Furthermore, it had acceded to a request by Malaysia in 1968 to remove the Singapore flag from another island, Pulau Pisang, which is under Malaysian sovereignty.

The Singapore flag was reconfirmed as the national flag when Singapore became fully independent from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.

Both of the dolls had flags placed in their crotch area; one had the Rolling Stones logo and the other had a Singapore flag.

In particular, paragraph 3 of the circular points out that "the Singapore national flag does not [substitute] the Red Ensign".

In 2007, 9000 participants formed the largest human Singapore flag using red and white umbrellas.

Since 1986, they have been active participants of the parade, either flying the Singapore flag proudly or simply being part of the flypast.

The NDP 2010 logo depicts the five stars of the Singapore flag in their original ensemble as seen on the flag.

The crescent and five stars are also used on the Singapore flag and other various national symbols, such as the national ensign for civilian ships.

The next challenge was to make a Singapore flag made up of 8500 drink cans, in tandem with the National Day celebrations that were around the corner.

The concepts of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality are enshrined as stars in the Singapore national flag.