Darjah Utama Temasek

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Darjah Utama Temasek
Star and ribbon
Awarded by Singapore
Type	Order of Honour
Eligibility	Citizens of Singapore
Awarded for	Service
Status	Currently issued
Statistics
Established	1962
Precedence
Next (higher)	Bintang Temasek
Next (lower)	Darjah Utama Nila Utama
Ribbon prior to 1996

The Darjah Utama Temasek (Order of Temasek) is Singapore's second most important national honour and was instituted in 1962.

There are 3 grades of the Order of Temasek:

• the First Class consisting of the Badge and the Star of the Order
  • the Badge is to be worn on the right hip from a sash passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm, and the Star is to be worn on the left side of the outer garment
• the Second Class, consisting of the Badge and the Star of the Order
  • the Badge is to be worn suspended round the neck from a ribbon, and the Star is to be worn on the left side of the outer garment
• the Third Class, consisting of the Badge of the Order
  • the Badge is to be worn suspended round the neck from a ribbon.

Ordinarily, only Singapore citizens could be admitted to the Order, but in special circumstances non-Singapore citizens may also be admitted in an honorary capacity. The Order is conferred by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Recipients of the Order are entitled to place the post nominals DUT(x) after their names, with (x) being the grade of the Order awarded.

[edit] Description

• Badge
  • The Badge of the Order of the Temasek consists, on the obverse side, of a silver-gilt and enamelled five pointed star with a laurel wreath around it. The star is silver-gilt with the centre of each point in white enamel and the balls at the points in silver-gilt. The surrounding laurel wreath is in green enamel. In the centre of the Badge is a medallion bearing the State Arms in full colour on a white shield encircled by a red enamelled border inscribed with the words "DARJAH UTAMA TEMASEK" in gold letters.
  • The reverse side of the Badge bears a crescent and 5 stars.
• Star
  • The Star of the Order of Temasek consists, on the obverse side, of a silver star composed of chipped silver rays of 5 points, in the centre whereof is a medallion bearing the State Arms in full colour on a white shield encircled by a red enamelled border inscribed with the words "DARJAH UTAMA TEMASEK" in gold letters. A gold bar runs from the centre of each point of the Star to the medallion.
  • The reverse side of the Star is plain.
• The sash and the ribbon of the Order of Temasek are red, with a white centre band and a narrower white stripe to each side.

[edit] Recipients

• Queen Elizabeth II - First Class, 1989
• the late Dr. Wee Kim Wee (4th President of Singapore)- First Class, 1992
• Yong Pung How (Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Singapore) - First Class
• the late Mr S. Rajaratnam, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore - First Class, 1990
• the late Mr Lim Kim San, Former Cabinet Minister - 1962
• S Dhanabalan, high-profile political leader and government related companies - Second Class, 2007