National service in Singapore (English Wikipedia)

"Enlistment Act (Chapter 93)". Singapore Statutes Online. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015.
"Enlistment Act". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

sso.agc.gov.sg

Essential (Incitement Against National Service) Regulations (Cap. 90, Rg 8, 1990 Rev. Ed.), archived from the original on 24 October 2023, section 2
"ENLISTMENT ACT (CHAPTER 93)". Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

asiaone.com

"First intake of SAF Volunteer Corps enlisted". AsiaOne. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

aware.org.sg

"Policy and Position Statements". AWARE. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"The perplexing case of Purple Light". AWARE. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

bbc.com

"The men going to military jail for their faith". 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

channelnewsasia.com

"All NSFs, except those in elite and support vocations, to undergo BMT on Pulau Tekong". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
"This young man lost his arm and could be exempted from NS. He chose to serve anyway". CNA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"High Court sets out new sentencing framework for NS defaulters". CNA. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.
"About 350 default on National Service obligations each year: Ng Eng Hen". CNA. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
"Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians, defaulted on NS obligations: MINDEF". Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
"No record of Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan entering Singapore since 2000: MHA". Channel NewsAsia. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
"Singaporean Amos Yee jailed in the US for grooming 14-year-old girl, possessing child porn". CNA. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Singaporean Amos Yee back in custody in the US a month after release on parole". CNA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

cmpb.gov.sg

"CMPB | Pre-Enlistee IPPT and BMI". Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
"CMPB | Deferment for studies". Central Manpower Base (CMPB). Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
"CMPB | Medical concerns". Central Manpower Base (CMPB). Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"CMPB | Offences". Central Manpower Base (CMPB). Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

doi.org

Sean Walsh (2007). "The Roar of the Lion City: Ethnicity, Gender, and Culture in the Singapore Armed Forces". Armed Forces & Society. 33 (2): 265. doi:10.1177/0095327X06291854. S2CID 145250955.

globalvoices.org

"'Kill the Man, Rape My Girlfriend' Singapore's Army Removes Violent Lyrics from Marching Song". Global Voices. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

haaretz.com

Barzilai, Amnon (16 July 2004). "A Deep, Dark, Secret Love Affair". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

harvard.edu

wcfia.harvard.edu

Alon Peled, A Question of Loyalty: Ethnic Minorities, Military Service and Resistance Archived 6 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, 3 March 1993. Seminar Synopses of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard.

jw.org

http://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/singapore/jehovahs-witnesses-in-prison/ Archived 23 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine "Imprisoned for Their Faith"

mfa.gov.sg

"National Service Obligation". www.mfa.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
"National Service Obligation". www.mfa.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"STATEMENT BY SINGAPORE DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE ON ITEM 2 DURING THE 48TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021". www.mfa.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

mha.gov.sg

"13th Rota Commander Course Officer Cadets Graduate to Greater Heights". www.mha.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022.

mindef.gov.sg

"3G SAF". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024.
"Ministerial Statement by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen to Clarify Liability and Contributions of New Citizens to National Service for Parliamentary Sitting". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
"Written Reply by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen to Parliamentary Question on Permanent Residents in National Service". Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
"MINDEF Singapore". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
"National Service registration and disruption". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
"Fact Sheet: Conclusion of Review by National Service Review Committee". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Enlistment Act". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
"Reply to Queries on Ben Davis' Enlistment". Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
"Fact Sheet - Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) School V". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Oral Reply by Minister for Defence Mr Ng Eng Hen to Parliamentary Questions on Enlisting Women for National Service and Servicewomen in the Singapore Armed Forces". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Clarification on ban of offensive verse in popular marching song "Purple Light"". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

ns.sg

"NS Portal - Welcome". www.ns.sg. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
"Glossary". NS Matters. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

iprep.ns.sg

"iPrepNS: Frequently asked questions". Ministry of Defence. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

nst.com.my

"Former Malaysia swimmer sentenced to prison in Singapore | New Straits Times". 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

nus.edu.sg

lkyspp.nus.edu.sg

Saad, Imelda (8 October 2013). "Study shows one in 10 S'porean women willing to do full-time NS" (PDF). CNA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

ohchr.org

War Resisters' International, Conscientious Objection to Military Service 2017-2022, March 22, 2022. retrieved from https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/WRI-HRC50.pdf Archived 14 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine

police.gov.sg

"POLICE HERITAGE CENTRE". www.police.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

pravda.ru

english.pravda.ru

Team, Editorial (4 December 2005). "Singapore-born pianist cancels concert over draft-dodge controversy". PravdaReport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

rarefyi.com

Rarefyi (6 November 2021). "Complete List of Singaporean Army Songs For Your Next March". Rarefyi. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Sean Walsh (2007). "The Roar of the Lion City: Ethnicity, Gender, and Culture in the Singapore Armed Forces". Armed Forces & Society. 33 (2): 265. doi:10.1177/0095327X06291854. S2CID 145250955.

