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{{MoS guideline|MOS:SG|WP:MOSSG}}
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The following guidelines apply to all [[List of Singapore-related topics|Singapore-related topics]] under the purview of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Singapore|WikiProject Singapore]]. While contributors are encouraged to implement them for consistent presentation, they are also free to [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|ignore all rules]] so long that it is [[Wikipedia:Use common sense|reasonable to do so]].

==Naming conventions==
===People===
In general, a biographical article should be named in the way the name of the person who is the article's subject usually appears in English-language publications in Singapore.

====Singaporeans with Chinese names====
Article titles should follow [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Chinese)]]. In particular, this means that names more familiar to most English readers, and which are normally used in English-language publications in Singapore, should be used with no specific preference for any [[Spoken Chinese|Chinese variety]] or [[Chinese language romanisation in Singapore|romanisation system]]. Thus, [[Lee Kuan Yew]] ([[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]]; local romanisation) and [[Huang Wenyong]] ([[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]; [[Pinyin]]) are both acceptable for being commonly used in English.

Where a specific romanisation system is used, conventions used by that system should be adhered to. Hence, Pinyin names should have no spaces in the first name (Huang Wenyong, and not Huang Wen Yong), and [[diacritic]]s should not be used in the article name.

Where a Chinese person usually indicates their surname at the beginning of the name, the use of the [[Wikipedia:Hatnote|hatnote]] {{tl|family name hatnote}} is recommended.

The names of Singaporeans with both Chinese and Western names are set out in a variety of ways:

*'''Western name + surname only, Chinese name omitted''', ''e.g.'', "Janine Tan".
*'''Surname + Chinese name + Western name''', ''e.g.'', "Tan Mei Yi Janine".
*'''Western name + surname + Chinese name''', ''e.g.'', "Janine Tan Mei Yi".
*'''Western name + Chinese name + surname''', ''e.g.'', "Janine Mei Yi Tan".

In most cases, the first option is the most commonly used. However, the use of this short form increases the likelihood of similarly named articles. Where it is necessary to disambiguate the article as a result, either the full name{{mdash}}''e.g.'', [[Tony Tan Lay Thiam]] ([[Singaporean political opposition|opposition]] politician) vs [[Tony Tan]] (Keng Yam) (former president){{mdash}}or a disambiguating term in parentheses{{mdash}}''e.g.'', [[Christopher Lee (Singaporean actor)]]{{mdash}}should be used: see [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation]] and [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people)]].

====Singaporeans with Indian names====
Article titles should follow the manner in which the subjects of the articles normally appear in English-language publications in Singapore, ''e.g.'', "[[Balaji Sadasivan]]", not "Sadasivan Balaji". When persons do not usually use the abbreviations ''s/o'' ("son of") or ''d/o'' ("daughter of") in their names, these words should not be added (''e.g.'', "[[Balaji Sadasivan]]", not "Balaji s/o Sadasivan"). Likewise, where persons usually have these words in their names, the words should not be omitted. Use of the hatnote {{tl|Indian name}} is recommended. Where the name of an Indian person contains a [[patronymic]] and lacks a surname, to avoid the article being incorrectly sorted by the patronymic, add a {{[[WP:DEFAULTSORT|DEFAULTSORT]]}} tag and a comment as shown in the example below:

<pre>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balaji Sadasivan}} <!--Do not sort by "Sadasivan" as this is
a patronymic, not a surname.-->
</pre>

====Singaporeans with Malay names====
Article titles should follow the manner in which the subjects of the articles normally appear in English-language publications in Singapore. When persons do not usually use the words ''bin'' ([[Malay language|Malay]] for "son of") or ''binte'' ("daughter of") in their names, these words should not be added (''e.g.'', "[[Zubir Said]]", not "Zubir bin Said"). Likewise, where persons usually have these words in their names, the words should not be omitted. Use of the hatnote {{tl|Malay name}} is recommended. Where the name of a Malay person contains a patronymic and lacks a surname, to avoid the article being incorrectly sorted by the patronymic, add a <nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT}}</nowiki> tag and a comment as shown in the example below:

