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1,600 guests attend National Day reception at Istana
By Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 10 August 2009 2108 hrs

 
 
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SINGAPORE: President S R Nathan and Mrs Nathan hosted a National Day reception at the Istana on Monday to mark Singapore's 44th birthday.

The reception is an annual affair. About 1,600 guests attended this year's reception. They included Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and other members of the Cabinet.

Also present were MPs, community and grassroots leaders, as well as members of the diplomatic corp.

Local band Electrico was there to entertain guests with this year's National Day theme song "What Do You See".

- CNA/ir

 

 



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