National Library Singapore Digital Collection by Subject- Politics and Government 2024
Data from Nov 2024 to Dec 2025Updated about 1 month ago
NLB (National Library Board)This dataset is a list of digital materials from the collections of the National Library, Singapore, with the subject of Politics and Government.
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NationalLibrarySingaporeDigitalCollectionbySubjectPoliticsandGovernment2024.csv (20.7K rows, 22.7 MB)
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(Null)2.2% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)90.9% National anthem<0.1% Wang Dingchang xian sheng jing xuan zong tong, 1993|Wang Dingchang xian sheng jing xuan zong tong, yi jiu jiu san<0.1% Kyshe's reports<0.1% Majulah Singapura<0.1% | (Null)85.6% Tan, Berny3.1% Straits Settlements1.5% Koh, Kenneth0.9% Lim, Shao Bin0.9% | (Null)99.4% Tan, Chun Wei {18549854}0.5% Wong, Lily {18542827}<0.1% Marshall, Jean Mary, Mrs {18560084}<0.1% Tang, Kian Cheong {18578948}<0.1% | (Null)100.0% | (Null)99.4% Workplace Safety and Health Council {18538206}0.4% Singapore, Department of Scientific Services {18539096}0.1% Singapore Academy of Law. Law Reform Committee {18704464}<0.1% Singapore. National Library Board {18338984}<0.1% | (Null)100.0% | (Null)100.0% | (Null)29.0% Owner:Ministry of Culture33.3% Owner:Ministry of Information and the Arts12.9% Owner:Ministry of Communications and Information8.6% Owner:Ministry of Defence2.7% | (Null)100.0% Editor:Castolo, Carmencita L. {18741990}<0.1% Editor:Khoo, Teng Chye {18536863}<0.1% Editor:Kwek, Mean Luck {18576821}<0.1% Editor:Lee, Jack Tsen-Ta {18663576}<0.1% | (Null)100.0% | (Null)99.2% Editor:Nanyang wen zhai bian ji bu {18570266}0.8% NIL:Public Service Division {18520257}<0.1% Organizer:Singapore. Ministry of Social and Family Development {18539923}|NIL:Public Service Division {18520257}<0.1% | (Null)99.2% Editor:南洋文摘编辑部 {18570265}0.8% | (Null)99.7% Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Owner:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-0.1% Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Owner:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Composer:Zubir Said, 1907-1987|Lyricist:Zubir Said, 1907-19870.1% Composer:Zubir Said, 1907-1987|Lyricist:Zubir Said, 1907-19870.1% Photographer:Lee, Kip Lin<0.1% | (Null)12.2% National Library Board Singapore83.9% Workplace Safety and Health Council0.5% Parliament of Singapore0.3% Ministry of Health0.2% | (Null)38.4% Publicity Division, Ministry of Culture, Singapore9.5% Media Division, Ministry of Information and the Arts8.6% Ministry of Culture8.4% Information Division, Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore7.6% | (Null)14.4% 19662.1% 19861.8% 19951.8% 19961.8% | (Null)99.6% 00832c08-533f-49de-a5fc-92a49505b31a<0.1% 018b92b8-f9cc-4785-8dea-a49a4d462d7d<0.1% 04388b59-309a-493b-a23a-49ba975f646e<0.1% 09e9eb1f-5487-4ece-a5e8-a6df6fecbec2<0.1% | (Null)79.8% 繁体字本.0.8% Contains English terms.0.2% Mainly in simplified Chinese script with some characters in traditional Chinese script. Contains English terms.0.1% 繁体字本. 手抄本.0.1% | (Null)15.8% | (Null)97.0% Introduction -- A. Leadership commitment -- B. Workplace safety and health risk management.<0.1% Risk assessment and control measures -- 风险策划.<0.1% Revised edtion of the Laws Act (Chapter 275) -- The schedule.<0.1% Employment -- Retrenchment -- Unemployment -- More information -- Explanatory notes. Employment. Unemployment. Retrenchment.<0.1% | (Null)1.8% | (Null)0.0% Newspapers {18337923}|Politics and Government {18336134}54.6% Politics and Government {18336134}4.0% National defence {18337608}2.6% Medical care {18336895}2.2% | (Null)14.5% eng82.5% chi1.1% eng|chi0.5% chi|eng0.4% | (Null)0.2% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Heritage Collection {10125}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Retro {18254131}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Heritage Collection>>Government {18570264}63.6% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>SNAP {10128}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>COVID-19 Collection {18673337}11.0% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>WAS {43192}10.0% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>WAS1.9% | (Null)0.0% Digitised Periodical {18335985}66.9% Photograph {18335736}13.5% Website {18335747}12.4% Article {18335714}3.0% | (Null)1.2% All rights reserved.10.1% All rights reserved. Berny Tan, 20203.1% All rights reserved. National Library Board Singapore, 20202.8% All rights reserved. Ministry of Culture, 19662.1% | (Null)0.3% The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.98.2% The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.1.0% The information in this article is valid as at 2011 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.0.1% The information in this article is valid as at 2013 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.0.1% |
