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2008 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Republic of Singapore. Incumbents *President of Singapore, President: S.R. Nathan *Prime Minister of Singapore, Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong Events January *1 January – All List of radio stations in Singapore, radio stations in Singapore officially start broadcasting 24-hour clock, 24-hour seven days one week at stroke of midnight Singapore Time, SGT. *2 January – The School of the Arts, Singapore, School of the Arts is opened, making it the first specialised pre-tertiary arts school in Singapore. *3 January – The Keppel Bay Bridge is officially opened. *8 January **My Paper is relaunched as a full-fledged bilingual newspaper. **Asia Netcom and Pacific Internet successfully merged as Pacnet, Singapore's second ISP. This resulted in its delisting from Nasdaq. **Reflections at Keppel Bay starts construction works, with completion by 2013. *9 January – Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 starts operations. ... [...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] |