singaporelegaladvice.com

Rajoo, Nisha (9 May 2016). "Defaulting On NS? Here's How NS Defaulters Will Be Sentenced". SingaporeLegalAdvice.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

singhealthacademy.edu.sg

"Post Graduate Year 1". www.singhealthacademy.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

straitstimes.com

"3,000 2nd-gen PRs who did NS applied to be Singapore citizens". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
hermesauto (26 April 2017). "Mindef says NS has to be universal and fair to ensure Singaporeans' support". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
"No NS deferment for Fulham teen Ben Davis: Mindef". The Straits Times. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
hermesauto (25 July 2017). "High Court sets new sentencing framework for national service defaulters". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
hermesauto (18 July 2018). "Mindef says Ben Davis' family had no intention of him serving NS but boy's father disputes this". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
Tan, Jeanmarie (5 March 2022). "The real Ah Girls Go Army: Meet 4 SAF female soldiers who starred in 2015 Mindef series". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Ho, Grace (29 March 2022). "White Paper on S'pore women's development: Bold yet nuanced approach to gender equality". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Lui, John (27 November 2013). "Purple Light: Good riddance to bad ditties". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
Chow, Jermyn (16 November 2013). "Offensive verse of popular army marching song banned". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
"Right to ban offensive verse". Straits Times. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

theindependent.sg

"Opposition to NS defaulter Melvyn Tan's SSO performance". The Independent Singapore News. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

theonlinecitizen.com

ge2011.theonlinecitizen.com

Loh, Andrew (15 April 2011). "PAP's Janil Puthucheary: "I did not do NS…"". The Online Citizen. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

theonlinecitizen.com

Loh, Andrew (3 May 2011). "PAP has abused power to secure political advantage: WP". The Online Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

todayonline.com

"Man jailed 1.5 months for evading NS for six years". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
"US soldier takes potshots at SAF". Today. 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2008.

