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Timeline of Singaporean history

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Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore

This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

11th to 12th century

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1025 The region was invaded and occupied by Rajendra Chola of the Chola empire in India, although there has been no record of them visiting the island itself.[1][2]

13th century

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1299 According to the Malay Annals, the Kingdom of Singapura was founded by Sang Nila Utama, a prince of Srivijaya. The kingdom existed till 1398.

14th century

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1320 The Mongol court sends a mission to obtain elephants from Long Ya Men (or Dragon's Tooth Strait), believed to be Keppel Harbour.
1330 The Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan visits Temasek and records an attack by Siam, recording it down alongside Long Ya Men and Ban Zu.[3]
1398 Parameswara, the last Srivijayan prince, flees from Temasek.

15th century

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Year Date Event
1414 Temasek becomes part of the Sultanate of Malacca established by Parameswara.

16th century

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Year Date Event
1511 15 August Malacca fell and was sacked by Afonso de Albuquerque of Portuguese Empire. See Portuguese Malacca.

17th century

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Year Date Event
1613 Portuguese burn down the trading outpost at the mouth of Singapore River.
1641 14 January Fall of Portuguese Malacca to Dutch.

19th century

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Year Date Event
1819 29 January Sir Stamford Raffles arrives in Singapore with William Farquhar to establish a trading post for the British East India Company.
6 February The treaty is signed between Sultan Hussein of Johor, Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Sir Stamford Raffles.
William Farquhar is installed as the first Resident of the settlement.
1821 Singapore General Hospital was established.
1822 Raffles drafts the Raffles Plan of Singapore to reorganise the island.
1823 27 May Dr John Crawfurd appointed as second Resident of the settlement.
5 June Raffles Institution is founded by Sir Stamford Raffles.[4]
1824 17 March The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed between Great Britain and the Netherlands.[5]
2 August Singapore becomes a British colony.
1826 Singapore becomes part of the British colony of Straits Settlements under the rule of the East India Company, together with Malacca and Penang.[6]
27 November Robert Fullerton was installed as the first Governor of the Straits Settlements.[7]
1830 Singapore comes under the Presidency of Bengal in India.[6]
12 November Robert Ibbetson was appointed as the second Governor of the Straits Settlements.[7]
1832 December Singapore becomes the centre of government of the Straits Settlements.[8][9]
1833 7 December Kenneth Murchison was appointed as the third Governor of the Straits Settlements.[10]
1834 1 August Singapore Free School was established.[11]
1836 18 November Sir Samuel George Bonham was appointed as the fourth Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1842 St. Margaret's Girls School was founded by Maria Tarn Dyer, the first and oldest all-girls school in Singapore.[12]
1843 Thomas Dunman, the first full-time police chief of Singapore, improves the police force as well as the pay and working hours of policemen.
January Singapore became ruled directly from the British East India Company.
August William John Butterworth was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.[13]
1844 4 March Raffles Girls' School was established at Bras Basah Road.[14]
25 July The Tan Tock Seng Hospital begins operation.
1845 15 July The Straits Times was established as The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce.
1852 A new deep harbour called New Harbour, later known as Keppel Harbour, is built.
22 July St Joseph's Institution [as St John's Institution] was established at Bras Basah Road.[15]
1854 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) was established.[16]
1855 21 March Edmund Augustus Blundell was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements upon the retirement of William John Butterworth.[13]
1858 Singapore is placed under the hierarchy of the Government of India (Calcutta), remaining as part of the Straits Settlements.[6]
8 March Commercial Square is renamed Raffles Place.
1859 6 August Major General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.[17]
The Singapore Botanic Gardens was founded.
1862 8 September Saint Andrews School was founded at Chin Chew Street.[18]
1867 16 March Major General Sir Harry St. George Ord was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.[19]
1 April Straits Settlements become a crown colony of British Empire.[6]
The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was formed.
1869 17 November The Suez Canal opens, and Singapore enjoys the increase in trade.[20]
1873 4 November Sir Andrew Clarke was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements upon the retirement of Sir Harry St. George Ord.[19]
1875 8 May Sir William Jervois was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.[21]
1876 Victoria School was established in Kampong Glam.
1877 3 April Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements.
3 May The Chinese Protectorate is set up, and William Pickering was the first Protector appointed.[22][23]
August Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1879 10 February Major General Edward Archibald Harbord Anson was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1880 16 May Sir Frederick Weld was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1885 Gan Eng Seng School was established at Telok Ayer Street.
1886 1 March Anglo-Chinese School was established at Amoy Street.
1887 25 July Methodist Girls' School was established at Short Street.
17 October Sir Cecil Clementi Smith was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1 December The Raffles Hotel was established.
1888 Henry Ridley becomes the first scientific director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
The Singapore Fire Brigade was formed.
1892 The Tanjong Pagar Police Station opens, and many Sikh policemen were recruited.
Holy Innocents' High School was established.
1893 30 August William Edward Maxwell was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1894 1 February Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1899 1 July Singapore Chinese Girls' School was established at 52 Hill Street.[24]
7 December Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell died while in the office as Governor of the Straits Settlements.
James Alexander Swettenham was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements.

