With Singaporeans heading to the polls on Friday (Sept 1) to elect the nation's ninth head of state, President Halimah Yacob will soon step down from her role. In May, she announced that she will not be running for a second term in the upcoming Presidential Election. The 69-year-old later shared that it was because she wanted to retire. It.
A mosque, a school and a training centre these three buildings may not appear to be related at first glance. But what they have in common is their association with Singapore's former presidents. Before Singaporeans head to the polls on Sept 1 to vote for the country's ninth president, here's a look at how Singapore has honoured our former.