The Singapore judiciary system consists of two tiers: the Supreme Court and the State Courts (known as Subordinate Courts until 2014). Located at 1 Havelock Square, the State Courts consist of the District Courts, Magistrates’ Courts, Family Courts and various ...

The Supreme Court of Singapore comprises the Court of Appeal and the High Court. The Supreme Court and the State Courts (previously known as Subordinate Courts) together form the two tiers of the Singapore judiciary system. As a key organ of the state judiciary, ...

The former Supreme Court building was the seat of Singapore’s highest court from 1939 to 2005. It was located at St Andrew’s Road in an area spanning 5,110 sq m. Conceptualised by Frank Dorrington Ward, it was the last classical building constructed in Singapore ...

Food courts in Singapore are air-conditioned food centres that serve inexpensive cooked food, drinks and desserts. Each food court houses an array of stand-alone food stalls that are managed and rented out by a food court operator. Food courts serve predominantly ...

In the midst of World War I, on 15 February 1915, the Right Wing (Rajput) of the 5th Light Infantry (Indian Army) which was stationed in Singapore, revolted, killing more than 40 British officers, British residents and local civilians. The mutiny was originally ...

John Tan Thoon Lip (b. 22 February 1910, Singapore–d. 14 March 1959, Singapore), a lawyer and public official, was the first Asian registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

The chief justice of Singapore presides over the judiciary – a system of courts that upholds the law and ensures justice is accessible to all. Besides being responsible for the overall functioning of the Singapore judiciary, he or she plays a role in numerous appointments ...

Punch Coomaraswamy (b. 1925, Segamat, Johor, Malaysia–d. 8 January 1999, Singapore) was a High Court judge and envoy to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, Fiji, the United States and Brazil.

The Parliament of Singapore passed the Administration of Muslim Law Bill on 17 August 1966. The resultant Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 (AMLA), which came into operation almost two years later on 1 July 1968, provides for a centralised system of administration ...

James Walter Davy Ambrose (b. 1909, Penang, Malaya–d. 28 October 1992, Singapore), an ethnic Indian, was a high court judge in the Singapore legal system. Between 1936 and 1958, he held various portfolios in the legal and judicial services of Malaya, including ...

The “elephant statue” is a bronze monument located at the High Street entrance of the Old Parliament House (formerly known as the Old Court House, now The Arts House) in the Downtown Core of Singapore’s Central Region. It was a gift from Thailand’s King Chulalongkorn ...

Shirin Fozdar (b. 1 March 1905, Bombay, India–d. 2 February 1992, Singapore) was a women’s rights pioneer. One of the founders of the Singapore Council of Women (SCW) in 1952, Fozdar was also a key figure in establishing the Muslim Syariah Court and the Women’s ...

Arumugam Ponnu Rajah (b. 7 July 1911, Port Dickson, Malaya – d. 28 September 1999, Singapore), better known as A. P. Rajah, was Singapore’s first High Commissioner to Britain. He was also the first Supreme Court judge to remain on the Bench after turning 70.

The Industrial Relations Ordinance, 1960, was a piece of legislation that sought to regulate relations between employers and employees in Singapore at a time when the country was embarking on an economic makeover following the institution of self-government in ...

Tan Sri Datuk Professor Ahmad Ibrahim (b. 12 May 1916, Singapore–d. 17 April 1999, Gombak, Malaysia), also known as Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim, was Singapore’s first attorney-general. He was a key player in the merger talks between Singapore and Malaysia in the ...

Char kway teow (炒粿条; chao guo tiao in Mandarin) is a dish of flat rice noodles and tubular yellow wheat noodles fried in garlic, sweet soya sauce and lard, with ingredients such as egg, Chinese waxed sausage, fishcake, beansprouts and cockles. The dish, of Teochew ...

Frank Dorrington Ward (b. 17 April 1885, Hastings, England–d. 1972) was chief architect of the Public Works Department in the Straits Settlements from 1928 to 1939. Prominent landmarks designed by Ward include the former Kallang Airport terminal building, Clifford ...

Kenneth Michael Byrne (b. 13 May 1913, Singapore–d. 14 May 1990, Singapore), or K. M. Byrne, was Singapore’s first minister for labour and law. He was one of nine ministers who made up the first cabinet of the People’s Action Party (PAP) government, which was also ...

Jalan Besar Stadium is a well-known Singapore landmark located at Tyrwhitt Road in the Kallang area. Since its official opening on 26 December 1929, the stadium had held many football events, including Malaysia Cup tournaments. In 1999, the original facility underwent ...

Wee Chong Jin (b. 28 September 1917, Georgetown, Penang–d. 5 June 2005) was the first Singaporean and Asian to head Singapore’s Supreme Court judiciary when he was appointed as chief justice in 1963. He held the position until his retirement in 1990, making him ...