SINGAPORE, Aug 9 It was not the roar of fighter jets overhead, the thunderous applause when President Halimah Yacob’s vehicle drove past the crowd, or the brilliant fireworks.
What is a National Monument? Who gazettes them? How many national monuments are there in Singapore? To date, the Preservation of Sites and Monuments, a division of National Heritage Board, has identified and gazetted 75 buildings, structures and sites of national significance as an integral part of Singapore's built heritage. And we're here to tell you all about them .
Get ready for a double whammy of festivities this National Day as Singapore gears up to celebrate not only its 58th birthday but also the 55th anniversary of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). This year's National Day Parade (NDP) will take place at the Padang, the very site where the first NDP was held back in 1966. In.