Historic journey: From now till March 2026, the Project Citizens pop-up installation, which showcases stories from Singapore’s first citizens, will rove various locations on the island. — The Straits Times/ANN
ON the morning of Aug 9, 1965, Dileep Nair was with his family at his aunt’s home, a day after her wedding.
That day, at 10am, the proclamation of Singapore’s independence was announced on the radio, bringing to an end a turbulent union with Malaysia, and resulting in the birth of a new nation.