20th century

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Year Date Event
1901 1 January Singapore-Kranji Railway officially opened to the public.[25]
5 November Sir Frank Swettenham was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1904 16 April Sir John Anderson was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1905 1 June Singapore change its time zone to GMT+07:00 from the original GMT+6hr 55m 25s.
1906 18 November Tao Nan School was established.[26]
The Nanyang branch of Tongmenghui was set up in Singapore.
1910 12 March Anderson Bridge was official opened by Governor Sir John Anderson.[27]
1911 2 September Sir Arthur Young was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1913 1 July The Singapore Harbour board was set up.
1915 15 – 25 February The Singapore Mutiny occurred as British Muslim Indian sepoys rose up against the British.
1917 15 August Nanyang Girls' High School was established by Tan Chor Nam and Teo Eng Hock, partially due to Dr Sun Yat Sen's belief in education for girls, in Dhoby Ghaut.[28][29]
14 June Nan Hua High School [as Nam Wah Girls' School] established by Mr Xiong Shangfu, its campus in Coleman Street, and it was once a base for the Japanese soldiers during the Japanese occupation.
1919 21 March The Chinese High School established by Tan Kah Kee at 15 Niven Road.[30]
1920 17 February Sir Laurence Guillemard was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1923 Singapore starts constructing the main British naval base in East Asia.
1924 28 June Singapore-Johor Causeway officially opens.[31]
1927 3 June Sir Hugh Clifford was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
7 November St James Power Station was officially opened by governor Sir Hugh Clifford.[32]
1929 Singapore Police Academy was established at Mount Pleasant Road.
1930 5 February Sir Cecil Clementi was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1932 15 January Tanjong Pagar Railway Station commenced operation.
Jalan Besar Stadium open to the public.
1933 1 January Singapore change its time zone to GMT+07:20.
16 January CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School, Singapore's only bilingual and bicultural IJ school, was founded.
1934 9 November Sir Shenton Thomas was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements.
1935 Catholic High School was established.
1937 12 June Kallang Airport was opened.
1938 British Military Hospital, predecessor of Alexandra Hospital was established.[33]
Singapore completes the main British naval base, which is the largest drydock and third largest floating dock in the world.
1939 24 January Chung Cheng High School (Main) was established in Kim Yam Road.[34][35]
1940 July British Military Hospital at Alexandra Road was officially open.[36]
1941 1 September Singapore change its time zone to GMT+07:30.
7 – 8 December In an extensive three-pronged attack, Japan opens hostilities with the countries that opposed the Axis powers and their colonies. First air raid on Singapore at 4:15 am. The Imperial Japanese Army invades Malaya.
10 December The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse are sunk by Japanese bombers.
16 December Second air raid on Singapore, at night. Only RAF Tengah is attacked.
25 December A lone Japanese aircraft drops propaganda pamphlets on Singapore Island.
29 December Second Japanese air raid on Singapore City (and third on the island), at night. Nightly raids commence.
30 December The Overseas Chinese Mobilization Council is set up in Singapore, led by Tan Kah Kee.
1942 12 January First major daylight air raid on Singapore. Henceforth, the island is bombed everyday up to the British surrender (with the exception of 19 January).
31 January Malaya falls to the Japanese and the Causeway is blown up to delay Japan's advancement to Singapore.
1 February The siege of Singapore begins. The Japanese in Johor Bahru begin shelling the island daily in addition to daily aerial bombing.
8 February The Japanese cross the Strait of Johor by inflatable boats and landed in Singapore during the Battle of Singapore.
11 February The Japanese and Allied soldiers fight fiercely at Bukit Timah.
13 February The Malay regiment, led by Lt. Adnan bin Saidi, fight bravely against the Japanese at Pasir Panjang Ridge in the Battle of Pasir Panjang.
