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  2. Parents' Day - Wikipedia

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    Parents' Day. Parents' Day is observed in South Korea on May 8 and in the United States on the fourth Sunday of July. The South Korean designation was established in 1973, replacing the Mother's Day previously marked on May 8, and includes public and private celebrations. The United States day was created in 1994 under President Bill Clinton.

  3. Timeline of Singaporean history - Wikipedia

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    Event. 1819. 29 January. Sir Stamford Raffles arrives in Singapore with William Farquhar to establish a trading post for the British East India Company . 6 February. The treaty is signed between Sultan Hussein of Johor, Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sir Stamford Raffles . William Farquhar is installed as the first Resident of the settlement . 1821.

  4. Grandparents' Day - Wikipedia

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    Grandparents' Day or National Grandparents' Day is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It occurs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or sometimes as a separate Grandmother's Day and Grandfather's Day. It was celebrated for the first time in ...

  5. Halimah Yacob - Wikipedia

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    University of Singapore ( LLB) National University of Singapore ( LLM) Signature. Halimah binti Yacob DUT [1] (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023. Halimah won in the 2017 presidential election in an uncontested walkover due to ineligible candidates.

  6. National Day (Singapore) - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore National Day Parade is a national ceremony that is usually held at The Float @ Marina Bay, the National Stadium at the Singapore Sports Hub, or the Padang.In 2007, the Parade was held at The Float @ Marina Bay for the first time, and in 2016, it was held at the Singapore Sports Hub.

  7. Racial Harmony Day - Wikipedia

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    21 July. Next time. 21 July 2024. ( 2024-07-21) Frequency. Annually. Racial Harmony Day is a day in Singapore to promote racial and ethnic harmony within the nation. It is observed on 21 July every year, with most activities organised by schools and grassroot organisations, including religious groups.

  8. Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.It is located about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) 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 along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to ...

  9. LGBT rights in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Singapore have evolved over the decades. Same-sex sexual activity is legal for both males and females; for men it was officially legalised in 2022 after being de facto decriminalised since 2007, and for women it was always legal. Prior to 2022, same-sex sexual activity ...