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Did you know ... that
Choa Chu Kang Community Library was the first
library in
Singapore to install self-check machines for borrowing and returning of books?
Did you know ... that the
tiger in the
Coat of arms of Singapore (pictured) represents
Malaysia ?
Did you know ... that
Choor Singh , former
judge of the
Supreme Court of Singapore , was the first
Singaporean judge to impose the
death penalty on a woman?
Did you know ... that in April 2009,
Lim Hwee Hua became the first woman to be appointed a full Minister in
Singapore 's
Cabinet ?
Did you know... that the
Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act of
Singapore that allows for suspected criminals to be
detained without trial has been renewed 12 times since its enactment in 1955?
Did you know... that the
People's Action Party has dominated the
Government of Singapore by winning a majority of seats in every
general election since
1959 ?
Seeds (2006) by Singaporean sculptor Han Sai Por Did you know... that
Singaporean
sculptor
Han Sai Por created her 2006 work Seeds (pictured) , situated at the
National Museum of Singapore , from
sandstone excavated during the Museum's redevelopment?
Did you know... that
Singaporean author
Rex Shelley wrote his first
novel The Shrimp People , about the
Eurasian community in Singapore , in 1991 at age 61?
Parliament House, Singapore Did you know ... that if a
Member of the
Parliament of Singapore (
Parliament House pictured) claims a
division during a vote on a
motion , MPs are locked inside the debating chamber until their votes have been tallied?