Tag: national day
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Article: 44 things you may not know about Singapore
The nation turns 44 this week. That’s an inauspicious number to some, but there’s always a way to turn that around and make it a little more positive. My mother-in-law tells me you could say it’s 4 + 4 = 8, and that, to the superstitious optimist, says something to the effect of “die die…
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Damn, he’s got big hands
Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Though not that many people know what a cool dude S.R. Nathan was back in the day, exchanging himself with hostages while dealing with a bunch of terrorists. Happy National Day, Mr President.
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How many are Singaporeans?
There might come a time soon when Singaporean citizens, some of whom are responsible for voting in the elections, will be outnumbered in Singapore by people who are not Singaporeans. CNA says that the population of the country rose by 200,000 between 2006 and 2007, of which only 39,490 were born here, which means 160,510…