2 February –
Operation Coldstore was mounted to stop communist influence, resulting in 113 people being arrested.[3]
15 February – At 6:00pm
SST,
Channel 5 was launched as its first
pilot television service as "
TV Singapura". The channel operated 1 hour and 40 minutes
monochrome service on
black and white during its daily test transmissions from 6:00pm to 7:40pm
SGT. After the image of the
state flag and the playing of the national anthem, Majulah Singapura,
Minister for Culture,
S. Rajaratnam, became the first person to appear on Singapore TV, announcing that "Tonight might well mark the start of a social and cultural revolution in our lives." Following his speech, the first
television programme in Singapore was a 15-minute documentary produced by TV Singapura called TV Looks at Singapore. It was followed by two cartoons, a news report and newsreel, a comedy show and a local variety show. At the time, it was estimated that only one in 58 persons in Singapore owned a TV set, and the pilot service offered only 1-hour and 40-minutes of broadcasting per day on Channel 5.[4]
9 July – The
20-point agreement, submitted by
North Borneo, was signed by the UK government and representatives of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore in the run-up to the creation of the Federation of Malaysia.[11][12]
28 August – A report to improve education was released.[16]
31 August –
Singapore declared its independence from the United Kingdom, with
Yusof bin Ishak as the head of state (
Yang di-Pertuan Negara) and
Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister; sixteen days later, Singapore would join the Federation of
Malaysia, but would declare independence again on 9 August 1965. On the same day, the 1963 State Constitution is adopted.[17][18][19]
13 November – The
Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU) is refused registration for being prejudicial to Singapore's national security, leading to its eventual dissolution.[25][26]
23 November –
TV Singapura Channel 8 was officially formal full launched at 7:40pm
SGT as Singapore's second television channel with 1 hour and 25 minute daily broadcasts from 7:40pm until 10:05pm
SGT.[27]
2 February –
Operation Coldstore was mounted to stop communist influence, resulting in 113 people being arrested.[3]
15 February – At 6:00pm
SST,
Channel 5 was launched as its first
pilot television service as "
TV Singapura". The channel operated 1 hour and 40 minutes
monochrome service on
black and white during its daily test transmissions from 6:00pm to 7:40pm
SGT. After the image of the
state flag and the playing of the national anthem, Majulah Singapura,
Minister for Culture,
S. Rajaratnam, became the first person to appear on Singapore TV, announcing that "Tonight might well mark the start of a social and cultural revolution in our lives." Following his speech, the first
television programme in Singapore was a 15-minute documentary produced by TV Singapura called TV Looks at Singapore. It was followed by two cartoons, a news report and newsreel, a comedy show and a local variety show. At the time, it was estimated that only one in 58 persons in Singapore owned a TV set, and the pilot service offered only 1-hour and 40-minutes of broadcasting per day on Channel 5.[4]
9 July – The
20-point agreement, submitted by
North Borneo, was signed by the UK government and representatives of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore in the run-up to the creation of the Federation of Malaysia.[11][12]
28 August – A report to improve education was released.[16]
31 August –
Singapore declared its independence from the United Kingdom, with
Yusof bin Ishak as the head of state (
Yang di-Pertuan Negara) and
Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister; sixteen days later, Singapore would join the Federation of
Malaysia, but would declare independence again on 9 August 1965. On the same day, the 1963 State Constitution is adopted.[17][18][19]
13 November – The
Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU) is refused registration for being prejudicial to Singapore's national security, leading to its eventual dissolution.[25][26]
23 November –
TV Singapura Channel 8 was officially formal full launched at 7:40pm
SGT as Singapore's second television channel with 1 hour and 25 minute daily broadcasts from 7:40pm until 10:05pm
SGT.[27]