14 February The Japanese have captured most of Singapore, and most of the population is crammed into the city centre.
15 February The British surrenders and the Japanese Occupation of Singapore starts. Singapore is renamed Syonan-to (Light of the South Island).
Singapore change its time zone to GMT+09:00 to be the same as Japan.
18 February – 4 March The Japanese military police, the Kempei Tai kills an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 people during Sook Ching Massacre.
1943 27 September Operation Jaywick occurred. Seven Japanese ships are bombed at Clifford Pier.
10 October The Japanese initiate the Double Tenth Incident in response to Operation Jaywick, by launching a fierce crackdown on anti-Japanese elements and Allied prisoners-of-war in Singapore.
1944 27 March Lim Bo Seng is captured by the Japanese, and dies after 3 months of torture.
1945 14 August Japan surrenders, and there is anomie and looting for nearly a month when the British do not return immediately.
5 September The British return to Singapore after the end of World War II and begin the British Military Administration of the Straits Settlements under the command of Lord Louis Mountbatten.
12 September Singapore revert its time zone back to the pre-war time of GMT+07:30.
1946 1 April The Straits Settlements is dissolved and Singapore becomes a separate crown colony.
The Legislative Council of the Colony of Singapore was formed.
Sir Franklin Charles Gimson was appointed as the Governor of the Singapore.
1947 A large number of strikes occur causing stoppages in public transport, public services and the harbour.
May Severe food shortage leads to record-low rice ration, causing malnutrition, disease and outbreak of crime and violence.
1948 20 March Singapore's first "limited elections" held (representation with no specific areas of responsibility); 6 seats in Legislative Council, with Singapore Progressive Party winning 3 seats.
24 June Rubber plantations and tin mines in Malaya are destroyed by communists, and the British declares the state of Emergency over Singapore and Malaya. The emergency was officially lifted on 31 July 1960 by the Malayan government.[37]
1949 The University of Malaya is formed following the merger of Raffles College and King Edward Medical College.
1950 11 – 13 December The Maria Hertogh riots occur. 18 people are killed.
1951 10 April The number of elected seats is increased to 9 in the second election.
1952 20 March Wilfred Lawson Blythe was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Singapore.
21 April Sir John Fearns Nicoll was appointed as the Governor of the Singapore.
1953 Rendel Commission is appointed to make recommendations for Singapore's self-government.
1954 13 May Chinese school students demonstrate against the British due to the National Service proposal. See Anti-National Service Riots
1955 2 April Second general elections (limited self-government) held. The Labour Front wins the most seats and David Saul Marshall became the first Chief Minister of Singapore.
12 May Four people are killed during the Hock Lee bus riots.
2 June William Goode was appointed as the Acting Governor of the Singapore.
30 June Sir Robert Black was appointed as the Governor of the Singapore.
20 August Kallang Airport ceased operation. Paya Lebar Airport started operation.
1956 9 January Anglican High School was founded by the Chinese speaking congregations of the Anglican Churches in Singapore.[38]
7 June David Marshall appeals to the United Kingdom for full self-government, but resigns when he fails. Lim Yew Hock takes over as Chief Minister.
10 October Riots by pro-communist Chinese school students occur when government closes down a student union on 24 September 1956.[39]
14 October Dunman High School (formally known as Singapore Government Chinese Middle School), became the first Chinese secondary school established by the government.
1957 Cedar Girls' Secondary School was founded.
9 December Sir William Goode was appointed as the Governor of the Singapore.
1959 March Lim Yew Hock successfully gains full self-government for Singapore.
30 May 3rd general elections (limited self-government) held. People's Action Party wins 43 of 51 seats and Lee Kuan Yew became the first Prime Minister.
3 June A celebration is held at the Padang for Singapore gaining full self-government.
Sir William Goode becomes the Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore.
