SINGAPORE - To give more people a chance of seeing the National Day Parade (NDP) fireworks, they will be set off from three locations this year - including the Singapore River for the first time.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The National Day Parade fireworks will be set off from three locations this year – including the Singapore River for the first time – to give more people a chance of seeing them .
Military Expert 6 Johnson Ling, chairman of this year's NDP fireworks committee, said on Thursday :"This year is a special year as it is also Singapore's bicentennial. The Singapore River is a significant site where our ancestors gathered and pioneered what we are today. It is also the theme of Act Three of the parade - Our River."
It features a mix of five high-level firing positions with 11 mid-level and low-level firing positions. Parade-goers at the Padang will have the best spot to witness the five-minute segment, which is synchronised with upbeat remixes of beloved NDP songs.A brief animation of how this year's National Day Parade firework display will look like. Singaporeans can get an early glimpse of the display on Aug 3 - the second preview show of the parade - before the main event on Aug 9.
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