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List of public holidays in Singapore. There are generally 11 public holidays a year; however, since the gap between the Islamic calendar and the Gregorian calendar lasts around 11 days, Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Hari Raya Aidil Adha are respectively celebrated twice in a Gregorian calendar year every 32 or 33 years.
National Day, sometimes known internationally as Singapore Independence Day, is a major public holiday in Singapore which commemorates an independent and sovereign Republic of Singapore. Held on 9 August since 1965 , this holiday features the National Day Parade (NDP), a National Day Message by the Prime Minister of Singapore and fireworks ...
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to consist of the President and the Executive. Executive authority of Singapore is vested in the President but exercised on the advice of the Cabinet led by the Prime Minister. The President, acting as the Head of State, may only act in their discretion in ...
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15. Presidents’ Day ...
20 July – Postal voting for the 2024 Tauranga local elections concludes. 28 July – Stuff publishes the last Sunday News newspaper. October – King Charles III and Queen Camilla plan to visit New Zealand. 31 December – The 2025 New Year Honours will be announced. Holidays and observances
The date was confirmed as 15 May 2024 in an announcement on 15 April 2024; Lee stepped down his post and passed his premier to Wong on that day. The new cabinet was also announced, with Gan Kim Yong promoted as the next-in-line Deputy Prime Minister and Lee conferred as a Senior Minister, [20] though changes to the cabinet were minor until the ...
The Parliament of Singapore is unicameral with 93 seats. Since the legislative assembly election in 1959, the People's Action Party (PAP) has had an overwhelming majority, and for nearly two decades was the only political party to win any seats, and has always formed the Government of Singapore.
3 and 5–6 April – Bruno Mars ' Bruno Mars Live in Singapore tour is held at the National Stadium. [18] [19] 15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the 4th Prime ...