09AUG2018 - Holiday Today - Singapore, South Africa

Singapore - National Day 
The Republic of Singapore celebrates its National Day on August 9 each year. This public holiday commemorates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.
Singapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia, it is located on the island of the same name and a number of smaller islands. The British obtained sovereignty over Singapore in 1824. It proclaimed independence from the UK in 1963 and became part of Malaysia. Two years later, Singapore was expelled from the Federation, becoming an independent state on August 9, 1965.

Bunker Price at Singapore Ports

South Africa - National Women's Day
August 9 is National Women's Day in South Africa. This public holiday was established to commemorate the national march of women that took place on August 9, 1956, during the apartheid era.
Apartheid was a system of racial segregation, which the government of South Africa began to reinforce in 1948. During the apartheid era, the so-called pass laws (officially the Urban Areas Act) significantly restricted the movement of black South Africans.

Bunker Price at South Africa Ports