Highlights: Singapore's National Day Parade 2024 at the Padang
Singapore marks 59 years of independence with a spectacle at the Padang. It is also commemorating the 40th anniversary of Total Defence.
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SINGAPORE: Despite an earlier downpour, the National Day Parade at the Padang kicked off as planned on Friday (Aug 9) to celebrate Singapore's 59th year of independence.
About 27,000 spectators, dressed in red and white, were treated to a visual spectacle that included the Red Lions' skydiving performance and the Total Defence segment featuring new military hardware.
Here are the highlights, with our reporters and visual journalists out and about to capture key moments of the parade.
Source: CNA/gs
