Wikipedia:WikiProject Singapore/Archives/2009

2009

Red Ensign of Singapore (rated a Good Article on 1 January 2009)
Denise Phua (rated a Good Article on 2 January 2009)
Choa Chu Kang Community Library (Did You Know, mentioned 4 January 2009)

Did you know ... that Choa Chu Kang Community Library was the first library in Singapore to install self-check machines for borrowing and returning of books?

Coat of arms of Singapore (Did You Know, mentioned 5 January 2009)

Did you know ... that the tiger in the Coat of arms of Singapore (pictured) represents Malaysia?

Toa Payoh ritual murders (rated a Featured Article on 10 January 2009)
Poh Ern Shih Temple (rated a Good Article on 12 January 2009)
Yip Pin Xiu (rated a Good Article on 27 January 2009)
Ee Hoe Hean Club (rated a Good Article on 31 January 2009)
I Not Stupid Too (rated a Good Article on 4 March 2009)
Choor Singh (Did You Know, mentioned 14 April 2009)

Did you know ... that Choor Singh, former judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore, was the first Singaporean judge to impose the death penalty on a woman?

Cabinet of Singapore (rated a Good Article on 4 May 2009)
Cabinet of Singapore (Did You Know, mentioned 4 May 2009)

Did you know ... that in April 2009, Lim Hwee Hua became the first woman to be appointed a full Minister in Singapore's Cabinet?

Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Singapore) (Did You Know, mentioned 15 May 2009)

Did you know... that the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act of Singapore that allows for suspected criminals to be detained without trial has been renewed 12 times since its enactment in 1955?

Government of Singapore (Did You Know, mentioned 15 June 2009)

Did you know... that the People's Action Party has dominated the Government of Singapore by winning a majority of seats in every general election since 1959?

Han Sai Por (Did You Know, mentioned 17 June 2009)

Seeds (2006) by Singaporean sculptor Han Sai Por

Did you know... that Singaporean sculptor Han Sai Por created her 2006 work Seeds (pictured), situated at the National Museum of Singapore, from sandstone excavated during the Museum's redevelopment?

Han Sai Por (rated a Good Article on 30 June 2009)
Kangchu system (rated a Good Article on 13 July 2009)
Rex Shelley (Did You Know, mentioned 5 September 2009)

Did you know... that Singaporean author Rex Shelley wrote his first novel The Shrimp People, about the Eurasian community in Singapore, in 1991 at age 61?

Government of Singapore (rated a Good Article on 7 September 2009)
Choor Singh (rated a Good Article on 19 October 2009)
Disneyland with the Death Penalty (rated a Good Article on 20 October 2009)
Rex Shelley (rated a Good Article on 11 November 2009)
Parliament of Singapore (Did You Know, mentioned 9 December 2009)

Did you know ... that if a Member of the Parliament of Singapore (Parliament House pictured) claims a division during a vote on a motion, MPs are locked inside the debating chamber until their votes have been tallied?

Flag of Singapore (rated a Featured Article on 29 December 2009)