National symbols of Singapore the historical connections to Malaysia and the lion represents Singapore. Below the supporters is a blue ribbon with the national motto, "Majulah Singapura" written in gold. "Majulah Singapura", which is Malay for "Onward Singapore", is also the title of the national anthem of Singapore. ""Majulah Singapura"" ("Onward Singapore") is the national anthem of Singapore. Composed by Zubir Said in 1958 as a theme song for official functions of the City Council of Singapore, the song was selected in 1959 as the island's anthem when it attained self-government. Upon full independence in 1965, ""Majulah Singapura"" was formally adopted as Singapore's national
National Youth Council of Singapore National Youth Council of Singapore The National Youth Council (NYC) is an organisation set up by the Singapore Government as the national co-ordinating body for youth affairs in Singapore. Set up on 1 November 1989, NYC is also Singapore’s focal point for international youth affairs. From 1 January 2015, NYC was restructured into an autonomous agency under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). To augment NYC’s role as a national youth developer, Outward Bound Singapore, which offers adventure-based experiential learning, and newly formed Youth Corps Singapore are now part of the strengthened NYC, to drive youth development and