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2024 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 2024 in the Singapore, Republic of Singapore. Incumbents * President of Singapore, President: Tharman Shanmugaratnam * Prime Minister of Singapore, Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (until 14 May), Lawrence Wong (from 15 May) Events January * 1 January – The Goods and Services Tax (Singapore), Goods and Services Tax is raised from 8 to 9 per cent. * 5 January – Four Telephone company, telcos offer international call blocking services in an attempt to deter scams. * 9 January – Land Transport Authority announced that EZ-Link cards that had not yet been upgraded to SimplyGo, and Nets Flashpay cards would be deprecated on 1 June 2024. * 12 January – The Central Public Library at the National Library Building at Victoria Street, Singapore, Victoria Street is officially reopened with a marine-themed children's section that is sponsored by S.E.A. Aquarium (which will be reopened as Singapore Oceanarium later this year) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |