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This is a collection pot of stuff to work on on Wikipedia. There is no hard deadlines as to when the tasks will be completed. To anyone that see this list, feel free to work on any tasks if you feel inclined to do so.

• Rewrite Singapore Indian Association
  • Current revision is just one large chunk of text.
  • Expand on cricket grounds, then consider if merging, deleting, or rewriting Indian Association Ground is necessary.

00:26, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

• Rewrite the Attempts to replace Causeway section (00:07, 21 March 2019 (UTC))
  • Merge content from Straits of Johor‘s Crossings section.
• Rewrite history section. (06:19, 21 March 2019 (UTC))
  • Blatant copyright issue starting from: 04:27, 24 May 2016‎ 73.112.19.212 revision. There was an attempt to remove the change in a later revision, but it was later reverted.
  • Copyright source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_99_2004-12-30.html
  • Copyvio report: Earwig copyvio report
  • Work started at: User:Robertsky/Drafts/Johor-Singapore Causeway 17:55, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

• Merge content in Crossings section into Johor-Singapore Causeway.
• Add detail on the currently postponed MRT link. Done: 08:06, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

00:07, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

• Update the list using API.
  • Explore:
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&generator=categorymembers&gcmtitle=Category:Singapore&prop=links&pllimit=max
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=Index_of_Singapore-related_articles&prop=links&pllimit=max

To display all subcategories click on the “►”:

Singapore (16 C, 11 P) Singapore-related lists (19 C, 5 P) Buildings and structures in Singapore (9 C, 107 P) Culture of Singapore (28 C, 51 P) Economy of Singapore (19 C, 34 P) Education in Singapore (22 C, 83 P) Environment of Singapore (11 C, 16 P) Geography of Singapore (14 C, 15 P) Government of Singapore (10 C, 11 P) Health in Singapore (8 C, 24 P) History of Singapore (13 C, 13 P) Images of Singapore (1 C) Organisations based in Singapore (8 C, 10 P) People from Singapore (2 C, 131 P) Politics of Singapore (10 C, 21 P) Society of Singapore (17 C, 18 P) Singapore stubs (8 C, 200 P)

Status: Prototype completed 08:04, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Availability: https://github.com/robertsky/wikisglinks/

Create Victoria Wholesale Market – Long history stretching from Ellenborough Market time.

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_480_2005-01-07.html

https://lostnfiledsg.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/the-forgotten-side-of-singapore-river/

08:04, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

• Create an entry on the award.
• Link to List of general science and technology awards

Sources:

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/Research/President-Science-and-Technology-Awards/Past-Winners/articleType/ArchiveView/month/1/year/2014

https://www.a-star.edu.sg/Research/President-Science-and-Technology-Awards/Overview

https://app.a-star.edu.sg/psta/Default.aspx

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880611-1.2.71?ST=1&AT=filter&K=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Medal&KA=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Medal&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1987&QT=national,science,and,technology,medal&oref=article-related

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870805-1.2.28.18?ST=1&AT=filter&K=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Medal&KA=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Medal&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1987&QT=national,science,and,technology,medal&oref=article

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19871012-1.2.4?ST=1&AT=filter&K=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Award&KA=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Award&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1987&QT=national,science,and,technology,award&oref=article

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871027-1.2.41.3.1?ST=1&AT=filter&K=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Award&KA=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Award&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1987&QT=national,science,and,technology,award&oref=article

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871031-1.2.31.8?ST=1&AT=filter&K=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Award&KA=National%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Award&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1987&QT=national,science,and,technology,award&oref=article

14:17, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

• Expand and rewrite history

• Expand on history
• Evaluate possible article split between old and new prison.

• Expand on history

• New article

Putting here as a note to myself, and for anyone else who will be interested in working on this topic. I have identified the following articles relating to media in Singapore:

• Broadcasting in Singapore/Mass media in Singapore
  • Main article to be at Mass media in Singapore, possibly a further redirect to Media of Singapore. Broadcasting in Singapore to be redirected to History of broadcasting in Singapore after a sufficient expansion in the main article.
• Radio in Singapore
  • Rewrite history section
• Television in Singapore
• List of newspapers in Singapore
• Internet in Singapore
  • Rewrite history and development
• Internet censorship in Singapore
  • Expand/rewrite
  • Consider move to Internet regulation in Singapore
• Telecommunications in Singapore
  • rewrite to reflect the general infrastructure developments.
• List of telecommunications companies of Singapore
  • For the list of telco providers
• List of radio stations in Singapore
• List of television stations in Singapore
  • currently a redirect, and probably will remain so

Legislation:

• Broadcasting Act (Singapore) – Draft:Broadcasting Act (Singapore)
  • new article
• Newspaper and Printing Press Act
  • done-ish
  • probably put in a summarised form of the current legislation.
• Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act
  • done-ish
• Telecommunications Act – Draft:Telecommunications Act (Singapore)

• Vancouver guidelinesVancouver guidelines
  • Redirect, but should be an article of its own. It is more than just a citation guidelines.

• Edwin Tessensohn – lineage in Persona life skipped a generation. Jan and Jacobina Elizabeth were grandparents. mother named Elizabeth. to find reliable sources https://www.instagram.com/p/DTzE7PTEhB0/

• Singaporean of the Year award winners/finalists (possible candidates?):
  • 2016: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/schooling-family-has-been-named-the-straits-times-singaporean-of-the-year-2016
    • Joseph Schooling
  • 2017: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gp-and-healthcare-charity-he-co-founded-named-the-straits-times-singaporean-of-the-year
    • Dr Goh Wei Leong and HealthServe
    • The nine other finalists are film-maker Kirsten Tan; conductor Wong Kah Chun; cartoonist Sonny Liew; para-athlete Jason Chee; indoor skydiver Kyra Poh; student Muhammad Luqman Abdul Rahman; lawyer Satwant Singh; martial arts instructor Qin Yunquan; and emergency responders Mohamad Fuad Abdul Aziz and Syed Abdillah Alhabshee. Special mention was also given on Tuesday to Silvia Hajas, the Australian housewife who in May last year saved three boys from drowning in the sea off East Coast Park
  • 2018: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/interfaith-champion-siti-noor-mastura-named-the-straits-times-singaporean-of-the-year-2018
    • Siti Noor Mastura
    • They are Thai cave rescuers Douglas Yeo and Poh Kok Wee, teacher Teo Yee Ming, sociologist Teo You Yenn, urban farmer Bjorn Low, technopreneur Annabelle Kwok, blood donor Robert Chew, veteran nurse Harbhajan Singh, Mr Nizar Mohamed Shariff and Free Food for All, a charity that provides free cooked meals for the needy, entrepreneur Elizabeth Tan, and couple Kenneth and Adeline Thong who are “parents” to young adults.
  • 2019: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/st-singaporean-of-the-year-2019-helps-others-overcome-mental-health-woes
    • Angie Chew
    • Also shortlisted for The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2019 were education consultant Chalmers Chin; delivery rider Muhammad Riau Alfian; entrepreneur Gillian Tee; policeman Ahmad Fauzi Sani; hedge fund founder Danny Yong; Carousell founders Quek Siu Rui, Marcus Tan and Lucas Ngoo; students Seng Ian Hao and Seng Ing Le; Abraham Yeo and Homeless Hearts of Singapore; civil servant Sarabjeet Singh; and botanist Veera Sekaran.
  • 2020: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/front-line-fighters-against-covid-19-collectively-named-the-straits-times-singaporean-of
    • COVID-19 frontliners
    • The other seven finalists include social activist Cai Yinzhou, 30, a forerunner in efforts to break down social barriers between Singaporeans and migrant workers, and retired cleaner Zulkifli Atnawi, 60. Mr Zulkifli and his four children give out groceries to residents of rental flats in Queenstown and help with home repairs under their initiative, Project Hills.
  • 2021: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sakthibalan-balathandautham-he-donated-his-liver-to-a-baby-he-had-never-met
    • Sakthibalan Balathandautham
  • 2022: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/car-dealer-who-pays-for-strangers-funerals-is-st-singaporean-of-the-year-2022
    • Anson Ng
    • Mr Priveen Suraj Santakumar and Mr Charanjit Singh Walia, who fed Ukrainian refugees in Poland; Ms Khairiah Hanim Mazlan, a private-hire car driver who talks to passengers about their mental health; and Associate Professor Too Heng-Phon, a biochemist passionate about Singapore’s life sciences scene. Other finalists included Ms Alison Lim and Mr Anjang Rosli, a pair with dementia who help others with their condition; the founder of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder organisation Unlocking ADHD, Ms Moonlake Lee; married badminton players Terry Hee and Jessica Tan; and table tennis player Feng Tianwei.
  • 2023: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/founders-of-daycare-centre-for-children-with-critical-illnesses-named-st-singaporean-of-the-year-2023
    • Former nurse Ronita Paul, 72, and volunteer coordinator Geraldine Lee, 66
  • 2024: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/founder-of-foodcourt-employing-people-with-disabilities-is-st-singaporean-of-the-year
    • Koh Seng Choon
  • 2025: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/doctor-who-started-clinic-for-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-is-st-singaporean-of-the-year https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/community/retiree-running-charity-given-first-soty-international-impact-award https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/gymnast-amanda-yap-16-is-named-first-st-young-singaporean-of-the-year

This section is separate as it consolidates tasks required at National Library, Singapore to retrieve archived news from NewspaperSG.

Task Date	Page	Revision Pointer	Reference Point(s)
23 August 2019	Kong Hee	pointer 1	https://web.archive.org/web/20100615084701/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_539353.html