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Irvins

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Irvins, a Singapore-based snack food company, was recently proposed for deletion. It may be of interest to members of this project. Thriley (talk) 16:26, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article was quickly deprodded in April without any consensus from other editors. I personally do not think Irvins is notable enough for a standalone Wikipedia article, so I have nominated it on AfD to gather further input. Aleain (talk) 01:38, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elections special meetup/gathering

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For this weekend, I am opening up HackerspaceSG for anyone interested to come together and improve on the articles related to the 2025 Singaporean general election. These include political parties, biographies of politicians (or related persons), constituencies, etc.

For this meetup, it stretches across this weekend's two afternoons, 26-27 April, 2.30pm-6.30pm. Guidance will be provided on the editing interface as needed. If there's enough participants for the day, I can get pizza (or other food in).

If there are anyone wanting to work on Malay Wikipedia as well, do join in! There is also a related activity (https://w.wiki/DqKA) to translate/update the articles on Malay Wikipedia as well. While I don't know the language, I will still be able guide you through the finer details of the translation process as I do translate articles into Chinese Wikipedia myself. I have assurance that most, if not all, of the English articles we are touching are notable enough for Malay Wikipedia.

Do indicate your interest here: Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore 20. You need not come on both days, and can indicate which day you will be present. – robertsky (talk) 07:52, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Article 9 of the Constitution of Singapore

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Article 9 of the Constitution of Singapore has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:32, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

14 parliament seat image

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While we move to the next parliament, the 14th Parliament of Singapore has File:2020 Singapore election results.svg showing 93 seats, whereas the table below it shows 95, as it includes the two NCMPs. The file used to show the previous parliament at the 2025 Singaporean general election article, File:14th Parliament of Singapore - 20220308.svg, shows the NCMPs (although it's caption comes from a different date to the image). Which one is preferable? Including the NCMPs makes more sense to me. CMD (talk) 14:55, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Fandi Ahmad

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Fandi Ahmad has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:19, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

About Wikimania 2025

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Hi everyone,

The Singapore User Group has budget to send 1 or 2 Singaporeans/Singapore-based editors to Nairobi to attend Wikimania 2025. If anyone here is interested, contact me before 31 May 2025 via Email. Base criteria:

  1. established editors actively editing in the last 2 years (>300 edits in the last 2 years).
  2. verified identity.

– robertsky (talk) 07:42, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Han Sai Por

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Han Sai Por has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 01:55, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Non-constituency Member of Parliament

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Non-constituency Member of Parliament has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 15:54, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

National Day Parade project (SG60 collaboration effort (2025 National Day Parade article))

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Paging @Justanothersgwikieditor and @Robertsky, and to the Wikiproject, I am writing this talk topic on setting up pages for each of the Singapore NDP every year under inspiration of 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. I also considering on drafting or writing a NDP article in honor of the SG60 celebrations, the idea is that to give this a special event and understand what the parade bring some unique twists each year in the ceremony, along with critical reception and aftermath, among others. But I can't do this alone, so we work as a team. I see if the project team would agree on. Sculture65 (talk) 02:19, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Sculture65 we can do it as an editathon as well. However, we would have to gather sources as NDP articles are prone to be merged into the main NDP article. It would be good to have sources not from Singapore's mainstream media. – robertsky (talk) 02:43, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think doing it will be fine, but archives and YouTube and certain newspapers are also good sources. Will plan a time to draft a template soon. Sculture65 (talk) 03:52, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Singapore Meetup June 2025

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Hello,

You are receiving this message because your name was listed at one or more of the following locations: Wikipedia:WikiProject Singapore/Members#Active members, Wikipedia:Meetup/Singapore#Interested participants, or meta:Wikimedians of Singapore User Group#Members. As part of an effort to foster closer collaboration and community engagement, your username has been consolidated into a general mailing list for future updates, such as local meetup announcements and occasional newsletters. You can expect no more than 1–2 messages per month.

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In case you haven’t heard, Wikimedians of Singapore User Group has been formed to support Singaporean or Singapore-based editors like yourself. You’re warmly invited to join us and learn more about our goals at metawiki, or feel free to reach out to me directly if you have questions or would like to get involved.

Punggol Coast Mall

We’re also excited to share that our next meetup is taking place at Starbucks, Punggol Coast Mall on 13 June 2025, 6:00PM - 8.30PM. Full details and the registration form can be found at Event:Singapore Meetup June 2025. We’d love to see you there!

Warm regards,

– robertsky (talk) 02:46, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request for editorial assistance: Draft on Surya Devan

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Hello, I’m requesting neutral editor feedback or possible adoption for a draft article about Surya Devan, a Singapore-based media strategist and healthcare advocate.

The original draft was deleted under CSD G11. I have acknowledged the COI and am now working only in user space (once restored) to ensure neutrality and policy compliance.

If anyone is willing to review or advise, your help would be appreciated. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by SuryaDevanE (talk • contribs) 19:51, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have reviewed the deleted content, and would advise that you are better off not writing it when you have been unblocked. If you still want to do so, do not use those sources in your rewrite. They are either not of significant coverage of yourself or are most likely paid articles, press release articles, or promotional articles in others' eyes. See also WP:AUTOBIO for why we don't encourage people to write about themselves. – robertsky (talk) 04:58, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reliability of CNA (channelnewsasia)

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I noticed that CNA (https://www.channelnewsasia.com/) is not listed on the perennial sources page. I was wondering where it would fall. Would it be in the same category as The Straits Times, which is listed as generally reliable except on topics involving Singaporean politics? Personally, I think that's where they fall too, similar to Al Jazeera, but I’d like to hear what more experienced editors think, especially those familiar with using official Singaporean news sources or state-funded media on Wikipedia. MordukhovichAleakin (talk) 19:55, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I recommend that to be raised at the noticeboard of WP:RSN. But right now, I'm putting up a general discussion on the use of Singapore-based sources.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 03:23, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jigger & Pony

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Jigger & Pony has been nominated for deletion, if any project members are interested in weighing in or improving the article. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:04, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion on Singapore-based sources

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A discussion of Singapore-based sources is up on WP:RSN. I welcome regular editors on WP:SG for further comments.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 03:25, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm surprised to learn that many of the articles you've written over the years about Singapore's MRT network, several of which were even promoted as good or featured articles, are now facing intense scrutiny because the sources are seen as too closely tied to the government. It's a disappointing situation. While I agree that caution is warranted when it comes to politically sensitive coverage from Singaporean media, I don't see why that same level of skepticism should apply to something as routine and non-political as public transport. MordukhovichAleakin (talk) 21:25, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Several Cabinet articles I observed recently have the deputies (Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries removed on the basis that they aren't part of the "actual" Cabinet. But those leaders are still part of the Government, so do we create a separate article for it? Or do we reinstate it? Because when I look at Malaysia's example (they use "Deputy Ministers" to refer to the same thing), they are also included. Hope for a debate on this. TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 09:03, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You should refer to the discussion here: [1].--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 09:11, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheGreatSG'rean, Cabinet of Singapore only shows the Ministers which should includes Second Ministers (our version of deputy Minister if not mistaken) and acting Ministers. On the government website, only the beforementioned are shown. As per MoS and PS section of the Government of Singapore, such office holders are not regarded as members of the Cabinet hence my decision to remove it per WP:COATRACK. Taking a random article Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia), The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs is a non-Malaysian cabinet position serving as deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (emphasis mine). For Singapore, theMinisters of State and Parliamentary Secretaries are definitely part of the executive branch of the Government.
I am open to other standalone articles if you wish to describe the whole executive branch for each iteration. ~ JASWE (talk) 09:26, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would be open to seeing parallel articles about Ministers of State and Parliamentary Secretaries (aka Junior Leaders). The question is, how do we format it cos they are part of the Government, just not Cabinet. TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 09:58, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps article title as the Executive branch of Singapore Government, list the prime minister down to the PS aka the executive branch (note MPs and President are the legislative branch) ~ JASWE (talk) 11:15, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Won't the list need to be updated? Or do we put it in the same Cabinet article (that we are actually avoiding)? TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 11:40, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This new article can transclude the Cabinet section so we can avoid doing double work and then MoS and PS in other sections.
If you want to have historical records, we can still transclude like the main article. ~ JASWE (talk) 11:56, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So something like Executive Branch then "List of Juniors in 1st Cabinet", "2nd" and so on until the "2nd Lawrence Wong leadership"? TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 12:01, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am thinking more of like one article per cabinet. Like executive branch of the government for LW 2nd cabinet, etc etc.
We can do the listing like you suggested as a single list page also. Can always start off as your suggestions. If the formatting or presentation do not work well, we can split it out as wrll. ~ JASWE (talk) 13:25, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alrighty! We can start with such a restructuring by restoring the deputies we split away from. TheGreatSG'rean (talk) 19:27, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:United Kingdom–European Union relations#Requested move 20 June 2025

