The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (English: Meritorious Service Medal) is a Singaporean national honour and medal instituted in 1962.[1] 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.[2]
| Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medal |
| Established | 1962 |
| Country |  Singapore |
| Awarded for | Service of conspicuous merit in Singapore, or in special circumstances elsewhere |
| Status | Active |
| Post-nominals | PJG |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Pingat Gagah Perkasa |
| Next (lower) | Bintang Bakti Masyarakat |
| Equivalent | Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) |
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Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PJG.[citation needed]
The Singapore Armed Forces equivalent of the award is the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera).[3]
History
editThe Pingat Jasa Gemilang was one of six state awards instituted on 19 April 1962.[4] The rules of the award were revised in July 1996.[1]
Description
edit- The medal is silver-gilt having, on the obverse side, a rhomboid artifice superimposed upon a multi-perforated base. In the centre of the artifice is a shield bearing a crescent and 5 stars and below it a scroll with the inscription "PINGAT JASA GEMILANG".
- The reverse bears the State arms.
- The ribbon is grey with a red centre band flanked on each side by a white stripe and a thin red stripe.
Award recipients
editThere have been more than 103 recipients of the Pingat Jasa Gemilang since 1998. Several notable recipients include:[5]
| Year | Recipient | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Tan Howe Liang | weightlifter | |
| Stanley Toft Stewart | politician | ||
| 1974 | S. R. Nathan | politician | |
| 1978 | Ngiam Tong Dow | Civil servant | |
| 1979 | Tommy Koh | diplomat | |
| 1990 | Chor Yeok Eng | politician | |
| 1992 | Chen Wen Hsi | artist (posthumous) | |
| 1996 | Liu Kang | artist | [6] |
| 1998 | Tee Tua Ba | High Commissioner in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 2003 | Khoo Boon Hui | Commissioner of the Singapore Police Force | |
| Tan Swie Hian | artist | ||
| 2005 | Chan Heng Chee | diplomat | |
| Mohideen MP Haja Rubin | retired Supreme Court Judge | ||
| 2006 | Edwin Nadason Thumboo | poet and academic | |
| Joscelin Yeo | swimmer | ||
| 2007 | Lee Hsien Yang | former CEO of SingTel | |
| Gerard Ee | Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation | ||
| 2008 | Feng Tianwei | table tennis player | |
| Wang Yuegu | table tennis player | ||
| Li Jiawei | table tennis player | ||
| 2010 | Peter Ong | Head of Civil Service | |
| 2012 | Wong Ngit Liong | Chairman of National University of Singapore Board of Trustees | [7] |
| 2015 | Canagasabai Kunalan | athlete and educator | |
| 2015 | Hamdan Abu Bakar | Bruneian politician | [8] |
| 2016 | Joseph Schooling | swimmer | |
| Yip Pin Xiu | swimmer | [9] | |
| 2017 | Mohamad Fuzi Harun | Inspector-General of Police, Royal Malaysia Police | [10] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Pingat Jasa Gemilang (The Meritorious Service Medal) Rules 1996 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang)". Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) — (the Meritorious Service Medal — Military) Rules 1981 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Chern, Alphonsus (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (17 November 2018). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Foong, Woei Wan (2 June 2004). "Artist Liu Kang, 93, dies". The Straits Times. p. 3.
- ^ "President and Mrs Tony Tan Keng Yam with recipient of …". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Investiture of Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Meritorious Service Medal) On Director, Brunei Internal Security Department". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Swimmers Joseph Schooling, Theresa Goh to receive National Day Awards". Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (28 September 2017). "Former Malaysian Special Branch chief conferred prestigious award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.