3 December The national anthem Majulah Singapura, written by Zubir Said, is presented.
Encik Yusof bin Ishak becomes the Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore.
1960 1 February The Housing and Development Board is set up.
8 September Tan Howe Liang became Singapore's first Olympic medalist. He finished second among 35 competitors in the lightweight category in weightlifting at the 1960 games held in Rome, Italy.[40]
1961 25 May The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills four people and destroys 2,200 attap houses.[41]
27 May Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.
1962 1 September A referendum is held in Singapore to vote on merger with Malaysia.
1963 2 February During Operation Coldstore, 107 left-wing politicians and trade unionists are arrested by Internal Security Department
9 July The Malaysia Agreement is signed between leaders of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak.
31 August In this Malaysia Solidarity Day, Lee Kuan Yew declares de facto Independence for Singapore.
16 September Malaysia is formed. Indonesia carries out its konfrontasi campaign.
Encik Yusof bin Ishak becomes the Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapura.
21 September The PAP wins the 1963 State Elections, defeating the Barisan Sosialis and UMNO.
1964 25 April The PAP wins one seat in the Malaysian Federal Election. UMNO is outraged.
21 July There is an ethnic riot between various Malays and Chinese, on Prophet Muhammad's birthday, 23 people are killed.
1965 10 March Indonesian saboteurs carry out the MacDonald House bombing, killing three people.
May Lee Kuan Yew begins campaigning for a Malaysian Malaysia
7 August Singapore and Malaysia sign the separation agreement.
9 August The Malaysian Parliament votes to expel Singapore from the Federation; Singapore becomes independent after separating from Malaysia.
21 September Singapore is admitted into the United Nations as the 117th member.[42]
15 October Singapore becomes the 23rd member of the Commonwealth.[43]
22 December Constitutional Amendment Act is passed and Encik Yusof bin Ishak becomes the first President of Singapore.
1966 3 August Singapore became the 104th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.[44]
24 August The first daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance before the national flag was taken by 500,000 students at all 529 government and aided schools.[45]
1967 The Civilian Memorial is unveiled at the Kranji War Cemetery
14 March The National Service bill is passed in the parliament.[46]
28 March – 18 April Registrations for national service begins at the Central Manpower Base.[46]
12 June The issue of the first Singapore Dollar.[47]
8 August Singapore joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as one of the founding members.[48]
17 August The first batch of the army is drafted for national service.[46]
1968 January Britain announces its intention to withdraw its armed forces from Singapore.
19 April The PAP wins all seats in the 1968 General Election, which is boycotted by Barisan Sosialis.
National Archives was established.
1969 20 January The National Junior College, Singapore's first junior college was established.
31 May The 1969 Race Riots of Singapore broke out after growing tension of the 13 May Incident in Malaysia spilled over to Singapore.
1970 23 November Encik Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore died while in office.
1971 2 January Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares becomes the second President of Singapore.
31 October The last British military forces withdraws from Singapore.
1972 2 September The PAP wins the 1972 General Election.
1 October The Singapore Airlines is formed.
1973 4 February The first Chingay Parade is held in Singapore.
14 July The Presidential Council for Minority Rights is set up to ensure minority would not be discriminated.
21 July The construction of the National Stadium is completed and open in Kallang.
The construction of Jurong Town Hall is completed.
1974 15 January Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore's first government-aided junior college was established.
31 January Laju incident: Japanese Red Army bombs petroleum tanks at Pulau Bukom and hijacks a ferry boat.
