Singapore's National Honours
The Republic's two most important national honours are titled Bintang Temasek (The Star of Temasek for acts of exceptional courage and skill or exhibited conspicuous devotion to duty in circumstances of extreme danger) and the Darjah Utama Temasek (Order of Temasek, for outstanding and exceptional contributions to the country).
Other institutions that bear the name:
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, at National University of Singapore
- Temasek Laboratories, at Nanyang Technological University
- Temasek Polytechnic
- Temasek Junior College
- Temasek Secondary School
- Temasek Tower
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