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Singapore celebrated its birthday. It became on August 8th, 1965. The saw the fireworks display in Singapore. Thousands of gathered in the . The country has been counting down New Year's Eve. Hundreds of events marked the fifty-year birthday. Singapore's Prime Minister gave a special to the nation. He said: "We must press on, because we aspire to do for ourselves."

Singapore has come a long in the fifty years. It got independence from Britain. It was very but the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew made it . He died this year. Singapore is the world's fourth most financial centre and the second busiest . A woman felt sad that Mr Lee did not live enough to see the anniversary. She said: "We feel that something is missing this year."

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