1976 23 December The PAP wins all 69 seats in the 1976 General Election.
St James Power Station was decommissioned and its operations is taken over by Pasir Panjang and Jurong power stations.[49]
1978 12 October Spyros disaster, was a major industrial disaster which claimed 76 lives.
1979 1 June First National Courtesy Campaign was launched.[50]
Singapore becomes the world's second busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage.
1980 23 December The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 General Election.
1981 12 May Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares (second President of Singapore) died while in office.
1 July Paya Lebar Airport ceased operation and Singapore Changi Airport starts operation.
23 October C V Devan Nair becomes the third President of Singapore.
31 October Workers' Party of Singapore's Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam elected into Parliament, breaking a 16 years PAP monopoly of the House.
1982 1 January Singapore change its time zone to UTC+08:00.
The Civil Defence Programme are launched.
1983 29 January (Singapore Cable Car disaster) Eniwetok, a Panamanian-registered oil rig, hits the Singapore Cable Car system, sending two cabins plunging into the sea and killing seven people.
1984 22 August Non-Constituency Member of Parliament was introduced.
22 December The PAP wins the 1984 General Election while two members of the opposition parties are elected as members of parliament. Three PAP women MPs are also elected, ending a 16 years absence of women representation in Parliament.
1985 28 March C V Devan Nair stepped down as the third President of Singapore.
2 September Wee Kim Wee becomes the fourth President of Singapore.
Singapore went into its first ever recession which was induced by government policies.
1986 15 March Hotel New World collapses, killing 33 people and injuring 17 others.
1987 21 May 16 people were arrested during Operation Spectrum and detained under the Internal Security Act. Another six were arrested on 20 June.
1988 3 September The PAP wins the 1988 General Election and group representation constituencies (GRC)s are introduced.
1990 6 July The East–West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is completed.
22 November Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 begins operation.
28 November Goh Chok Tong becomes the second Prime Minister of Singapore.
1991 26 March Four Pakistanis hijack Singapore Airlines Flight 117 and demand the release of Pakistan Peoples Party members from Pakistani jails.
27 March Members of the Singapore Special Operations Force storm into Singapore Airlines Flight 117, killing all hijackers and freeing all passengers and crew members.
31 August General elections are held. The result is a victory for the PAP, which wins 77 out of 81 seats.
1993 August National Archives of Singapore was formed.
1 September Ong Teng Cheong becomes the first elected President and fifth President of Singapore.
1994 5 May American teenager Michael P. Fay is convicted and caned for vandalism.
1996 The parliament passes the Maintenance of Parents law, a private member's bill introduced by Nominated Member of Parliament Woon Cheong Ming Walter.
1997 2 January PAP led by Goh Chok Tong wins a total of 81 out of 83 seats in the 1997 general election.
19 December Silkair Flight 185 crashes into Musi River near Palembang, Sumatra, killing all 104 people on board.
1998 15 January Singapore and United States announces agreement for US ships to use a planned $35 million naval base from 2000.
September "The Singapore Story", the first volume of Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs is published. (Li, Guangyao; Lee, Kuan Yew (1998). The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0130208033.)
1999 1 September S.R. Nathan becomes the sixth President of Singapore.
Singapore slips into recession during the Asian financial crisis.
2000 1 September Speaker's Corner is launched at Hong Lim Park.
31 October Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes during take-off in Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, killing 83 people.
"From Third World to First, The Singapore Story 1965-2000" the second volume of Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs is published. (From Third World to First, The Singapore Story 1965-2000. 3 August 1998. ISBN 978-9812049841.)

