The finalised version of the national pledge was largely drafted by then Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam in February 1966 as a way to promote national loyalty and consciousness among citizens following Singapore's separation from Malaysia on 9 August ...

National service (NS) was introduced in post-independence Singapore when the National Service (Amendment) Act came into effect on 17 March 1967. Then Defence Minister Goh Keng Swee justified the government’s decision to introduce compulsory conscription of male ...

The Shared Values are five national values of Singapore. They were formalised by the government on 15 January 1991 to forge a national identity in the face of a changing society with evolving values. The Shared Values were formulated according to the nation’s multicultural ...

National Loyalty Week was held between 3 and 10 December 1959 to encourage a sense of loyalty among the diverse citizens of the new state of Singapore. It saw the inauguration of key national symbols including the state flag, the national anthem, the state crest ...

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realondo (b. 19 June 1861, Calamba, Luzon, Philippines–d. 30 December 1896, Manila, Philippines), popularly known as José Rizal, was a doctor, intellectual and patriot. He helped to inspire the Philippine Revolution from 1896 ...

Singapore’s lion’s head symbol was launched in 1986 as an alternative national symbol. The logo is in solid red against a white background – the colours of the national flag. The lion symbolises courage, strength and excellence, while the five partings of the lion’s ...

Kit Chan, (b. 15 September 1972, Singapore -), local performing artist, poet and entrepreneur, was appointed as Singapore's first Youth Ambassador by the National Youth Council (NYC) on 26 December 1998. She received her appointment from David Lim, then Minister ...