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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:United Kingdom–European Union relations#Requested move 20 June 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --MikutoH talk! 21:58, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

wikipedian in singapore universities

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hi, do you have any wikipedian based at a Singaoore University. I am a professor at NTU Singapore and my email is ubauer at ntu.edu.sg


thank you. 139.80.239.193 (talk) 03:07, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect tamil translations for public infrastructure

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I refer to [2] and [3]. I recently found out how there's incorrect or inconsistent translations. "Airport" and "Mass Rapid Transit" are examples I found so far.

They follow the same pattern:

(1) very novel / formal translation

(2) Googling the term only brings up the Wikipedia sites and other sites that wholesale copy the information

(3) they do not agree with the official term used in tamil murasu (newspaper), tamil seithi (tv news), or the official govt translation site

I actually am unable to rename the tamil Wikipedia article about MRT since I just created this account. Who are creating the sites and where do they retrieve the terms? Yadobler (talk) 20:30, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Those are both very old articles and whoever added the Tamil probably used Google Translate or equivalent. Just go ahead and fix them, maybe with a pointer to the official government translation site as the edit summary. Asamboi (talk) 21:35, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yadobler thanks for bringing this up. I will work to bring the official translated terms onto Wikidata and then fix similar issues across board. This may potentially span across multiple language projects. – robertsky (talk) 04:53, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
thank you! Yes I have been editing the Chinese and Malay Wikipedia articles to correct the tamil term for MRT.
Also, since I'm new, I can't move சிங்கப்பூர் துரிதக் கடவு ரயில் to the correct title (சிங்கப்பூர் பெருவிரைவு ரயில்) Yadobler (talk) 07:20, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yadobler: Hi, could you help fact-check if the Tamil translation on Changi Terminal 5 MRT station is correct and consistent with what was posted on Tamil Murasu? Aleain (talk) 03:35, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
yup lgtm! It is in accordance to "Changi terminal 5" Yadobler (talk) 12:24, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Constituencies of Singapore prior to the 1988 reforms

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I have noticed that many historical Singaporean constituencies on Wikipedia are incorrectly referred to as "single member constituencies" or SMCs. This is historically inaccurate and misleading. Before the introduction of the group representation constituency (GRC) scheme in 1988, all electoral divisions were simply known as constituencies. The term "SMC" did not exist and should not be applied retroactively. For instance, before I corrected it, even pre-1959 constituencies such as the Punggol–Tampines Constituency were inaccurately labelled as SMCs, despite the term not being introduced until several decades later.

