Former president Halimah Yacob awarded Singapore’s highest civilian honour


Halimah will head the list of National Award recipients for 2023, said the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Former president Halimah Yacob has been conferred the nation’s highest civilian honour, the Order of Temasek (With High Distinction).

She will receive the award from President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Sunday at the National Awards Investiture to be held at the Institute of Technical Education College Central.

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