Pingat Perkhidmatan Operasi Home Team Explained

Pingat Perkhidmatan Operasi Home Team
Presenter:	Ministry of Home Affairs
Type:	Medal
Eligibility:	Civilian and uniformed officers of all Home Team agencies.
Awarded For:	Home Team officers who participated at the frontline of significant local operations.^[1]
Status:	Currently Awarded
Established:	2014

The Pingat Perkhidmatan Operasi Home Team (Home Team Operational Service Medal), was instituted in 2014.^[2] It was first introduced and awarded to 180 officers from the Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force who were involved in the Little India riot.^[3]

A clasp is inscribed with the name and year of the incident/operation in respect of which that clasp is awarded. The current list of incidents are:

• 2013 Little India Riot. (Awarded on 1 September 2014)^[4]

Description

• The centre of the ribbon has a red base with a dark blue stripe across. A thin white stripe flanks the three sections.
• A maximum of three clasps can only be awarded per medal.

References

1. https://www.hometeam.sg/m/article.aspx?news_sid=20140902PNiBt1WOcuwp
2. http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/printView.w3p;page=0;query=CompId%3A569f07f7-d63d-42aa-a89a-5f3ebdc2ed9b;rec=0
3. Web site: Officers involved in Little India riot receive new award.
4. https://www.hometeam.sg/m/article.aspx?news_sid=20140902PNiBt1WOcuwp