The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Elim Chew

Elim Chew (born 1966) is the founder of the street wear brand, 77th Street.

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Eric Khoo

Eric Khoo Kim Hai (born 27 March 1965) is a Singaporean film director and producer who is often credited for the revival of the Singapore modern film industry.

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Felix Cheong

Felix Cheong is a Singaporean author and poet.

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Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Singh Virk Chainchal Singh (born 24 March 1965; Gurmīt Siṅgh) is a Singaporean actor, comedian, presenter, and television personality.

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Haresh Sharma

Haresh Sharma (born 1965) is a Malaysian born naturalised Singaporean playwright.

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Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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Lee Khoon Choy

Lee Khoon Choy (p 24 January 1924 – 27 February 2016) was a Singaporean politician.

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Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party from 1954 to 1992.

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Lily Kong

Lily L.L. Kong is a Singaporean geographer currently serving as president of the Singapore Management University (SMU).

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MacDonald House bombing

The MacDonald House bombing was a sabotage attack on the MacDonald House building in Orchard Road, Singapore, on 10 March 1965, just a few months before Singapore's expulsion from Malaysia.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Malaysian Malaysia

The phrase "Malaysian Malaysia" was originally used in the mid-1960s as the rallying motto of the Malaysian Solidarity Convention, a coalition of political parties led by Lee Kuan Yew of the People's Action Party (PAP) that served as an opposition bloc to the governing Alliance Party.

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Malaysian Solidarity Convention

The Malaysian Solidarity Convention was a confederation of political parties formed on 9 May 1965 and existing until 9 August to oppose Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia.

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Maliki Osman

Mohamad Maliki bin Osman (Jawi: مالكي عثمان; born 19 July 1965) is a Singaporean politician and former assistant professor who has been serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2020.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Kementerian Ehwal Luar Negeri; 新加坡外交部; வெளியுறவு அமைச்சு) is in charge of the country's foreign relations, as well as handling matters and providing consular assistance related to overseas Singaporean citizens.

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Ministry of Interior and Defence

The Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID) was a ministry of the Government of Singapore.

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National service in Singapore

Singapore maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the Government of Singapore, known as National Service (NS).

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Ong Eng Guan

Ong Eng Guan (1925–2008) was a Singaporean politician who served as Minister for National Development between 1959 and 1960.

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People's Action Party

The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major conservative political party of the centre-right in Singapore.

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President of Singapore

The president of the Republic of Singapore is the head of state of Singapore.

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Prime Minister of Singapore

The prime minister of Singapore is the head of government of Singapore.

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Raffles Place

Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River.

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Rayson Tan

Rayson Tan Tai Ming (born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor.

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Sabotage

Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, government, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, demoralization, destabilization, division, disruption, or destruction.

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SEA Games

SEA Games, officially known as the South East Asian Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Singapore Army

The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

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Singapore Conference Hall

The Singapore Conference Hall (abbreviation: SCH), formerly the Singapore Conference Hall and Trade Union House, is a multipurpose building in Shenton Way, Singapore.

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Sylvia Lim

Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (born 28 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, former police officer and Temasek Polytechnic law lecturer.

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The Necessary Stage

The Necessary Stage (previously known as M1 Theatre Connect and M1 Youth Connection) is a Singaporean non-profit theatre company with charity status.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust.

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United People's Party (Singapore)

The United People's Party was a political party in Singapore, formed by the former People's Action Party (PAP) leader Ong Eng Guan in 1961.

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Yang Libing

Yang Libing, Emily Yeo (born 13 November 1965) is a former Singaporean Mediacorp actress.

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Yee Jenn Jong

Yee Jenn Jong (born 24 March 1965) is a Singaporean politician.

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Yusof Ishak

Yusof bin Ishak (12 August 191023 November 1970) was a Singaporean journalist and senior civil servant who served as the first president of Singapore between 1965 and 1970.

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1965 Hong Lim by-election

The by-election was held on 10 July 1965, with the nomination day held on 30 June 1965.

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1st Parliament of Singapore

The 1st Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_Singapore

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