• Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force

      The Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force (SSVAF) was created on 25 March 1936 with the goal of assisting the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the defence of Singapore. Its formation followed on the realisation that to rely on the Royal Navy coming to their rescue in ...

    • People's Association

      The People’s Association (PA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) that was established on 1 July 1960 through the People’s Association Ordinance. Officially, the PA was formed to achieve two objectives: first, to develop ...

    • Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)

      The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport. Set up on 1 September 1984, the mission of this statutory board is to develop Singapore into an international aviation hub. The board’s responsibilities include ...

    • Shaw Organisation

      Shaw Organisation is best known as a major player in the Asian film industry since the 1920s, being involved in the production, distribution and exhibition of films. With studios in Shanghai, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, Shaw was a pioneer and revolutionary ...

    • Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore

      The Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore (IRO), originally known as the Inter-Religious Organisation of Singapore and Johor Bahru, was founded on 18 March 1949 to promote friendship and cooperation among members of different religions. It originally represented ...

    • Bee Cheng Hiang

      Bee Cheng Hiang (美珍香) is a Singapore-based company that produces and sells a wide variety of food products, most notably its signature bakkwa (meaning “dried meat” in Hokkien; also known as rougan, or 肉干, in Mandarin) – barbequed pork slices. It is currently the ...

    • Malayan Daching

      Malayan Daching is a small and medium-size enterprise (SME) based in Singapore. Although the company began as a weighing scale manufacturer, their core business currently also includes engineering and construction.

    • Post Office Savings Bank (POSB)

      The Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) was established by the British colonial government in 1877 to provide banking facilities for lower-income groups. Following Singapore’s separation from Malaysia in 1965, control of the POSB was transferred to the Postmaster-General ...

    • The Singapore Scout Association (SSA)

      The Singapore Scout Association (SSA) was originally established as the Boy Scouts Association of Singapore on 2 July 1910, two years after the launch of the Scout Movement in Great Britain by Robert Baden-Powell. The idea of starting a local branch of the movement ...

    • Public Service Commission

      The Public Service Commission (PSC) is the government agency responsible for the appointment, promotion, transfer, dismissal and exercise of disciplinary control over public officers in Singapore. It has another role as the administrator of government-funded scholarships ...

    • The Singapore Art Society

      Established in 1949, The Singapore Art Society (SAS) is considered the first multicultural art society in Singapore. The society aims to foster the practice and appreciation of art in Singapore. SAS organises regular art exhibitions and overseas painting tours. ...

    • Sam Kiang Huay Kwan

      Sam Kiang Huay Kwan (新加坡三江会馆), a Chinese clan association for the sanjiang community, first started as the Sam Kiang Public Office in 1906 before changing to its current name in 1927. It has made contributions to education in Singapore through the Sam Kiang Public ...

    • Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day

      The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated on 1 July 1969 with a grand parade and march-past at the Jalan Besar Stadium presided over by then Minister for the Interior and Defence Lim Kim San. Public outreach activities such as camp “open houses”, exhibitions, selling ...

    • Chinese Christian Association

      The Chinese Christian Association (CCA) was established in October 1889 and lasted for more than half a century. The group organised religious activities such as bible classes alongside secular activities including debates, lectures as well as drama and reading ...

    • Hokkien Huay Kuan

      With its origins stretching back to 1840, the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan is one of the largest clan associations in Singapore with over 4,500 members as at 2015. It is a locality-based clan association for the Hokkien community and serves as an umbrella organisation ...

    • Force 136 (Operation Gustavus in Malaya)

      Force 136 in Malaya was part of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), a secret service organisation active during World War II. Tasked with recruiting and training local guerillas to assist the planned British invasion of Japanese-occupied Malaya, Force ...

    • Association of Women for Action and Research

      Established in 1985, the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is a Singapore non-governmental organisation (NGO) concerned with issues of women’s rights and gender quality. AWARE seeks to eliminate gender-based barriers through research, advocacy, ...

    • Factories Ordinance, 1958

      The Factories Ordinance, 1958 (Ord. 41 of 1958), was a piece of legislation that sought to set minimum standards for the health, safety and welfare of workers in factories. In 1960, factory workers numbered about 120,000 and made up one-quarter of Singapore’s total ...

    • Singapore Indian Development Association

      The Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) is a self-help group for Singapore’s Indian community. It supports education, assists families in need and fosters collaboration with related organisations. Its mission is to “build a well-educated, resilient ...

    • Singapore Labour Party

      The Singapore Labour Party (SLP) was inaugurated on 1 September 1948. It was fronted largely by English-speaking Indians who underwent the British education system, were exposed to publications on British politics and involved in labour unions. The SLP met with ...

       

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