| https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-18/issue-3/oct-dec-2022/cold-war-propaganda-singapore/ | 00630de3-66bf-467a-bc8a-cec367f1c7f7 | Cold War rivalries fuel propaganda battle in Singapore in the 1940s and 1950s | NA | Chow Chia Yung | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | After World War II, Singapore was a battleground for ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. | NA | Cold War--Social aspects--Singapore|World politics--1945-1955|Cold War--Propaganda | International relations {18486588}|Politics and Government {18336134} | eng | NLB Collections>>Index to Singapore Information {16145204}|NLB Collections>>Publications>>BiblioAsia {16180172} | Article {18335714} | NA | NA |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=00a6d12b-9d71-491a-936e-1f09c7b23653 | 00a6d12b-9d71-491a-936e-1f09c7b23653 | National service: Early years | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 22/8/2014 | NA | NA | National service (NS) was introduced in post-independence Singapore when the National Service (Amendment) Act came into effect on 17 March 1967. Then Defence Minister Goh Keng Swee justified the government’s decision to introduce compulsory conscription of male youths on the grounds of establishing a credible defence force and nation-building for Singapore. NS was also seen as the best way to quickly build up Singapore’s defence forces without placing a heavy burden on the country’s financial and manpower resources. | [National Service: Early years] -- National Service Ordinance of 1952 -- National Service after independence -- National Service (Amendment) Bill -- National Service for the pioneer batch -- References. | National service--Singapore | Politics and Government {18336134}|National defence {18337608} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia | Article {18335714} | NA | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=00df90f2-a3ac-4e9b-b507-f338eb2f933c | 00df90f2-a3ac-4e9b-b507-f338eb2f933c | State Development Plan, 1961–1964 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Editor:Lim, Fiona | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 11/10/2017 | NA | NA | The State Development Plan, also referred to as the First Development Plan, was the first official blueprint for the economic development of Singapore after it attained self-government in 1959. Produced by the Ministry of Finance, the plan aimed to solve the pressing issues of economic stagnation and high unemployment rate through an expansion in manufacturing. | [State Development Plan 1961–1964] -- Background -- Details of the plan -- Projects under the plan -- Progress and developments -- Revisions and subsequent plan -- Author -- References. | NA | Politics and Government {18336134} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia | Article {18335714} | NA | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=01e062e5-388f-4c7a-a01a-af2d09778a95 | 01e062e5-388f-4c7a-a01a-af2d09778a95 | Thio Chan Bee | NA | Chua, Alvin | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 17/12/2014 | NA | NA | Thio Chan Bee (b. 5 April 1904, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia–d. 13 December 1978, location unknown) was an educationist and politician. He was the first Asian principal of the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS), serving in the position from 1952 to 1960. His political career spanned various appointments in the Legislative Council and later the Legislative Assembly. | [Thio Chan Bee] -- Early years -- Teaching career -- Political career -- Death -- Family life -- Selected awards -- References -- Further resources. | Thio, Chan Bee|Educators--Singapore--Biography|Politicians--Singapore--Biography | Personalities {18336114}|Education {18339995}|Politics and Government {18336134} | eng|eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia | Article {18335714} | NA | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=02a39a09-3316-441d-99e8-b21cf163dabb | 02a39a09-3316-441d-99e8-b21cf163dabb | Land Clearance and Resettlement Working Party is formed | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | By 1955, there was a pressing need to clear land and resettle families in Singapore. Land was required by the government to build schools, hospitals, roads, housing and other public projects.