Tag Archives: National Day Parade

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and National Day Parade (NDP) 2017 Executive Committee have issued a ban on flight activities for kites, captive balloons and unmanned aircraft like drones near selected areas near the NDP parade area.

It has come to our attention that some of you might have come across events that encourage you and your fellow gamers to hunt Pokemon around the vicinity of the Sports Hub at Kallang. Do note that neither NDPeeps nor the NDP 16 EXCO have endorsed any events to promote Pokemon-hunting in the vicinity of the Sports Hub on 9 Aug 2016. Given that we will be celebrating National Day on 9 Aug 2016 at the National Stadium, large crowds will be expected. To ensure the highest standards of safety and security for all ticketed spectators, strict access controls within the vicinity of the Sports Hub will be in place. Only ticket holders will be able to enter areas near the Sports Hub.

This two PAP RC members left the Singapore national flag on the floor on the ground like a rag this morning when they were preparing the National Day banners for our 51st National Day.

I refer to the report by The Straits Times on 3rd July, "Soldiers work 12-hour days to get 300,000 funpacks ready for NDP 2016".

Defence Minister Ng Eng Han revealed in his Parliamentary speech that this year's NDP will be staged at the new National Stadium at a cost of $39.4 million. This is double that of the previous NDP held at the Marina Bay Floating platforms. In comparison, last year's SG50 NDP cost $40.5 million.

I wanted to share on something which has been bugging me and my neighbours in Punggol lately... The shopkeeper (in his late 50s) at a paper stand near my place was talking to me this morning and the topic switched to the NDP. I asked him if his shop would be closed tomorrow and he quickly said, "Why should we close tomorrow? I'd rather open for business than watch the stupid parade!"

As a video tribute to former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew played on screen, parade-goers at the Padang fell into a solemn silence. Since the first National Day Parade (NDP) in 1966, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew had attended every NDP - his appearances were met with standing ovations for the past few years.

26 year-old S. Sarbir Singh received accolades last year during the National Day parade, where he was praised for turning his life of crime around and for completing a law and management course at Temasek Polytechnic. But on Friday, he was sent back to jail again for offences that he committed in 2012 and 2013.

A day after a sign at Leisure Park Kallang, reading "No entry to all NDP uniform personnel", went viral online and caused a huge social media furore, a security guard working for the mall has come out to explain why the management chose to put up the discriminatory sign.

Parachuting in on the National Day Parade (NDP) is sometimes seen as the most thrilling part of the yearly celebration, with the Singapore Armed Forces' most experienced airborne personnel performing an exciting jump off a plane high above parade goers, free falling thousands of feet below finally landing safely within the designated parade grounds.