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Bintang Temasek

Singaporean national honour

Field	Value
name	Bintang Temasek
(Star of Temasek)
image	Bintang Temasek Obverse.svg	image2 = [[File:Bintang Temasek ribbon (from 1996).svg	100px]]
caption2	Ribbon after 1996
type	Decoration
established
country	Singapore
eligibility	Members of the Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Police Force or Singapore Civil Defence Force
for	Acts of exceptional courage and skill or for exhibiting conspicuous devotion to duty in circumstances of extreme danger
status	Active
post-nominals	BT
total	0
lower	Darjah Utama Temasek
image3	[[File:Bintang Temasek ribbon (1970–1996).svg	100px]]
caption3	Ribbon prior to 1996

(Star of Temasek) |post-nominals = BT

The Bintang Temasek () is the most prestigious of Singapore's national honours, established on 24 July 1970. It is conferred solely upon members of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) or the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) who have demonstrated acts of exceptional courage and skill, or have shown conspicuous devotion to duty in circumstances of extreme danger. The decoration may be awarded posthumously, and recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters BT.

Since its institution, no individual has yet received the Bintang Temasek. The insignia is to be worn on the left side of the outer garment, suspended from a ribbon. It remains the highest recognition for valour or devotion to duty in the face of extraordinary peril within Singapore's uniformed services.

History

The Bintang Temasek was technically conferred upon the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, during Lee Kuan Yew's state visit to Phnom Penh in 1967. However, this occurred before the honour was formally established in Singapore in 1970 and is therefore not officially recognised.

Recipients

An extremely rare honour, it has not been awarded to anyone since its inception.

References

Peter H.L. Lim. (2009). "Chronicle of Singapore, 1959–2009: Fifty Years of Headline News". Editions Didier Millet.
"Bintang Temasek (the Star of Temasek) Rules 1996 – Singapore Statutes Online".
Alphonsus Chern. (13 August 2015). "Singapore badges of honour".
Singapore, Prime Minister's Office. (2018-10-02). "PMO {{!}} The Star of Temasek (Bintang Temasek)".
(8 December 1967). "Bintang Temasek untuk Sihanouk". [[Berita Harian (Singapore)]].

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