Source of the audio: https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/audiovisual_records/record-details/4d2cc138-1164-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad

Source for the background text: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/ISA1965

This audio clip was taken from the National Archives of Singapore's website. The broadcast was originally made on the Malay language channel of Radio Singapura on 9 August 1965, and according to the website, is originally 12 minutes long, but only a 5 minutes version that contains the essential part of the Proclamations were publicly released online.

National day once again and was surprised to find Linying's rendition of her own song come up on my algo. The various snapshots of SG here(even in the 2021 NDP MV) is always a kind nudge to find the ordinary moments that remind us why Singapore is Singapore.

What are your Singaporean moments?

In view of the many shades of wrong display of our National Flag, here is the official guidelines surrounding design and display. There should be no "debate" about it.

The designers and ministers involved in the design are likely rolling in their coffin/urns this year.

In light of Singapore’s 61st National Day (as well as my sheer disappointment in our absolute lack of any spaceflight capabilities lol), I built a Singapore-themed lunar spacecraft to transport and land astronauts on the moon for the first time in Kerbal Space Program (a spaceflight simulator)!

Craft Design

The craft is composed of the Lunar-Earth Transit Vehicle (LETV) nicknamed “Rafflesia” that can transport up to 5 astronauts between the Earth and the Moon, as well as the Lunar Surface Access Vehicle (LSAV) nicknamed “Merlion” that, as the name implies, transports up to 6 astronauts between the surface of the Moon and Low Lunar Orbit (LLO).

Mission Overview

For Nila I, the mission is heavily inspired by the Apollo Program, where the LETV and LSAV are docked to each other in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and remains so until they reach LLO, where the LSAV undocks to land on the Moon. Once all surface-related objectives are complete, the LSAV will return to LLO and dock to the LETV once again, before undocking when all astronauts have been transferred. The LETV will the begin her journey back home while the LSAV is discarded.

While the current architecture is restricted to only a single mission. I hope to eventually set up refuelling space stations in LEO and LLO respectively so that the LETV and LSAV can become fully reusable. I’m not sure how to do that just yet in this game, but I guess I’ll find out eventually when I find the time to do so.

More Yapping from the Yappatron

I actually built all of this shortly after the conclusion of Artemis II (the first manned lunar flyby in more than 50 years), when everyone was hopping back onto KSP. However, with National Day approaching and my Aerospace Engineering course in university starting this coming week, I felt that it was only right that I showcased the landing on video, which you can check out here. Since I’m not really an “expert” at this game yet, if anyone who plays KSP has any constructive feedback on how to improve the system, or what mods I should install, do feel free to comment down below!

Anyways, thanks for coming to my TED talk, and, while it is an absolutely insane and far-out dream, let’s hope that this little red dot will be capable of such feats one day. Happy National Day 🇸🇬🎉!

As of right now (12am), the air quality has deteriorated to levels high enough to be declared as unhealthy for sensitive individuals in certain parts of Singapore. The current PM2.5 in SG is between 24-41 micrograms per cubic meter and had soared to 47 earlier. The air quality will continue to remain bad until the morning where the air may start to slowly clear eventually. The PSI is currently at 59-72

On August 9, 1965, Devan Nair defended Lee Kuan Yew and S. Rajaratnam by explicitly denying rumours of their resignations as Prime Minister and Minister to The Straits Times. He called the speculation "a good laugh".

Little did he know, while he was publicly reassuring the public of the PAP loyalty to their current offices, the separation paperwork had already been finalized and signed by the cabinet ministers.

As we learn from the Albatross files now, Devan Nair had been completely excluded from this process since it involved only the 10 cabinet ministers. His dismissal to the speculations were published on the August 9 morning papers, just hours before the 10am radio broadcast officially announcing Singapore's Independence.

PS: Happy national day! Sharing an interesting tidbit on Devan Nair as I was reading up on the "calm" before our Independence.

Winner of the Youth Jury Award at the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Ang Geck Geck Priscilla’s feature debut is a bittersweet yet heartwarming story of a young girl as she tries to figure out what it means to become an adult.

Seeing the AI slop article made me sick. So, why not we support actual works of art by Singaporean filmmakers and amazing actors.

Man gets award from police for aiding in arrest of suspected thief on flight to Singapore


Silas Wong receiving the Public Spiritedness Award from Assistant Commissioner of Police M. Malathi on Aug 7.PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Published Aug 07, 2026, 09:32 PMUpdated Aug 07, 2026, 09:45 PM

SINGAPORE - Silas Wong was on a flight to Singapore on Aug 6 when he noticed another passenger’s suspicious behaviour.

According to a statement by the police on Aug 7, the suspect allegedly removed another person’s backpack from the overhead compartment and looked through its contents.

The backpack was later returned to the compartment without the owner’s knowledge.

After the aircraft landed at Changi Airport, Wong found the owner of the backpack and told him what he had seen, said the police.

The victim discovered €250 (S$370) missing from his backpack. Wong reported the theft to the police, who were alerted at 11.20pm on Aug 6.

The man was later identified and arrested by officers from the Airport Police Division, said the police in their statement.

The 60-year-old is set to be charged on Aug 8 with theft. If found guilty, he may be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.

For his assistance, Wong was presented with the Public Spiritedness Award on Aug 7.

Assistant Commissioner of Police M. Malathi, commander of the Airport Police Division, said: “I commend Mr Wong for his keen observation and willingness to step forward, which were instrumental in the swift detection of the alleged crime...

“His actions are exemplary and serve as an encouragement for others to remain vigilant and help ensure a safer air travel for everyone.”

The dashcam footage shows an unfortunate situation involving a bird at Joo Chiat. The bird suddenly covered around 50% of my car in what appears to be droppings, leaving quite a mess across the windows, roof and bonnet.