She tops the list of National Award recipients. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Madam Halimah will head the list of National Award recipients for 2023, said the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday.
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. “If my example of a female from a minority community who came from a very humble background but managed to overcome the odds can serve to encourage others, I am thankful for the opportunity to do so,” Madam Halimah said.During her term as Singapore’s eighth president, Madam Halimah was vocal about gender equality and spoke her mind on various social issues, such as the need to protect older workers.
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