<pre>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zubir Said}} <!--Do not sort by "Said" as this is
a patronymic, not a surname.-->
</pre>

===Places===
The official English name for places should be used. For example, "[[Hougang]]", which is used officially in English, should be used in preference to "Aukang" even though the latter is often used locally. "[[Punggol|P<u>'''u'''</u>nggol]]" should be spelt as indicated when referring to the town, but as "P<u>'''o'''</u>nggol" in the road name "Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue" as that is the official name of the road in English; compare also [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station|Ch<u>'''o'''</u>a Chu Kang MRT/LRT station]] and [[Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency|Ch<u>'''u'''</u>a Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency]].

If a name refers to the Singapore place much more than to any other place (that is, the Singapore place is significantly more commonly searched for than other places), the article can be named after the Singapore place without any qualifications (see [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Is there a primary topic?]]), for example: "[[Orchard Road]]" and "[[Yishun]]". Where it is necessary to disambiguate place or structure names, place the disambiguating term after a comma instead of enclosing it in parentheses (see [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Naming the specific topic articles]] and [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (settlements)]]), for example, "[[Chinatown, Singapore]]" and "[[Woodlands, Singapore]]".

==Content==
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===Currency===
In accordance with [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Currencies]], the first time a Singapore-dollar amount appears in an article, indicate it like this: "<tt><nowiki>[[S$]]100</nowiki></tt>" (result: "[[S$]]100"). Subsequently, the "S" may be omitted (for example, "<tt>$100</tt>") unless this would be unclear (for instance, if two or more [[Dollar#Economies that use a "dollar"|currencies named "dollar"]] are mentioned in the article).

===Dates===
{{shortcut|WP:MOSDATESGP}}

Dates are usually indicated with the day before the month, that is, "9 August" and "9 August 1965". Therefore, in accordance with [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Strong national ties to a topic]], in articles:
*dates should be set out with the day before the month; and
*the parameter "df=yes" ("df" standing for "day first") should be used with the templates {{tl|Birth date and age}}, {{tl|Birth year and age}}, {{tl|Death date and age}}, {{tl|Death year and age}}, and related templates.

===Infoboxes===
In general, see [[:Category:Singapore infobox templates]] for infoboxes designed for Singapore-related articles.

===Lead section===
*Where appropriate, in the [[Wikipedia:Lead section|lead section]] of Singapore-related articles (such as articles about Singaporean festivals), the article title in English in boldface should be followed by translations of the title in parentheses in the three other official languages, ordered alphabetically as follows: Malay, Mandarin and Tamil.<ref>See the {{Singapore legislation|title=Constitution|full=yes|rep=1999}}, Art. 153A(1): "Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English shall be the 4 official languages in Singapore."</ref>
**For Chinese names, use [[simplified Chinese characters]] and provide a [[Pinyin]] transcription. Use the {{tl|zh}} template as follows:

<pre>
{{zh|s=NAME IN SIMPLIFIED CHINESE CHARACTERS|p=NAME IN PINYIN}}
</pre>

*Alternative, non-English names should usually be listed ''once''. If the article has an infobox, the names should be listed there. If not, the names should go in the first sentence of the lead.
*If the names have a complex history or vary considerably from language to language (''e.g.'', [[Tekka Centre]] and [[Pedra Branca, Singapore]]), this should be discussed in a separate section and not in the lead.

===Measurements===
Measurements should be set out using the [[metric system]], with measurements in the [[Imperial units|Imperial system]] in parentheses after the metric measurement. This can be done conveniently using the {{tl|Convert}} template.

===Spelling and grammar===
As a [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] country, Singapore has inherited many elements of British culture. Singapore-related articles generally follow spelling and grammar conventions of [[British English]]: see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English]].

