Civics

Asvind

2006 Southern Cross Scout Unit

Civics Badge Report



President OF SINGAPORE

The current president of Singapore is President Halimah Yacob, who is the 8th president of Singapore.

The president is the head state of Singapore.

The President exercises her powers in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet or a minister acting under the Cabinet's general authority.

The president does not have full control and decision making over the government






PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE

The current prime minister of Singapore is Mr Lee Hsien Loong. The Prime Minister of Singapore is the Head of Government of Singapore and the leader of the majority party in the legislature. Mr Lee Hsien Loong is responsible for coordinating Government work with that of Parliament.







SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT

The current speaker of parliament is Mr Tan Chuan-Jin.The Speaker presides over the sittings of the House and enforces the rules prescribed in the Standing Orders of Parliament for the orderly conduct of parliamentary business. He decides who has the right to speak and puts the question for the House to debate on and vote.



CHIEF JUSTICE OF SINGAPORE

The current chief justice of Singapore is Mr Sundaresh Menon. The Chief justice of Singapore is the highest post in the judicial system of Singapore. He is president of the Court of Appeal, the apex of Singapore’s judicial hierarchy, which, together with the High Court, forms the Supreme Court.



Member of parliament of Lentor Green

One of the members of parliament of lentor green is Dr koh Poh Koon. Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry. He is working with people’s action party(PAP).




Information I got from the supreme court

The formation of the court

The supreme court ordinance 1868 abolished the court of judicature serving Penang, Singapore and Malacca and replaced it with the supreme court of straits settlements. With the courts ordinance 1873 the court now consisted of the chief justice, the judge of Penang, and a senior and junior puisne judge. The court continued to have two divisions- one at Singapore and Malacca and other at Penang. The ordinance also conferred on the supreme court the jurisdiction to sit as a court of appeal.

Former and present chief justices of Singapore

- Sir Charles Murray

1946-1955

First Chief Justice of the Colony of Singapore

-Sir john Whyatt

Second Chief Justice of the Republic of Singapore

1955-1958

-Sir Alan EP rose KCMG

Third Chief Justice of the Colony of Singapore

First Chief Justice of the State of Singapore

1959-1963

-Wee Chong Jin

1963-1965;1965-1990

-Yong Pung How

1990-2006

Second Chief Justice of the Republic of Singapore

-Chan Sek Keong

2006-2012

Third Chief Justice of the Republic of Singapore

-Sundaresh Menon

2012-present

Fourth Chief Justice of the Republic of Singapore




Other Interesting facts I found out

-Ceremonial and Everyday Judges Wigs were made of horsehair, each wig came with its own stand and storage box for safekeeping

-A machine called the seal machine was used to affix the official seal to court documents.

-Under the judicial duties act 1867, some key designations were changed such as "recorder of Singapore" became the "chief justice of the straits settlements" and the "recorder of Penang" became the "judge of Penang". Sir Peter Benson Maxwell who was at the time the " recorder of Singapore " became the first " chief justice of the straits settlements " in 1867

With the courts ordinance 1873 the court consisted of the chief justice [ Sir Thomas Sidgreaves], the judge of Penang and a senior and junior puisne judge (ordinary judges). The court continued to have two divisions - one at Singapore and Malacca and the other at Penang. The ordinance also conferred on the supreme court of the jurisdiction to six as a court of appeal.

The Japanese occupation

-Singapore was invaded by the Japanese forces and was surrendered to them on 15 February 1942. The island was renamed "syonan" by the Japanese. All existing courts ceased to function during the Japanese occupation, which lasted three and a half years. On 27 May 1942, the courts were re-opened by a proclamation which stated: "With the restoration of peace and order in Malaya and for the proper protection of the people, the civil, criminal and supreme courts have been reopened to try civil and criminal cases, except military offenders. Without prejudice to the functioning of the Military Administration, the jurisdiction of these civil courts is confined to civil and criminal cases only. "The Syonan supreme court or "Syonan koto-hoin" was opened on 29 May 1942. A court of appeal was also created but it never sat.






This is me with 4 of my batch mates Ignatius, Lian ying, Gabriel Quek, Nicholas and my Patrol leader Spencer.










Voluntary welfare at APSN

In primary school I had a via event which my friends and I decided to make a game to earn money.We then used it help the APSN organisation and when we did so,we also went to one of the APSN centres to see what they do there.We found out that the disabled people who work there are train to do simple jobs so that they can survive without relying on others and to earn money for the organisation they make cupcakes and other baked foods to be sold to the public.

I can learn to preserve through as making the games was no easy task and it was challenging as we wanted to make it out of fully reusable materials,such as cardboard boxes.To entice our juniors to play the games we decided to decorate it to make it seem more appealing to students. Moreover we gave sweets to those who wear able to finish the games as a bonus for paying money.However the most important thing I learnt from this via is that if people can push through having disabilities and still have strength to smile and do want they want to do it helps me belive that If I put my mind to something it will be achievable no matter what.








Historical events in Singapore history

1942 - Japanese invaded and took over SIngapore.

1945 - Japanese surrendered to the British and allied forces returned.

1946 - Singapore becomes a Crown Colony.

1948 - The British allow limited elections to the Legislative Council. A state of emergency is declared in June, following the Malayan Communist Party’s uprising against British imperialism.

1955 - David Marshall appointed as Chief Minister.

1958 - Singapore is granted partial independence.

1963 - Singapore merged with Malaysia .

1965 - Singapore separated from Malaysia.

1967-- Introduction of National Service.

1971-- Benjamin Sheares becomes second president of Singapore.

1981--Devan Nair becomes the third president of Singapore.

1985--Devan Nair stepping down as third president and Wee kim Wee becomes the fourth president of Singapore.

1990-- Goh Chok Tong becomes the second prime minister of singapore.

1993--Ong Teng Cheong becomes the fifth president of singapore.

1999-- SR Nathan becomes the sixth president of Singapore.

2004-- Lee Hsien Loong becomes the third prime minister of Singapore.

2005-- S R Nathan returns as president.

2011--Dr Tony Tan becomes the 7th president.

2015--Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed away.

2017-- Halimah Yacob is elected as the first female president as well as the 8th president of Singapore.

2018-- Singapore hosted the summit meeting between North Korea and America.



2019--Singapore celebrates 200th anniversary of the founding of modern Singapore.