6-539: The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (English: Meritorious Service Medal ) is a Singaporean national honour and medal instituted in 1962. It may be awarded to any person who has performed " service of conspicuous merit characterised by resource and devotion to duty, including long service marked by exceptional ability, merit and exemplary conduct within Singapore ". It may also be awarded to any person outside of Singapore under exceptional circumstances. Recipients are entitled to use
12-700: The candidates for the various awards. Recommendations are submitted to the Cabinet of Singapore for approval and then the President of Singapore will confer the awards to the recipients. Military awards are considered by the Armed Forces Council and also submitted to the Cabinet for approval. The recipients are announced on 9 August, Singapore's National Day , and then given during investiture in November. Note that
18-723: The military or police forces are separately listed. All state orders and decorations are styled in the Malay language . Singapore's national awards were first established in 1962. At the time of establishment, there were only six awards and they were the Darjah Utama Temasek (Order of Temasek), Sijil Kemuliaan (Certificate of Honour), Pingat Gagah Perkasa (Conspicuous Gallantry Medal), Pingat Bakti Cemerlang (Distinguished Service Medal), Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal) and Pingat Bakti Setia (Long Service Award). The Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Public Administration Medal)
24-787: The post-nominal letters PJG . The Singapore Armed Forces equivalent of the award is the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) . The Pingat Jasa Gemilang was one of six state awards instituted on 19 April 1962. The rules of the award were revised in July 1996. There have been more than 103 recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang since 1998. Several notable recipients include: Singaporean orders and decorations Orders and decorations conferred to civilians and military personnel in Singapore , listed by order of precedence . Awards specific to
30-698: The ribbons shown are those used after 1996. For pre-1996 ribbons, see the appropriate award page. Several state awards such as the Commendation Medal, the Public Service Medal and the Public Administration Medal awarded for a person’s contributions to Singapore’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic have the words “(COVID-19)” added at the end of the designation and style of the Medal. They all share
36-407: Was established in 1963 with three levels, Gangsa, Perak and Emas (Bronze, Silver and Gold respectively). A military equivalent of the same award was introduced in 1981. The Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) was also incepted in 1963. In 1987, Pingat Keberanian (Medal of Valour) was established. Candidates are nominated every March or April and two different committees recommends
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