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Singapore
Singapore was ranked 4th in the Global Innovation Index.
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| 2024 |
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Singapore spent 2.7% of its GDP on military, the highest in the region, and was ranked 5th most peaceful country in the Global Peace Index.
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| 2024 |
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Changi Airport was again superseded as the world's best airport.
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| July 9 2024 |
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Max Maeder wins Singapore's first Olympic medal in sailing, achieving bronze in the Men's Formula Kite at the Paris Olympics on National Day. At 17, he becomes Singapore's youngest Olympic medalist.
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| May 15 2024 |
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Lawrence Wong became Singapore's fourth Prime Minister, the first prime minister born after independence.
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| 2023 |
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Singapore was ranked 129th out of 180 nations by Reporters Without Borders on the global Press Freedom Index, indicating limitations on press freedom.
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| 2023 |
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Singapore attracted 13.6 million international tourists, more than double its total population.
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| 2023 |
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Singapore was ranked as the world's 4th most competitive economy according to the International Institute for Management Development's World Competitiveness Ranking.
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| 2023 |
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Singapore Airlines won the World's Best Airline title from Skytrax for the 12th time. Changi Airport also reclaimed the world's best airport title.
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| January 3 2023 |
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Section 377A was officially repealed, ending the legal prohibition on sexual relations between men that had been in place since 1938.
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| 2022 |
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Live births hit a record low, despite ongoing government fertility incentive programs.
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| 2022 |
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Singapore would repeal Section 377A, effectively decriminalizing homosexual behavior while maintaining traditional marriage definitions.
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| 2021 |
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Loh Kean Yew wins gold in men's singles at the BWF World Championships, achieving 'World Champion' status in badminton.
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| 2021 |
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Singapore was ranked 17th overall in the World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index among 193 countries, demonstrating high performance in areas like order and security, absence of corruption, and regulatory enforcement.
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| 2021 |
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Six Singaporeans protested outside the Ministry of Education headquarters at Buona Vista for improved transgender protections in the educational system.
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| 2020 |
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Singapore became the first country in Southeast Asia to implement a carbon tax on corporations producing more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, with the tax set at $5 per ton.
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| 2020 |
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Census revealed language demographics: 48.3% of population spoke English at home, 29.9% spoke Mandarin, indicating a significant shift towards English as the primary language.
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| 2020 |
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National census reveals Buddhism as the most widely practised religion at 31%, with Christianity at 18.9%, Islam at 15.6%, Taoism and Chinese Traditional Beliefs at 8.8%, and Hinduism at 5.0%.
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| 2020 |
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Changi Airport was superseded as the world's best airport by Hamad International Airport in Doha.
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| 2020 |
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Singapore set aside an initial $5 billion towards a Coastline and Flood Protection Fund in its budget to address potential climate change and rising sea level impacts.
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| 2020 |
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Originally planned year for replacing physical ERP gantries with a satellite-based system.
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| July 2020 |
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General election saw the PAP drop to 61% of the vote, while the Workers' Party won 10 of the 93 seats, the highest number ever won by another party.
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| 2019 |
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Singapore achieved the longest life expectancy globally at 84.8 years, with women expected to live 87.6 years and 75.8 years in good health.
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| 2019 |
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Government amended the Women's Charter to introduce stricter punishments for human traffickers, including up to seven years imprisonment and a fine of S$100,000.
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| 2019 |
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Port of Singapore ranked as the world's second-busiest port in shipping tonnage, handling 2.85 billion gross tons (GT) and 37.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
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| 2018 |
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Participated in ASEAN's first joint maritime exercise with China.
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| 2018 |
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Singapore had 114 hawker centres spread across the city centre and heartland housing estates, showcasing the city's unique street food culture.
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| 2018 |
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Ulu Pandan wastewater treatment facility won the Water/Wastewater Project of the Year Award at the Global Water Awards in Paris, France.
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| 2018 |
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Two street food stalls in Singapore became the first in the world to be awarded a Michelin star, each receiving a single star.
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| June 2018 |
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Hosted a historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, marking the first-ever meeting between sitting leaders of the two nations.
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| 2017 |
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Singapore's men's water polo team wins the SEA Games gold medal for the 27th consecutive time, continuing the country's longest sports winning streak.
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| 2017 |
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Operation of the Ulu Pandan wastewater treatment facility began, developed jointly by PUB and the Black & Veatch + AECOM Joint Venture.
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| 2017 |
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Constitutional changes introduced a reserved presidential election for specific racial communities, resulting in Halimah Yacob becoming Singapore's first female president in an uncontested election.
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| August 2017 |
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The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Economic Development Board (EDB) unveiled the unified brand 'Singapore – Passion Made Possible' to market Singapore internationally for tourism and business purposes.
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| 2016 |
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The Esplanade performing arts centre hosted 5,900 free art and culture events, demonstrating Singapore's vibrant cultural scene.
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| 2016 |
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Singapore switched to using polders for land reclamation after sand export restrictions from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
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| 2016 |
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Singapore students topped both the Program International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
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| 2016 |
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An estimated 4.7 million internet users were recorded in Singapore, representing 82.5% of the population.
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| 2016 |
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Singapore placed 6th in the EF English Proficiency Index, being the only Asian country in the top ten.
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| October 2016 |
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore admonished and fined UBS and DBS banks, and withdrew Falcon Private Bank's banking licence for their alleged role in the Malaysian Sovereign Fund scandal.
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| August 2016 |
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The Straits Times reported that Indonesia planned to create tax havens near Singapore to bring Indonesian capital back into the tax base.
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| August 2016 |
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Joseph Schooling wins Singapore's first Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly at the Rio Olympics, setting a new Olympic record time of 50.39 seconds.
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| 2015 |
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Singapore Airlines was ranked as Asia's most-admired company and the world's 19th most-admired company in Fortune's annual '50 most admired companies in the world' industry surveys.
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| 2015 |
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Singapore ranked fourth on the Tax Justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index of the world's off-shore financial service providers.
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| 2015 |
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Singapore was listed as the top destination by Lonely Planet and 6th-best world destination by The New York Times.
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| 2015 |
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Singapore's primary and secondary students ranked first in OECD's global school performance rankings across 76 countries, achieving the most comprehensive map of education standards.
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| 2015 |
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Singapore's land area had increased by approximately 22% (130 km²) through land reclamation projects since the 1960s.
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| 2015 |
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Hosted the Ma–Xi meeting, the first meeting between political leaders of Taiwan and China since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1950.
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| March 23 2015 |
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Lee Kuan Yew died, and a one-week period of public mourning was observed nationwide.
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| 2014 |
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Pew Research Center analysis identifies Singapore as the world's most religiously diverse nation, with no single religion claiming a majority.
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