SINGAPORE-NATIONAL DAY-CELEBRATIONS

(240809) -- SINGAPORE, Aug. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks light up the sky during the National Day Parade at Padang near the Marina Bay in Singapore on Aug. 9, 2024. Singapore held a parade on Friday to celebrate the 59th anniversary of independence and the 40th anniversary of the "Total Defense" policy at Padang, an open field near the iconic Mar