In addition, prior to 1965, Singapore was governed through the Legislative Council and later the Legislative Assembly, not Parliament. As such, politicians elected during that period should not be referred to as Members of Parliament (MPs), as the title only became applicable from 1965 onwards. There are still many such inaccuracies that remain uncorrected, and I hope more Wikipedians will contribute to addressing these issues to preserve historical accuracy. Aleain (talk) 06:28, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think @Justanothersgwikieditor:, who has been working on several SG-politics pages, would agree. In fact, off-wiki, we have also briefly discussed on the delineation between "Constituencies" and SMCs and whether there should be separate pages for Constituencies and SMCs (e.g. Queenstown Constituency and Queenstown SMC). That said, the relevant article on the creation of SMCs and the introduction of GRCs.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 06:21, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@ZKang123 yes, that is correct and @Aleain is right to say that. Members of City Council should be called City Councillor or councillor in short, etc for the rest of the Legislative Assembly (in their appropriate naming). Yes we should fix that eventually, something on my plate and plans but not now. Do feel free to make the adjustment as you see them.
For the section Members of Parliament, I am suggesting to keep the section name as it is but we can put a note (as city councillor or actual role alongside the Legislative Assembly header). This is to keep it simple with a single section and we can see historical records easier in a single table. Also this is significantly less work. ~ JASWE (talk) 11:16, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your responses, ZKang123 (talk · contribs) and Justanothersgwikieditor (talk · contribs). I do believe there should be separate pages for both pre-1988 constituencies and post-1988 SMCs even if they share the same name. Besides your example of Queenstown, another case is the distinction between Jalan Kayu SMC and Jalan Kayu Constituency. These examples are a welcome change and arguably what should have been done from the start. That said, it is understandable that over a decade ago there were probably fewer Singaporean Wikipedians around to implement such distinctions. As a result, we have examples like Bukit Panjang SMC, a constituency that has existed intermittently since 1955 including before 1988, as well as Potong Pasir SMC, which has existed continuously since 1968. Fixing all these inconsistencies would require considerable effort, and the frequent redrawing of electoral boundaries every four to five years only makes consistency more difficult to achieve. Still, I am confident we can gradually work together to fix everything, slowly but surely. Aleain (talk) 11:23, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Aleain with the boundaries keep changing, it is in fact quite hard to say whether a constituency is still the previous constituency each election year. The only differentiation is the name of the constituency. If we deviate from it, it would be mostly original research. Also, since the 1988 reforms actually gives them new names aka Constituency to SMC but remains the same (excluding the GRC), it is a name change so the page remains the same but we do a page move (rename) to the new name (@Robertsky will be better placed to explain this). So I will be against splitting to Constituency and SMC if the electoral ward had existed through that period. ~ JASWE (talk) 11:36, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Understandable. Aleain (talk) 04:15, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi guys, thanks for all the explanations and I also agree on the points and how you separate those naming conventions between SMC and constituency due to the different eras. Pardon for the late reply and the lack of activity recently, but I also agree @Aleain: and everyone else including @ZKang123: as well. Meanwhile, I am currently working on a list of previously defunct constituencies and the timeline on which constituencies being belong to which GRCs or being an SMC for the time, in my sandbox. Please feel free to check it out. Sculture65 (talk) 18:37, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No worries at all, take your time whenever it suits you. I had a look at your sandbox and it is looking very good! Aleain (talk) 05:05, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Straits Times reliability reassessment

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A discussion for the reliability of The Straits Times is now up on RSN. Feel free to participate! Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 01:16, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RfC: Channel NewsAsia (CNA) and other Mediacorp-affiliated media

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A discussion on the reliability of Channel NewsAsia (CNA) and other Mediacorp-affiliated media is now up on WP:RSN.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 06:15, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Singapore National Day Parade

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Paging @Justanothersgwikieditor and Robertsky: as of you all aware, the Singapore will turn 60 in two weeks on August 9, and as there are enough resources and recaps under disposal, I was suggesting the plan for making individual year articles for each of the past 60 editions of the NDPs, much akin to the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, the Olympic Games ceremony as example (and as inspiration to it), to reflect on each of the NDP's differences and each one of the show reception, its controversies, list of performers and name of officers in attendance for each of the ceremony, the theme song, among others. I asking if we can make this feature a reality, and it is not a one-man job, but it is also a special occasion. Let me know about this! Thanks. Sculture65 (talk) 18:44, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There were previously articles that separated them year by year, but they’ve since mostly been deleted with the reason that the individual NDPs every year aren’t notable (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Singapore National Day Parade, 2016). Though if you’re able to find enough sources for certain years (e.g. 2015/SG50) I think creating those years’ NDP could work. S5A-0043🚎(Talk) 03:54, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I second this approach, focus on the key milestone years first as there should be plenty of coverage of the event for these years. – robertsky (talk) 04:21, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedian of the Year

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Let us congratulate @Robertsky on being the 2025 Wikimedian of the Year!

Sim focuses on improving Singapore-related content on Wikipedia and helped launch the Wikimedians of Singapore user group in 2023. That year, he also helped coordinate Wikimania 2023 in Singapore.[1]

~ JASWE (talk) 02:45, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ Wikimedia (2025-08-06). "Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2025". Diff. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
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