• The “Straits Government Gazette” may be Singapore’s earliest Government gazette, with its first edition issued in 1858. The gazette’s name originates from Singapore’s status as part of the Straits Settlements.
• The contents of the “Straits Government Gazette” were similar to today’s gazettes, containing declarations issued by leaders, announcements of new Government appointments, and the promulgation of regulations. The predecessor of the “Straits Government Gazette” can be traced back to the “Government Gazette of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca” issued in 1828. The gazette was published once a week until 1830.
• The “Straits Government Gazette” was renamed the “Straits Settlements Government Gazette” in 1867, and only ceased publication during the Japanese Occupation (1942–1945).
• When Singapore achieved independence in 1965, the gazette was renamed the “Republic of Singapore Government Gazette”.
• In 1998, the Government launched the Electronic Gazette (e-Gazette), which is published daily. Its contents mainly include legal and political documents, such as information on Government decrees and bills. Since January 2020, all publications on the e-Gazette are available to the public for free.
• The print copy of the gazette is published every Friday by Toppan Next Pte Ltd. The company traces its roots to the Singapore Government Printing Office established in 1867, and is the only printing company authorised by the Government to print the gazette.

The Government issued a gazette yesterday announcing that there would be five special polling stations set up at quarantine facilities. Four are located at Marina Bay Sands, and one at the JW Marriott Singapore. (Lianhe Zaobao, 2/7/2020)

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