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The Singapore Arms and Flag and National Anthem Rules define the flag's composition and the symbolism of its elements: red symbolises "universal brotherhood and equality of man", and white, "pervading and everlasting purity and virtue". The waxing crescent moon "represents a young nation on the ascendant".
Singapore was under British rule in the 19th century, having been amalgamated into the Straits Settlements together with Malacca and Penang.The flag that was used to represent the Settlements was a British Blue Ensign defaced with a red diamond containing three gold crowns—one for each settlement—separated by a white inverted pall, which resembles an inverted Y. [3]
Singapore is scheduled to compete in the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Hockey player Wee Chew and short-track speed skater Alyssa Pok were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.
The days observed as general public holidays in Singapore are declared in the schedule to the Holidays Act. [9] According to the Ministry of Manpower, which issues a yearly list of the dates on which public holidays fall, the holidays were "chosen and agreed upon after close consultation with different community and religious leaders in ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore (2 C, 4 P, 3 F) Pages in category "National symbols of Singapore" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Flag Duration Use Description 1965 – Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces: State flag with the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right. 1965 – Service flag of the Singapore Army: Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in yellow, and the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the ...
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Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (1988), Flag and Anthem, 3 December 1959 [videorecording], Singapore: Television Corporation of Singapore. A documentary on the national flag and anthem of Singapore. Gives an account on how the present design of the flag was arrived at, and includes an interview with the national anthem's composer, Zubir Said.