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Home / News / World News / Singapore celebrates golden jubilee with aplomb
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    Singapore celebrates golden jubilee with aplomb

    Vaneet Randhawa
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    Last updated on Aug 10, 2015, 02:49 pm
    Singapore celebrates golden jubilee with aplomb
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  • Nationwide celebrations were held in Singapore to mark its 50 years of independence.

    Almost 2,50,000 people attended the outdoor parade largely funded by the government with extraordinary flybys by a Singapore Airlines A380 airliner and the air force.

    In a three hour ceremony, tribute was paid to former founding leader Lee Kuan Yew with a firework display show.

  • In this article
    Singapore expelled from Malaysian merger Challenges for the new and nonviable nation-state Singapore's success credited to its 1st PM One country, many extraordinary feats! Singapore's unique economic model Singapore loses Yew before 50th anniversary celebrations Singapore celebrates golden jubilee with aplomb PM Loong awed by how far Singapore has come
  • 9 Aug 1965

    Singapore expelled from Malaysian merger

    Singapore expelled from Malaysian merger
  • Post the 16 September 1963 merger with North Borneo, Sarawak and Malaya, Singapore became part of Malaysia.

    Article 153 of Malaysia's Constitution gave special privileges to Malays which became a source of unease for Singapore.

    Race Riots (1964) ensued between Malays and Chinese and the bloodshed led to the break between Malaysia and Singapore.

    On 9 August 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation.

  • 1965

    Challenges for the new and nonviable nation-state

    Challenges for the new and nonviable nation-state
  • The biggest issues faced by Singapore were housing, unemployment, lack of natural resources and land in general.

    With the separation, Singapore lost access to Malaysian land and resources and had no traditional source of income.

    Its unemployment rate (10-12%) was an irksome threat that could cause civil unrest.

    More importantly, Singapore's reputation for labor disputes and strikes severely jeopardized any form of foreign investment.

  • 1966

    Singapore's success credited to its 1st PM

    Singapore's success credited to its 1st PM
  • The first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has been widely credited with Singapore's economic success.

    Yew was Singapore's prime minister from more than 30 years (1959-1990) and transformed Singapore into a 'regional powerhouse'.

    Known for his blunt, "knuckle duster" approach, under Lee's pragmatic leadership, Singapore went on to become "Asia's most liveable cities".

    GDP per capita almost doubled and he weeded out corruption entirely.

  • Do you know?

    One country, many extraordinary feats!

  • Singapore, an unpromising land before independence, is now a thriving cosmopolitan city. It is notable for being one of the cities with the lowest crime rate and the highest gross domestic product per capita in Asia.

  • 1968

    Singapore's unique economic model

    Singapore's unique economic model
  • Known as the ''Singapore model,'' Lee's growth strategy focused on radical deregulation to attract foreign capital.

    Singapore's chemical industry brought in foreign investors with big tax breaks, simple approval processes and by providing appropriate infrastructure.

    Similar strategy was used to promote other key industries such as precision engineering, electronics, and later bio-medicine.

    Understanding the global need, English was considered as 'mother-tongue' and was mandatory.

  • Information

    Singapore loses Yew before 50th anniversary celebrations

  • Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's PM for nearly 3 decades passed away on 23 March 2015 at the age of 91. Thousands of people queued up for upto 10 hours to pay their respects.

  • 10 Aug 2015

    Singapore celebrates golden jubilee with aplomb

    Singapore celebrates golden jubilee with aplomb
    Credits:
  • Nationwide celebrations were held in Singapore to mark its 50 years of independence.

    Almost 2,50,000 people attended the outdoor parade largely funded by the government with extraordinary flybys by a Singapore Airlines A380 airliner and the air force.

    In a three hour ceremony, tribute was paid to former founding leader Lee Kuan Yew with a firework display show.

  • Quote

    PM Loong awed by how far Singapore has come

  • Singapore's Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed his happiness saying "At 50 years, as we stand at a high base camp, we look back and marvel at how how far we have come."

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