21st century

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2001 Economic recession in Singapore. (to 2003)
January A pipeline feeding gas to Singapore from Indonesia's Natuna field in South China Sea opens.
3 November The PAP wins 82 of 84 seats in the 2001 General Election.
9 December 15 suspected militants of Jemaah Islamiah are arrested for alleged bomb plot.
27 December Tropical Storm Vamei, a rare tropic storm that occurs only once in 100 to 400 years, hits Singapore.
2002 13 January Singapore and Japan sign the Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement.
12 October The Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay officially opened as Singapore's major performing arts centre.
2003 1 March - 16 July SARS virus outbreak in Singapore.
6 May Singapore and United States sign the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USS-FTA).
29 October A major research center Biopolis opens.
2004 20 April A section of Nicoll Highway collapses, killing 4 people.
12 August Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Kuan Yew's son becomes the third Prime Minister.
December National Service was reduced from two and half years to two years.
2005 15 January Singapore and Malaysia settle dispute over land reclamation work.
18 April The government approves the plan to legalise casino-gambling and build two Integrated Resorts.
8 July In the aftermath of 7 July 2005 – London bombings, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong announces plan to set up a new Police MRT Unit to enhance the security of Singapore's public transport. (CNA) Archived 25 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
17 August S R Nathan returns for his second term as President, following a walkover in the 2005 Singapore presidential election.
27 August White Elephant Incident at Buangkok MRT station.
31 December Singapore Police Academy ceased operational. Home Team Academy replaces the Police Academy and went operational on the following day at Old Choa Chu Kang Road.
2006 6 May The PAP, led by Lee Hsien Loong, wins 82 of 84 seats in the General Election.
26 March Singapore Changi Airport opens the Budget Terminal.
2007 20 May The Marina Bay Floating Platform was opened.
30 June The Former National Stadium was closed for re-construction.
2008 9 January Singapore Changi Airport opens its third passenger terminal.
21 February The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awards the Youth Olympic Games hosting rights to Singapore ahead of Moscow by a vote of 53 to 44.
27 February Jemiah Islamiah terrorist head Mas Selamat bin Kastari escapes from prison.
September Singapore slips into recession due to the global financial crisis. World economies hit badly; banks around the world collapse.
16 October Singapore government guarantees all local and foreign currency fixed deposits with a $150 billion pool for that in view of the financial crisis, joining governments around the world in doing so.
2011 7 May PAP loses its grip on Aljunied Group Representation Constituency to the Workers' Party in the General Election. This is the first time an opposition party has captured a GRC since the inception of this scheme in 1988.
1 July Tanjong Pagar Railway Station ceased operation and to be reserved as the Singapore Railway Museum.
27 August Singaporeans, for the first time since the establishment of Presidential Election, will be voting for the next President after the 6th President of Singapore – SR Nathan stepped down on 31 August 2011. The candidates involves in this election includes – Dr Tan Keng Yam Tony, Mr Tan Jee Say, Mr Tan Kin Lian and Dr. Tan Cheng Bock.
1 September Dr Tan Keng Yam Tony is sworn as the seventh President of Singapore.
2012 25 September Singapore Changi Airport closes The Budget Terminal to make way for the construction of future Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4.
2013 16 February More than 3000 Singaporeans gathered at the Speakers' Corner, Singapore at Hong Lim Park for a non-partisan protest against the government's Population White Paper which projected a possible 6.9 million people in Singapore by 2030.
24 June Haze in Singapore reaches 401 PSI, the worst in Singapore history.
8 December The 2013 Little India riot took place after a fatal accident occurred at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road in Little India, Singapore.
2014 12 January Beginning construction of the new Thomson–East Coast MRT line (Thomson stretch) consisting of 31 new stations (including 7 interchanges).
30 June The new National Stadium re-opened to the public after re-construction.