== Biographies of living persons ==

* For [[Template:Infobox official post]] for Singaporean politicians (per discussion [[Special:Permalink/1293545091#On content for Infobox officeholder for Singaporean politicans|here]])
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = 
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]}}
| name                = Elected MP Name
| office              = [[Prime Minister's Office (Singapore)|Minister in the Prime Minister's Office]]
| alongside           = [[Indranee Rajah]] (2018–present)<br />[[Tan See Leng]] (2020–2021)
| primeminister       = [[Lee Hsien Loong]]<br />[[Lawrence Wong]]
| term_start          = 27 July 2020
| term_end            = 22 May 2025
| predecessor         = [[Ng Chee Meng]]
| successor           = 
| office1             = [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Second Minister for Education]]
| primeminister1      = Lee Hsien Loong<br />Lawrence Wong
| term_start1         = 27 July 2020
| term_end1           = 22 May 2025
| predecessor1        = Indranee Rajah
| successor1          = 
| minister1           = Lawrence Wong<br />(2020–2021)<br />[[Chan Chun Sing]]<br />(2021–present)
| office2             = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Second Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
| primeminister2      = Lee Hsien Loong<br />Lawrence Wong
| term_start2         = 27 July 2020
| term_end2           = 22 May 2025
| minister2           = [[Vivian Balakrishnan]]
| predecessor2        = [[Josephine Teo]] (2017)
| office3             = Mayor of [[South East Community Development Council|South East District]]
| term_start3         = 27 May 2011
| term_end3           = 26 July 2020
| primeminister3      = Lee Hsien Loong
| predecessor3        = [[Matthias Yao]]
| successor3          = [[Fahmi Aliman]]
| constituency_MP4    = [[East Coast Group Representation Constituency|East Coast GRC]]
| term_start4         = 7 May 2011
| term_end4           = 15 April 2025
| parliament4         = Singapore
| predecessor4        = [[People's Action Party|PAP]] held
| successor4          = ''Constituency abolished''
| majority4           = {{plainlist|
* 2011: N/A (walkover)
* 2015: 12,963 (7.59%)
* 2020: 3,980 (3.19%)
}}
| constituency_MP5    = [[Sembawang Group Representation Constituency|Sembawang GRC]]
| term_start5         = 25 October 2001
| term_end5           = 18 April 2011
| parliament5         = Singapore
| predecessor5        = ''Constituency established''
| successor5          = [[Workers' Party (Singapore)|WP]] held
| majority5           = {{plainlist|
* 2001: 7,893 (3.78%)
* 2006: 8,963 (4.59%)
}}
| constituency_MP6    = [[MacPherson Single Member Constituency|MacPherson SMC]]
| term_start6         = 25 October 1997
| term_end6           = 18 April 2001
| parliament6         = Singapore
| predecessor6        = ''Constituency established''
| successor6          = [[Successor MP]]
| majority6           = 923 (3.78%)
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|7|19}}
| birth_place         = [[Singapore in Malaysia|Singapore]]
| party               = [[People's Action Party]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|MP's Spouse|1992}}
| children            = 2
| alma_mater          = [[National University of Singapore]]<br />[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]
| occupation          = {{hlist|Politician|assistant professor}}
}}
:* Do '''NOT''' list junior Ministerial offices such as Parliamentary Secretary, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Minister of State and Senior Minister of State.
:* Only list senior Ministerial offices such as Second Minister, Minister (inclusive of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office).
:* Removal of all divisional information from [[Group representation constituency|group representation constituencies]] (GRCs). The MP contests the GRC, inclusive of all divisions (see the specific article of any GRC), and they are officially named as MPs for the GRC.
:* Regardless of divisions, for a new [[Single-member district|single-member constituency]] (SMC) / GRC, the predecessor should be set to ''Constituency established,'' and if it is abolished, the successor should be ''Constituency abolished''.
:* For parliamentary terms in a GRC, predecessor and successor should be set to "''Party held''&thinsp;", where Party is/are the name(s) of the incumbent party/ies before the politician began representing the GRC and after they ceased to represent it.
:* The tenure of MPs serving multiple terms in the same constituency should be listed as one continuous term (in office from 1 June 2001 to 10 August 2020).

==Templates==
See [[:Category:Singapore templates]] for templates designed for Singapore-related articles.

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Wikipedia Manual of Style (regional)|Singapore]]

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