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The nutmeg plantations at Tanjong Pagar gradually transformed into a harbor due to the availability of deep water for steamer traffic as well as the growing congestion in the Singapore River [3] Many wharves and docks were built and several dock companies were founded but none was as successful as the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company (renamed Singapore Harbor Board in 1913, and eventually renamed as ...
Singapore: Singapore History Museum. ISBN 981-05-0283-4. Ooi, Giok Ling; Brian J. Shaw (2004). Beyond the Port City : Development and Identity in 21st Century Singapore. Singapore: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-008381-X. Trocki, Carl A. (1979). Prince of Pirates : The Temenggongs and the Development of Johor and Singapore, 1784–1885. Singapore ...
PSA International Pte Ltd, formerly the Port of Singapore Authority, is a global port operator and supply chain company.One of the largest port operators in the world, PSA's portfolio comprises over 70 deepsea, rail, and inland terminals across more than 180 locations in 45 countries, including flagship operations in Singapore and Belgium, and encompasses supply chain solutions, marine, and ...
Raeburn Park School was established in 1954 by a group of Singapore Harbour Board officials who were concerned about the shortage of educational facilities for non-service expatriate children. [1] The school was located at Raeburn Park in a Harbour Board property overlooking Singapore harbour hence the school was also known as the Harbour Board ...
MPA harbour launch in the Johor Strait near Pulau Ubin. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was established on 2 February 1996 by the MPA Act of 1996 through the merger of the Marine Department (which was under the then Ministry of Communications), National Maritime Board and the Regulatory departments of the former Port of Singapore Authority (PSA).
Thirty other Regiment soldiers, who were about fifty yards from their location, swam quickly towards them, but by the time they reached the duo's last known location, the two had already sunk to the bottom. A local Malay diver, Bujang, of the Singapore Harbour Board arrived half an hour later and dived into the reservoir.
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On 22 December 1965, the Constitution Amendment Act was passed under which the Head of State became the President and the State of Singapore became the Republic of Singapore. Singapore later co-founded the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 8 August 1967 and was admitted into the Non-Aligned Movement in 1970.