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  2. List of military training deaths in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Chua Chu Kang, Singapore. Second Lieutenant (2LT) Tay Seow Kai. 26 August 1970. 21. 2LT Tay grabbed a grenade from a recruit who fumbled while handling the grenade during a live exercise. The grenade detonated in his hand, killing him and causing minor injuries for 2 others. [4]

  3. The Straits Times - Wikipedia

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    Media of Singapore. List of newspapers. The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. [2] [3] [4] Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience.

  4. List of Singapore police officers killed in the line of duty

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    Tanglin. PC 2816 and PC Lou Chung Hung, 20, were on mobile squad duty when they stopped two cyclists to conduct a routine check along Newton Road. PC 2816 was standing to the front of the police car and PC Lou towards the rear when a passing car knocked the police car into the pavement, injuring both officers.

  5. S. Rajaratnam - Wikipedia

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    Rajaratnam returned to Singapore in 1948 when he joined the Malayan Tribune and stopped writing short stories. In 1950, he joined Singapore Tiger Standard that was founded by Aw Boon Haw.: 119 In 1954, he joined The Straits Times as a journalist. He was bold in writing about the way Singapore was governed by the British.

  6. Benjamin Sheares - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Sheares. Benjamin Henry Sheares (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981) was a Singaporean physician and academic who served as the second president of Singapore from 1971 until his death in 1981. Sheares retired in 1960 and was in private practice before being elected as the president of Singapore by the Parliament after the death of Yusof ...

  7. Ruth Wong - Wikipedia

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    Ruth Wong Hie King (10 June 1918 - 1 February 1982) was a pioneer educator who transformed teacher training in Singapore, and was the first female principal of the Teachers’ Training College and the founding director of the National Institute of Education, then known as the Institute of Education. Wong was inducted into the Singapore Women's ...

  8. Capital punishment in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Changi Prison, where Singapore's death row is located Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singapore law. In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to ...

  9. Singapore Airlines Flight 006 - Wikipedia

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    The return flight to Singapore, SQ005, was also changed to SQ29. The flight number was again changed to SQ28/27 a few years later. The operating aircraft was replaced by the Boeing 777-200ER and then the 777-300ER. However as of December 2023, Singapore Airlines now flies between Singapore and Los Angeles direct, dropping the Taipei stopover.

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