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1962 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1962 in Singapore. Incumbents * Yang di-Pertuan Negara – Yusof Ishak * Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew Events April *10 April – The SEACOM (Asian cable system), SEACOM cable is announced. September *1 September – 1962 Merger Referendum of Singapore, A referendum is held in Singapore to vote on merger with Malaysia. In the end, 70 percent of votes chose merger in accordance with the terms of the 1961 White Paper.Singapore, 1 September 1962: Integration with Malaya Direct Democracy December * 16 December - Trolleybuses in Singapore, Trolleybus services in Singapore cease operations.Births * 6 February – Eleanor Wong (playwright), Eleanor Wong – Lawyer, playwright. * 28 Marc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Di-Pertuan Negara
Yang di-Pertuan Negara (English: (he) who is Lord of the State) is a title for the head of state in certain Malay language, Malay-speaking countries, and has been used as an official title at various times in Brunei and Singapore. Sabah The head of state of Sabah was once known as ''Yang Di-Pertua Negara'' and later known as ''Yang Di-Pertua Negeri''. Singapore Background Following revisions to the Constitution of Singapore, Constitution in 1959, which granted Singapore self-governance from the United Kingdom, the ceremonial office of ''Yang di-Pertuan Negara'' replaced the colonial office of Governor of Singapore, Governor as the representative of the British monarch in Singapore. Although the ''Yang di-Pertuan Negara'' was the title for the head of state A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Lum
Olivia Lum Ooi Lin is a Singaporean businesswoman. She is best known for being the founder, group chief executive officer, and president of the Singapore-based Hyflux Group. She also heads the Research and Development function. Early life Lum was adopted at birth, and never knew her biological parents; she was brought up by a woman she called her "grandmother". When Lum was only three, her grandmother gambled away her savings; they lost the house in which they were living, and moved to a shack without running water. She came to Singapore at the age of 15 and enrolled at the Tiong Bahru Secondary School, where she supported herself through tutoring and sales jobs. She went on to study at Hwa Chong Junior College and graduated in 1986 with an Honours degree in chemistry from the Faculty of Science of the National University of Singapore. Career Lum started corporate life as a chemist with Glaxo Pharmaceutical. After working for three years at Glaxo, she left in 1989 at the ... [...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] |
1962 By Country
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1962 in Singapore. Incumbents * Yang di-Pertuan Negara – Yusof Ishak * Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew Events April *10 April – The SEACOM (Asian cable system), SEACOM cable is announced. September *1 September – 1962 Merger Referendum of Singapore, A referendum is held in Singapore to vote on merger with Malaysia. In the end, 70 percent of votes chose merger in accordance with the terms of the 1961 White Paper.Singapore, 1 September 1962: Integration with Malaya Direct Democracy December * 16 December - Trolleybuses in Singapore, Trolleybus services in Singapore cease operations.Births * 6 February – Eleanor Wong (playwright), Eleanor Wong – Lawyer, playwright. * 28 Marc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Ibrahim (Singaporean Politician)
Ahmad bin Ibrahim (17 May 1927 – 21 August 1962) was a Singaporean politician who served as Minister of Health between 1959 and 1961, and Minister for Labour from 1961 until his death in 1962, in the First Cabinet of Singapore. An active unionist, Ahmad was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sembawang as an independent candidate in the 1955 general election. Biography Born in Penang, Ahmad attended Penang Free School. Ahmad contested in Sembawang as an independent candidate during the 1955 general election and won. A former First Branch Secretary of the All-Singapore Fire Brigade Employees Union and Vice-President of the Naval Base Labour Union, Ahmad was co-opted into the People's Action Party's Central Executive Committee in 1956. During the 1959 general election, he was re-elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly as a PAP candidate. When the PAP government formed its first Cabinet that year, Ahmad served as Minister for Healt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Lee (Singapore)
Madeline Lee may refer to: *Madeline Lee (actress) (1923–2008), American performer, producer and social activist; married to Jack Gilford * Madeleine Lee (''Neighbours''), a character appearing from April 2004 to January 2005 * ''Madeline Lee'' (opera), a 2004 one-act opera by Australian composer John Haddock * Madeleine Lee (writer) (born 1962), Singaporean poet and investment manager *Marie Madeleine Lee Marie Madeleine Lee (; born 1932) is a politician, diplomat, and business executive based in Mauritius. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan in Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1981 to 1984, then served as List of ambassadors of Mauritius to Chin ... (born 1932), Mauritian politician and diplomat See also * Madeline (other) {{hndis, Lee, Madeline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Tham Sow Ying
Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People * Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and television * ''Jennifer'' (1953 film), a film starring Ida Lupino * ''Jennifer'' (1978 film), a horror film by Brice Mack * ''Jennifer'', a 1998 Ghanaian film starring Brew Riverson Jnr * "Jenifer" (''Masters of Horror''), an episode of ''Masters of Horror'' Music * The Jennifers, a British band, some of whose members later formed Supergrass * ''Jenifer'' (album), an album by French singer Jenifer * ''Jennifer'' (album), a 1972 album by Jennifer Warnes * "Jennifer", a 1974 song by Faust from ''Faust IV'' * "Jennifer", a 1983 song by Eurythmics from ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' (album) * "Jennifer", a 2001 song by M2M from '' The Big Room'' Other uses * Hurricane Jennifer * Project Jennifer, a CIA attempt to recover a Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
