24 February – The
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched the Home Team concept, which aims to strengthen collaboration between agencies of MHA.[6]
17 May – National Education is launched to encourage national cohesion and national identity.[10]
19 May –
SingPost launches the SAM machines, allowing people to buy stamps on the go.[11]
30 May – The
Singapore Expo starts construction to replace World Trade Centre Halls 1 and 2, first announced on 24 July 1996. The
MTI will appoint
PSA to run the centre.[12]
June
June – A new standard for grading food stalls is launched, with hygiene, cleanliness and housekeeping standards taken into account. There are four grades, mainly A, B, C and D.[13]
2 June – The
Ministry of Education unveiled a new strategy known as 'Thinking Schools, Learning Nation'. The new strategy aims to encourage lifelong learning and creativity.[14]
9 June – The Singapore ONE broadband network is launched with new interactive features, making Singapore the first country in the world to have such a system. The network is launched commercially in 1998.[15][16]
12 June –
12 Storeys, a local films, is released in cinemas. It becomes the first-ever Singapore film to be shown during the
Cannes Film Festival.[17]
20 August – A landmark appeal of
Abdul Nasir Amer Hamsah led to the definition of life imprisonment to change from "life" to "natural life" from the day after 20 August 1997 onwards for future offences. At that time before 20 August 1997, life imprisonment in Singapore was defined as a jail term of 20 years, entitled with the usual practice of one-third remission for good behaviour. Chief Justice Yong Pung How, in the Court of Appeal, also decided that life imprisonment should be considered as a term of incarceration for the remainder of a convicted prisoner's natural life, with the possibility of parole after serving at least 20 years.[23][24][25]
September
2 September – Senoko Fishing Port starts operations, moving from Punggol for the construction of
Punggol New Town. It officially opened on 6 December.[26][27][28]
3 September – Construction starts on the Automobile Megamart, a car hub in Ubi.[29]
12 September – Raffles Medical Group and Pidemco Land (now
CapitaLand) formed a joint-venture company to convert Blanco Court into a hospital, which is the second-largest private hospital in Singapore. The hospital will be later known as
Raffles Hospital.[30][31]
15 September –
Singapore Airlines launches KrisWorld, the world's first airline to have an inflight system.[32]
19 September – The
Ministry of the Environment announced a haze management plan. In it, schools and sports complexes will shut when the
Pollutant Standards Index reaches past 300. Sirens will sound when levels reach past 400.[34]
15 November –
SingTel launches Magix, a broadband network.[39]
17 November – The
Ayer Rajah Expressway extension to
Tuas is officially opened, formed by the expansion of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim into an expressway. The route will cater for the opening of the
Second Link in 1998.[40]
The
National Arts Council launched Passion 99.5FM, a radio station focused on the arts.
After Form Music Publication Pte Ltd and Form Records Co Ltd was officially closing ceremony "grand closing" in
Singapore and
Hong Kong (closing on 30 June 1997 at 11:59:59pm) and was officially replaced to new opening ceremony "grand opening" at Form Records Sdn Bhd based in
Kuala Lumpur (capital of
Malaysia).
After Suwah Records Pte Ltd and Suwah Records Co Ltd was officially closing ceremony "grand closing" in
Singapore and
Hong Kong (closing on 30 June 1997 at 11:59:59pm) and was officially replaced to new opening ceremony "grand opening" at Suwah Enterprise Sdn Bhd based in
Kuala Lumpur (capital of
Malaysia).
^"血染美芝路停车场 杂货店老板 头穿洞丧命" [Grocery store owner dies with head pierced in blood-stained Beach Road parking lot]. Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese). 13 March 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via
NewspaperSG.
24 February – The
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched the Home Team concept, which aims to strengthen collaboration between agencies of MHA.[6]
17 May – National Education is launched to encourage national cohesion and national identity.[10]
19 May –
SingPost launches the SAM machines, allowing people to buy stamps on the go.[11]
30 May – The
Singapore Expo starts construction to replace World Trade Centre Halls 1 and 2, first announced on 24 July 1996. The
MTI will appoint
PSA to run the centre.[12]
June
June – A new standard for grading food stalls is launched, with hygiene, cleanliness and housekeeping standards taken into account. There are four grades, mainly A, B, C and D.[13]
2 June – The
Ministry of Education unveiled a new strategy known as 'Thinking Schools, Learning Nation'. The new strategy aims to encourage lifelong learning and creativity.[14]
9 June – The Singapore ONE broadband network is launched with new interactive features, making Singapore the first country in the world to have such a system. The network is launched commercially in 1998.[15][16]
12 June –
12 Storeys, a local films, is released in cinemas. It becomes the first-ever Singapore film to be shown during the
Cannes Film Festival.[17]
20 August – A landmark appeal of
Abdul Nasir Amer Hamsah led to the definition of life imprisonment to change from "life" to "natural life" from the day after 20 August 1997 onwards for future offences. At that time before 20 August 1997, life imprisonment in Singapore was defined as a jail term of 20 years, entitled with the usual practice of one-third remission for good behaviour. Chief Justice Yong Pung How, in the Court of Appeal, also decided that life imprisonment should be considered as a term of incarceration for the remainder of a convicted prisoner's natural life, with the possibility of parole after serving at least 20 years.[23][24][25]
September
2 September – Senoko Fishing Port starts operations, moving from Punggol for the construction of
Punggol New Town. It officially opened on 6 December.[26][27][28]
3 September – Construction starts on the Automobile Megamart, a car hub in Ubi.[29]
12 September – Raffles Medical Group and Pidemco Land (now
CapitaLand) formed a joint-venture company to convert Blanco Court into a hospital, which is the second-largest private hospital in Singapore. The hospital will be later known as
Raffles Hospital.[30][31]
15 September –
Singapore Airlines launches KrisWorld, the world's first airline to have an inflight system.[32]
19 September – The
Ministry of the Environment announced a haze management plan. In it, schools and sports complexes will shut when the
Pollutant Standards Index reaches past 300. Sirens will sound when levels reach past 400.[34]
15 November –
SingTel launches Magix, a broadband network.[39]
17 November – The
Ayer Rajah Expressway extension to
Tuas is officially opened, formed by the expansion of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim into an expressway. The route will cater for the opening of the
Second Link in 1998.[40]
The
National Arts Council launched Passion 99.5FM, a radio station focused on the arts.
After Form Music Publication Pte Ltd and Form Records Co Ltd was officially closing ceremony "grand closing" in
Singapore and
Hong Kong (closing on 30 June 1997 at 11:59:59pm) and was officially replaced to new opening ceremony "grand opening" at Form Records Sdn Bhd based in
Kuala Lumpur (capital of
Malaysia).
After Suwah Records Pte Ltd and Suwah Records Co Ltd was officially closing ceremony "grand closing" in
Singapore and
Hong Kong (closing on 30 June 1997 at 11:59:59pm) and was officially replaced to new opening ceremony "grand opening" at Suwah Enterprise Sdn Bhd based in
Kuala Lumpur (capital of
Malaysia).
^"血染美芝路停车场 杂货店老板 头穿洞丧命" [Grocery store owner dies with head pierced in blood-stained Beach Road parking lot]. Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese). 13 March 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via
NewspaperSG.