love'' performing a Turkish inspired belly-dance. She also sang the show's theme song, "Sorry, My Love". Later, she moved on to Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel), Channel 5's sitcom, ''Making Love'', in which she played a sultry receptionist named Pamela. She later played the character of a child social worker in the Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel), Channel 8 television drama, ''You Light Up My Life (TV series), You Light Up My Life''. She sang the theme songs for the new show, which were on Singapore's top music charts for four weeks. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chua En Lai
Chua En Lai (born 25 November 1979) is a Singaporean actor, comedian and host, best known for his work on the Mediacorp Channel 5 sitcom '' The Noose''. He left Mediacorp due to his contract expiry. Early life Chua was born in Singapore and raised in New Zealand. He lived in New Zealand for 12 years before moving back to Singapore. He has also expressed an interest in singing, having joined the Singapore Armed Forces Choir. Career Chua has worked on over 30 theatre productions with groups such as Wild Rice!, Toy Factory, Spell#7, SRT, TheatreWorks, The Necessary Stage and Action Theatre. On television, Chua is known for his roles as B.B.See (See Beh Biang) and Jacques Ooi in the Mediacorp Channel 5 sitcom '' The Noose''. Chua has worked with Krishen Jit on several productions, including ''Squeeze & Squeezability'', ''Plunge'' and ''The Visit of the Tai Tai''. In 2011, Chua starred as a platoon commander in ''The Ghosts Must Be Crazy'', a two-part comedy horror film directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Xueling
Sun Xueling ( zh, s=孙雪玲, p=Sūn Xuělíng; born 1979) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Ministry of Social and Family Development, Minister of State for Social and Family Development since 2020 and Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore), Minister of State for Home Affairs since 2022. She previously served as Ministry of Education (Singapore), Minister of State for Education between 2020 and 2022. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the 14th Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) representing Punggol West Single Member Constituency, Punggol West SMC since 2020. Prior to entering politics, Sun had worked at the Economic Development Board, DBS Bank, Temasek Holdings, Temasek International, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank AG and Macquarie Group, Macquarie Securities. She made her political debut in the 2015 Singaporean general election, 2015 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Pasir Ris–Pung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2R (group)
2R is a former cantopop duo group in Hong Kong. The duo group consisted of the two sisters Rosanne Wong and Race Wong, who were born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore with Rosanne being the elder sister. They have a dedicated fan base and their recent albums, "2R Revolution" and "2R New + Best Selection", have been reasonably successful. The motion picture "Ab-Normal Beauty" (死亡寫真) starring the two sisters also earned Race Wong a "Best New Actor nomination" at the Hong Kong Film Award and Golden Horse Award. Biography Both of them were born in Malaysia but moved to Singapore with their family at very early ages. Rosanne was born on 30 June 1979, while Race was born on 7 September 1982. Before entering show business, they studied together at Fowlie Primary School, Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia. The pair were discovered by an agent during a singing contest in 1998 and were brought to Hong Kong. They eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosanne Wong
Rosanne Wong (黃婉君, Wong Yuen-Guan, b. 30 June 1979) is the member of a former Hong Kong cantopop music duo group 2R alongside younger sister Race Wong. Background She was born in Malaysia and moved to Singapore with her family at a very young age. Her younger sisters are Race Wong and Rhonda Wong. She was discovered by an agent while performing in a singing contest. Discography *See Discography of 2R Filmography *Hearts Of Fencing (2003) (TVB) * ''Sound of Colors'' (2003) *''Love is a Many Stupid Thing'' (2004) *''Ab-normal Beauty ''Ab-normal Beauty'' (死亡寫真, "''Photos of Death''") (also ''Sei mong se jun'') is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film directed and co-written by Oxide Pang. It stars Race Wong and Rosanne Wong of the Cantopop group 2R. Plot Jiney, an art and ...'' (2004) *''China's Next Top Princess'' (2005) 1979 births Living people Cantopop singers Cantonese-language singers Hong Kong film actresses 21st-century Hong Kong women singers TVB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanette Aw
Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), better known by her stage name Ou Xuan (), is a Singaporean actress, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with her leading role in acclaimed drama ''The Little Nyonya''. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis and was once managed under Hype Records. Through her television career, Aw has established herself as one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in Singapore. She has won 29 popularity and performance awards, the record number for a performer, at Singapore Mediacorp's Star Awards. Aw has published two books; ''Jeanette Aw: Definitions'' in 2012 and ''Sol's World: Somebody to Love'' in 2015. She also starred in musical '' Beauty World'' in 2015. While in college, Aw entered TV talent scouting competition ''Route to Glamour'', in which she placed first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaric Tay
Alaric Tay (born Tay Liang Hoong; born 26 June 1979), is a Singaporean director, producer and actor. Early life Tay was born in Singapore and raised in a strict Christian family. Tay would later passionately pursue entertainment as the career of his choice and graduated with a degree in film studies from Griffith University in Australia. He began his career in the film and television scene as an actor at the age of seventeen. He was given a supporting role in a made-in-Singapore feature film called ''That's the Way I Like It'', which was personally picked up for distribution in 1998 by Harvey Weinstein. Acting career Tay has taken on diverse roles over the years, including leads in tele-movies like '' Ang Tao Mui'', ''Adventures of Holden Heng'', and a well-received comic turn in the dramedy, ''Money''. Alaric also played lead roles in the sitcom, The Yang Sisters Season 1 & 2 which ran on Mediacorp's Channel 5 as well as Random Acts, which was aired on Arts Central. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joscelin Yeo
Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling (; born 2 May 1979) is a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) from Nov 2006 to Apr 2011 and a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. Yeo won 40 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games. She also represented Singapore in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Summer Olympics. Yeo was elected as a Rhodes Scholar but never took up the scholarship. During the 2012 London Olympics, she was a TV analyst for certain Asian markets on ESPN Star Sports. Yeo began her international swimming career at age 11, at the 1990 Asian Games. She swam at almost every major international meet, including the Southeast Asian Games (8 times), the Asian Games (4), the Olympics (4), and the Commonwealth Games (3). She ended her 16-year swimming career in early 2007. Swimming career National records (correct as of 22 August 2009) *200 m individual medley - 2:16.86, 23 May 2004, 2004 Santa Clara International Swim Meet Olympics Yeo swam for Singapore at four consec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesseca Liu
Jesseca Liu () (刘芷绚/劉芷絢; ; pinyin: "''Liu Zhi Xuan''" was her previous Chinese stage name) (born 13 February 1979) is a Malaysian actress, who is based in Singapore and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2004 to 2010. She is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and managed under HIM International Music. Early life Jesseca Liu was born on 13 February 1979 in Langkawi, Malaysia, with the name Lao Chew Yen. She began modelling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, English and Malay. She finished second for a Malaysian beauty contest in 2001. Liu began acting in Malaysia in a few Chinese drama productions produced by Singapore-based companies. Career Liu was spotted by a producer in MediaCorp in 2004 who offered her the meaty role of He Yi Xuan in the sports themed drama, '' The Champion'', starring opposite Qi Yuwu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
