1994 in Singapore

none March 2020 November 2019 1994 The following lists events that happened during 1994 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Ong Teng Cheong Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong Events January 4 January - The Straits Times Industrials Index hits a record high of 2471.90 points,Shares: 2 records set https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19940105-1.2.7 The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) 28 January 2020 5 January 1994 now-former record has been surpassed in 2000 with a record high of 2582.94.STI blazes past 2,500 to new high https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes20000104-1.2.2 The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) 28 January 2020 4 January 2000 22 January – Junction 8 is officially opened.Official Opening of Junction 8 http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/wks19940122as.pdf NAS 12 September 2019 22 January 1994 February 1 February - Radio Singapore International (RSI) is launched as Singapore's first international shortwave radio station.1 February 1994 New regional radio service starts today https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940201-1.2.33.2 9 August 2023 The Straits Times March 2 March – The extension of the CISCO headquarters starts construction. When completed, it will have cash processing facilities and a computer disaster recovery centre.Ground Breaking Ceremony of the extension to the existing Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation (CISCO) Building http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/wks19940302s.pdf NAS 12 September 2019 2 March 1994 8 March – The first 2G networks are launched in Singapore.Digital handphone network launched https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19940309-1.2.7.1 The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) 17 April 2020 9 March 1994 13 March – The National Service Resort and Country Club is officially opened.Official opening of SAFRA Resort at SAFRA Resort and Country Club https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/gct19940313.pdf NAS 17 July 2019 13 March 1994 26 March – Singapore wins the bid to host the 1999 Rotary Convention.Singapore wins bid for Rotary convention https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/03/26/Singapore-wins-bid-for-Rotary-convention/6978764658000/ UPI 17 July 2019 26 March 1994 April 1 April – The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is first introduced with a tax rate of 3%.Introduction of the Goods and Services Tax http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/c5594d45-4948-4080-a6fb-5175eb8d83c3 NLB 14 July 2019 May 5 May – United States media reports on the caning incident of American teenager Michael P. Fay who was convicted for vandalism. 21 May – A Singapore Police Force officer, Corporal Hoi Kim Heng, 24, dies after being stabbed in the neck during the attempted arrest of drug abuser Soh Loo Ban. His companion, Corporal Tan Huang Yee, recovers from his injuries. The Straits Times 31 December 1994 Crimes and tragedies that shocked the nation – Two police officers killed 23 May – Corporal Tan Huang Yee is given a rare field promotion to the rank of sergeant, while Corporal Hoi Kim Heng is conferred the same award posthumously. 26 May – The Night Safari is officially opened.Official Opening of the Night Safari http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/gct19940526.pdf NAS 28 July 2019 26 May 1994 31 May – The Great Singapore Sale is launched. June 6 June – Known as the Oriental Hotel Murder, a Japanese tourist, Madam Fujii Isae, 49, is found murdered in her hotel room at the Oriental Hotel. 9 June – The biggest single robbery to strike a private home occurs at a property in Bukit Timah, in which S$6 million worth of valuables were stolen. All five men involved in the armed robbery were subsequently arrested. July 1 July – SingTel launches SingNet, Singapore's first Internet service provider.Online project highlights key days of our lives https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/online-project-highlights-key-days-our-lives The New Paper 7 August 2019 24 December 2015 21 July – The design for the new arts centre is unveiled, with the name of the facility called the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, which will be finished by 2000. It opened in 2002.Design for world-class arts centre unveiled http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19940722-1.2.4 The Straits Times 26 August 2019 22 July 1994 September 1 September – SingTel launched its fully digitalised telecom network.Ceremony marking total digitalization of Singapore Telecom's network http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/mbt19940901s.pdf NAS 26 July 2019 1 September 1994 2 September – Tuas Naval Base is officially opened.Official Opening of Tuas Naval Base http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/gct19940902.pdf NAS 8 September 2019 2 September 1994 16 September – A sergeant with the Republic of Singapore Navy, Chong Peh Choong, 26, kills his three children aged between 3 and 10 before failing in his attempts to kill his wife and himself. He was jailed for life. 23 September Dutchman Johannes van Damme is executed for drug trafficking.Singapore Executes a Dutch Engineer Arrested on Drug Charges https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/24/world/singapore-executes-a-dutch-engineer-arrested-on-drug-charges.html?scp=1 4 July 2011 The New York Times 24 September 1994 FM97.2 starts broadcasting. October 1 October – Singapore Broadcasting Authority is formed.The Formation of the Singapore Broadcasting Authority https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/19940929_0002.pdf NAS 20 January 2021 29 September 1994Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA) http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_861_2005-01-11.html NLB 10 August 2019 15 October – Madam Mona Koh, 46, a mamasan, survives two gunshot wounds at Katong People's Complex.Peter H. L. Lim Chronicle of Singapore, 1959–2009: Fifty Years of Headline News https://books.google.com/books?id=CbY062uN1MoC&pg=PA257 2009 Editions Didier Millet 978-981-4217-75-0 257– 22 October - The last National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) replacement exercise takes place in