web.archive.org

"Enlistment Act (Chapter 93)". Singapore Statutes Online. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015.
Essential (Incitement Against National Service) Regulations (Cap. 90, Rg 8, 1990 Rev. Ed.), archived from the original on 24 October 2023, section 2
"National Service Obligation". www.mfa.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
Barzilai, Amnon (16 July 2004). "A Deep, Dark, Secret Love Affair". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
"3G SAF". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024.
"CMPB | Pre-Enlistee IPPT and BMI". Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
"NS Portal - Welcome". www.ns.sg. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
"Ministerial Statement by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen to Clarify Liability and Contributions of New Citizens to National Service for Parliamentary Sitting". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
"Glossary". NS Matters. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
"Enlistment Act". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
"All NSFs, except those in elite and support vocations, to undergo BMT on Pulau Tekong". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
"Written Reply by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen to Parliamentary Question on Permanent Residents in National Service". Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
"MINDEF Singapore". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
"3,000 2nd-gen PRs who did NS applied to be Singapore citizens". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
"ENLISTMENT ACT (CHAPTER 93)". Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
hermesauto (26 April 2017). "Mindef says NS has to be universal and fair to ensure Singaporeans' support". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
"CMPB | Deferment for studies". Central Manpower Base (CMPB). Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
"No NS deferment for Fulham teen Ben Davis: Mindef". The Straits Times. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
"National Service registration and disruption". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
"Post Graduate Year 1". www.singhealthacademy.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
"CMPB | Medical concerns". Central Manpower Base (CMPB). Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Fact Sheet: Conclusion of Review by National Service Review Committee". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"This young man lost his arm and could be exempted from NS. He chose to serve anyway". CNA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"National Service Obligation". www.mfa.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
War Resisters' International, Conscientious Objection to Military Service 2017-2022, March 22, 2022. retrieved from https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/WRI-HRC50.pdf Archived 14 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine
"The men going to military jail for their faith". 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"STATEMENT BY SINGAPORE DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE ON ITEM 2 DURING THE 48TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021". www.mfa.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Enlistment Act". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
http://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/singapore/jehovahs-witnesses-in-prison/ Archived 23 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine "Imprisoned for Their Faith"
"Refusing to Bear Arms: A worldwide survey of conscription and conscientious objection to military service: Singapore". War Resisters' International. 3 October 1998. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
"CMPB | Offences". Central Manpower Base (CMPB). Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
Rajoo, Nisha (9 May 2016). "Defaulting On NS? Here's How NS Defaulters Will Be Sentenced". SingaporeLegalAdvice.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
"Opposition to NS defaulter Melvyn Tan's SSO performance". The Independent Singapore News. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
"Man jailed 1.5 months for evading NS for six years". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
hermesauto (25 July 2017). "High Court sets new sentencing framework for national service defaulters". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
"High Court sets out new sentencing framework for NS defaulters". CNA. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.
"About 350 default on National Service obligations each year: Ng Eng Hen". CNA. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
hermesauto (18 July 2018). "Mindef says Ben Davis' family had no intention of him serving NS but boy's father disputes this". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
"Reply to Queries on Ben Davis' Enlistment". Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
"Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians, defaulted on NS obligations: MINDEF". Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
"No record of Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan entering Singapore since 2000: MHA". Channel NewsAsia. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
"Former Malaysia swimmer sentenced to prison in Singapore | New Straits Times". 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
Team, Editorial (4 December 2005). "Singapore-born pianist cancels concert over draft-dodge controversy". PravdaReport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
"Singaporean Amos Yee back in custody in the US a month after release on parole". CNA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Fact Sheet - Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) School V". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"iPrepNS: Frequently asked questions". Ministry of Defence. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
"POLICE HERITAGE CENTRE". www.police.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
"13th Rota Commander Course Officer Cadets Graduate to Greater Heights". www.mha.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022.
Alon Peled, A Question of Loyalty: Ethnic Minorities, Military Service and Resistance Archived 6 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, 3 March 1993. Seminar Synopses of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard.
"US soldier takes potshots at SAF". Today. 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
Loh, Andrew (15 April 2011). "PAP's Janil Puthucheary: "I did not do NS…"". The Online Citizen. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
Loh, Andrew (3 May 2011). "PAP has abused power to secure political advantage: WP". The Online Citizen. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
"First intake of SAF Volunteer Corps enlisted". AsiaOne. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
"Patrick Tan did not get preferential treatment during NS". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
"Oral Reply by Minister for Defence Mr Ng Eng Hen to Parliamentary Questions on Enlisting Women for National Service and Servicewomen in the Singapore Armed Forces". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Tan, Jeanmarie (5 March 2022). "The real Ah Girls Go Army: Meet 4 SAF female soldiers who starred in 2015 Mindef series". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"2 in 5 NSmen say employers rather hire staff with no NS commitments: survey". Yahoo News (in French). 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Saad, Imelda (8 October 2013). "Study shows one in 10 S'porean women willing to do full-time NS" (PDF). CNA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
Ho, Grace (29 March 2022). "White Paper on S'pore women's development: Bold yet nuanced approach to gender equality". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Policy and Position Statements". AWARE. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Lui, John (27 November 2013). "Purple Light: Good riddance to bad ditties". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
"The perplexing case of Purple Light". AWARE. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
"Right to ban offensive verse". Straits Times. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
"Clarification on ban of offensive verse in popular marching song "Purple Light"". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Tan, Jeanmarie (5 March 2022). "The real Ah Girls Go Army: Meet 4 SAF female soldiers who starred in 2015 Mindef series". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Ho, Grace (29 March 2022). "White Paper on S'pore women's development: Bold yet nuanced approach to gender equality". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Lui, John (27 November 2013). "Purple Light: Good riddance to bad ditties". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
Chow, Jermyn (16 November 2013). "Offensive verse of popular army marching song banned". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

wri-irg.org

"Refusing to Bear Arms: A worldwide survey of conscription and conscientious objection to military service: Singapore". War Resisters' International. 3 October 1998. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

yahoo.com

sg.news.yahoo.com

"Patrick Tan did not get preferential treatment during NS". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
"2 in 5 NSmen say employers rather hire staff with no NS commitments: survey". Yahoo News (in French). 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.