2015 23 March Lee Kuan Yew passes away. Singapore enters a one-week mourning period.
30 June Ng Teng Fong General Hospital commences operation.
22 July Jurong Community Hospital commences operation.
9 August Singapore turns 50.
11 September The PAP wins 83 of 89 seats in the 2015 General Election.
2016 21 July Beginning construction of the new Thomson–East Coast MRT line (East Coast stretch).
22 August S R Nathan passes away. Singapore enters a one-week mourning period.
2017 11 February Nearly 300 year old Tembusu tree at Singapore Botanic Gardens falls, killing one and injured 4 others.
17 April Othman Wok passes away. Singapore enters a one-week mourning period.
13–14 September Halimah Yacob is elected as the first female president and eighth President of Singapore.
31 October Singapore Changi Airport opens its fourth passenger terminal.
2018 12 June Singapore hosted the Singapore Summit, a summit meeting between North Korea and United States leaders.
18 August Sengkang General Hospital opened to public.
19 November A new passenger terminal in Seletar Airport opened, replacing the old building.
2019 28 January Singapore celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the foundation of modern Singapore by Stamford Raffles.
17 April Jewel Changi Airport opens after a week-long preview.
2020 23 January The first COVID-19 case in Singapore was confirmed involving a 66-year-old Chinese national from Wuhan.
10 July The PAP wins 83 of 93 seats in the 2020 General Election.
2022 1 April Singapore transition to the phase of Living with COVID-19 endemic.
2023 May The CPIB of Singapore investigates Ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan after accusations regarding their Ridout Road state-owned bungalows rentals.
5 June Raffles Institution celebrates its bicentennial (200th year).
11-12 July Minister of Transport S. Iswaran and tycoon Ong Beng Seng is arrested as part of a CPIB probe.
17 July Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and MP for Tampines GRC (Tampines East) Cheng Li Hui simultaneously resign due to "propriety and personal conduct". Investigations into the matter confirmed that both were having an extramarital affair.
19 July MP for Aljunied GRC (Serangoon) Leon Perera and Nicole Seah resign from office due to a leaked video showing an inappropriate exchange between the two. Later it was found that they were having an extramarital affair.
14 September Tharman Shanmugaratnam is sworn in as Singapore’s ninth President of Singapore. He is the first non-Chinese presidential candidate to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore.
2024 18 January S. Iswaran resigns as Minister for Transport, Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC, and from People's Action Party after being charged with 27 counts relating to bribery and corruption by the CPIB.[51] Chee Hong Tat succeeds Iswaran as Transport Minister.
28 February Ahmed Salim becomes the first death row offender executed for murder in Singapore since 2019. The Bangladeshi painter was convicted for killing his Indonesian ex-girlfriend in 2018.[52]
2 March Former Raffles Institution headmaster and historian Eugene Wijeysingha, passed away at age 90.[53]
2 April Swimmer Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal, retires from swimming at 28.[54]
15 April Lee Hsien Loong announces his resignation as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore effective on 15 May 2024. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will assume the position of the 4th Prime Minister of Singapore.[55]
22 April A six-car collision at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and 4 results in the death of two Malay Singaporeans: 17-year-old Temasek Junior College student and a 57-year-old woman.
15 May Lawrence Wong is sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong.[56]
21 May Singapore Airlines Flight 321, flying from London to Singapore makes an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after experiencing severe air turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, resulting in one death and at least 71 injured.[57]
14 June An accident involving a Dutch-flagged dredger and a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker vessel occurs at the Pasir Panjang terminal, causing an oil spill that forces the closure of three beaches in Sentosa Island.[58]
23 June The Thomson–East Coast MRT line Stage 4 between Tanjong Rhu and Bayshore stations officially open for service.[59][60]
21 July Tengah Bus Interchange officially opens.[61]

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