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History. 1892 Straits Settlements stamp. A postal service had been available in Singapore since the contemporary city was founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Postal services were first directly organised in Singapore in 1826, and from 1829 rectangular postmarks began to be used on local correspondence.
As of 2024, they only accept and exchange valid Japanese IRCs, for 13 TWD worth of stamps per Japanese IRC. Thailand. Thailand Post currently sells IRC for 53 THB as of 2020. Turkey An International Reply Coupon issued by Turkish Post in 2019. As of 2022, Turkish Post only sells IRCs through their administration branches.
3 and 5–6 April – Bruno Mars ' Bruno Mars Live in Singapore tour is held at the National Stadium. [18] [19] 15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the 4th Prime ...
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Singapore Post Limited ( SGX: S08 ), commonly abbreviated as SingPost, is an associate company of Singtel [2] and Singapore 's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services. It also provides logistics services in the domestic and international markets, warehousing and fulfillment, and global ...
Under the Employment Act, an employee who is required to work on a public holiday is entitled to an extra day's salary at the basic rate of pay, in addition to the gross rate of pay for that holiday. The days observed as general public holidays in Singapore are declared in the schedule to the Holidays Act. [9]
The 2024 Lambton—Kent—Middlesex provincial by-election and 2024 Milton provincial by-election are held. May 10–15 – 2024 Canadian wildfires: Evacuation orders are issued in parts of British Columbia and Alberta due to wildfires. May 18 – Three people are killed after a speed boat and a fishing boat collide in Bobs Lake, Ontario.
On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3-cent increase in the First Class postal rate, effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent. A loss of US$5 billion during the 2013 fiscal year was the reason given for the increase.