[1] There were also issues of overcrowding in the city | NA | NA | NA | Politics and Government {18336134}|Community and Social Services {18486492} | eng | NA | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2014. | The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=039e3be1-1a10-49cc-8721-e68048399b83 | 039e3be1-1a10-49cc-8721-e68048399b83 | Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps is set up | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps was the first volunteer corps established in Singapore.[1] Acting as a supplement to the local constabulary, the volunteer corps was formed to strengthen the internal security of Singapore, which was compromised by | NA | NA | NA | Politics and Government {18336134}|Heritage and Culture {18336130}|Organisations {18455234} | eng | NA | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2014. | The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=04d3f708-c117-457a-9ea0-9717f9f03971 | 04d3f708-c117-457a-9ea0-9717f9f03971 | The Chinese Protectorate | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Lee, Gracie | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 6/3/2008 | NA | NA | The Chinese Protectorate was established in the Straits Settlements in 1877 to address matters concerning the Chinese community. Its main functions included establishing a pool of civil servants conversant in the Chinese language, managing newly arrived coolie labourers, regulating secret societies, rescuing female victims of prostitution and containment of venereal diseases. | [The Chinese Protectorate] -- Office of the Chinese Protectorate -- Functions -- Training Chinese speaking officers -- Eradicating abuses in coolie trade -- Regulating Chinese secret society activities -- Liberating women from prostitution -- References -- Further resources. | Chinese--Singapore--Social conditions|Chinese--Singapore--History--19th century | Heritage and Culture {18336130}|Politics and Government {18336134} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia | Article {18335714} | NA | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=050a312b-731e-406c-b000-9c4999ac0f7a | 050a312b-731e-406c-b000-9c4999ac0f7a | Cecil Clementi Smith is governor of the Straits Settlements | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Cecil Clementi Smith succeeded Frederick Weld as governor of the Straits Settlements in 1887.[1] Clementi began his career in the colonial service in 1864 as a cadet in Hong Kong where he acquired his knowledge of Chinese culture.[2] He then served in | NA | NA | NA | Politics and Government {18336134}|Personalities {18336114} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>HistorySG {18547869} | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2014. | The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=05b15df9-31dc-4b56-83d2-a637c11d49ab | 05b15df9-31dc-4b56-83d2-a637c11d49ab | Israeli President Chaim Herzog visits Singapore | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Israeli President Chaim Herzog paid a three-day official visit to Singapore from 18 to 20 November 1986 at the invitation of then President Wee Kim Wee.[1] Herzog was the first Israeli head of state to visit Singapore. His trip was part of a tour of | NA | NA | NA | Politics and Government {18336134}|Events {18455339} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>HistorySG {18547869} | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2014. | The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
| https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=05eb540b-48dd-4a2a-9b54-2066fc1cbed9 | 05eb540b-48dd-4a2a-9b54-2066fc1cbed9 | King Edward VII College of Medicine | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 15/1/2011 | ea5ee842-06a4-4bef-a3be-5ac05834500f | NA | The King Edward VII College of Medicine was established in 1905 as the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School. It was renamed King Edward VII Medical School in 1912, and then King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1921. In 1982, the College of Medicine became the Faculty of Medicine, part of what is now the National University of Singapore. In 2005, it renamed again as Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The College of Medicine Building, built in 1926 and located within the grounds of the Singapore General Hospital, was gazetted as a national monument in 2002. | [King Edward VII College of Medicine] -- Beginnings -- New buildings and names -- Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942-45) -- Postwar developments -- Recent developments -- Alumni -- College of Medicine Building -- Timeline -- References -- Further resources. | Medical colleges--Singapore|King Edward VII College of Medicine | Schools (Buildings) {18336108}|Public health {18486679} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia {10126} | Article {18335714} | NA | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
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