Choa Chu Kang Community Club, marking the end of a three-year replacement programme. For those who did not re-register yet, a grace period will be given until 1995. From 1 January 1996, the old laminated NRICs will be invalid.http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/wks19941022s.pdf NRIC Re-registration Exercise Closing Ceremony at the Chua Chu Kang Community Club NAS 27 August 2019 22 October 1994 31 October to 3 November – A three-day debate on ministerial salaries ensues.Chuang Peck Ming Six professions to set pay for ministers and civil servants Business Times (Singapore) 22 October 1994. See also Wang Hui Ling Chung Tsung Mien Jimmy Yap 32 say benchmarks too high, 25 think they are valid The Straits Times 28 October 1994; Warren Fernandez Will S'poreans back SM Lee's judgment on White Paper? The Straits Times 2 November 1994; Chuang Peck Ming MP warns of election backlash in debate on pay rise for ministers Business Times (Singapore) 4 November 1994.In his own words: Higher pay will attract most talented team, so country can prosper https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/in-his-own-words-higher-pay-will-attract-most-talented-team-so-country-can-prosper The Straits Times 27 August 2019 27 March 2015 Eventually, the white paper is approved on 3 November.Chuang Peck Ming Why it's fitting to peg ministers' pay to top private sector earners Business Times (Singapore) 1 November 1994; Chuang Peck Ming White paper on salary benchmarks approved Business Times (Singapore) 4 November 1994. 31 October – Power98FM is launched by SAFRA. November November – Tiong Bahru Plaza opens to the public. 21 November – The Singapore People's Party is formed after several members broke off from the Singapore Democratic Party.Singapore People's Party is formed http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/ff0bf607-2ca6-4b74-9ced-c82b995a12ae NLB 14 September 2019 30 November – Police officer Senior Staff Sergeant Boo Tiang Huat, 47, dies after sustaining an axe wound to the head while conducting routine vehicular inspection at Newton Road.The Straits Times 1 December 1994 Policeman slashed on head dies instantly He was given a field promotion to the rank of Station Inspector posthumously. A tribute to SI Boo Tiang Huat Police Life 20 12 14 Singapore Police Force December 1994 Date unknown The Singapore Heart Centre starts operations.https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/10-facts-you-should-know-about-singapores-200-year-healthcare-history 10 facts you should know about Singapore's 200-year healthcare history 17 July 2019 6 January 2015 Births 1 January – Carrie Wong, television actress 8 January - Shawn Tok, singer-actor 1 October - Linying, the singer for NDP 2021 theme song 'The Road Ahead'. 5 November – Timothee Yap, national sprinter. 13 November – Andrew Tang, racing driver.https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Andrew_Tang Andrew Tang 17 July 2019 Deaths 3 January – Neo Ah Lark, representative from Singapore who attended a forum on WW2 reparations for the people of Asia-Pacific in Tokyo, Japan and the sixth son of Lim Chu Kang pioneer Neo Ao Tiew (b. 1934).5 January 1994 Obituary https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940105-1.2.45.1?qt=%22neo%20ah%20lark%22&q=%22neo%20ah%20lark%22 3 February 2026 NewspaperSGYue Pak Au 23 January 1994 东京听证会上唯一新加坡人 梁亚六含恨而终 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhzb19940123-1.2.70.2.1?qt=%22%E6%A2%81%20%E4%BA%9A%20%E5%85%AD%22&q=%22%E6%A2%81%E4%BA%9A%E5%85%AD%22 3 February 2026 NewspaperSG 24 January – F. A. Chua, Supreme Court Judge (b. 1913).A Tribute to the Late Mr. Justice F. A. Chua https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/singlrev15&div=5&id=&page= HeinOnline 13 December 2021 11 February – Gog Sing Hooi, pioneer watercolour painter (b. 1933).Gog Sing Hooi http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1758_2011-01-28.html NLB 12 November 2019 16 February – Ong Say Yeo, former Liberal Socialist Party city councillor for Pasir Panjang Constituency (b. 1914).18 February 1994 Obituary https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940218-1.2.57.1?qt=deaths&q=Deaths 23 July 2026 NewspaperSG 24 February – Venerable Kong Hiap, 3rd President of the Singapore Buddhist Federation and leader of the Singapore Buddhist Lodge (b. 1900).26 February 1994 Venerable abbot Guang Qia dies aged 94 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940226-1.2.38.13?qt=buddhist,%20dies&q=%22Buddhist%22%20%22dies%22 17 February 2026 NewspaperSG 7 March – P. V. Sarma, veteran trade unionist and former leader of the Malayan National Liberation League (b. 1916).Nair Suresh 8 March 1994 Ex-communist boss Sarma dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newpaper19940308-1.2.19.2?qt=%22p%20v%20sarma%22,%20death&q=%22P.%20V.%20Sarma%22%20death 31 July 2023 NewspaperSG 17 April – Wu Teh Yao, educator and political scientist (b. 1915).Weng Kam Leong 20 April 1994 Confucian scholar Wu Teh Yao, 78, dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940420-1.2.7.6 3 February 2026 NewspaperSG 25 April – James Aeria, former Commander of the Singapore Maritime Command (b. 1931).26 April 1994 First navy chief of Singapore dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940426-1.2.27.8?qt=former,%20singapore,%20dies&q=%22former%22%20%22Singapore%22%20%22dies%22 9 July 2026 NewspaperSG 26 April – Venerable Tat Inn, founder and abbot of the Tse Toh Aum Temple (b. 1912).29 April 1994 Tse Toh Aum Temple abbot dies, aged 82 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19940429-1.2.36.10?qt=buddhist,%20dies&q=%22Buddhist%22%20%22dies%22 17 February 2026 NewspaperSG 23 May – Mohamed Awang, former Deputy President of the Singapore Malay National Organisation and candidate for Jurong SMC during the 1988 and 1991 General Elections (b. 1942).24 May 1994 Mohamed Awang meninggal https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19940524-1.2.28.10?qt=%22mohamed%20awang%20meninggal%22&q=%22Mohamed%20Awang%20meninggal%22 7 February 2026 NewspaperSG 24 August – Ee Peng Liang, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1913).https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/1994/09/02/singapores-mr-charity-ee-peng-liang-dies-at-age-81&post_id=45893 singapores mr charity ee peng liang dies at age 81 ucanews.com 4 November – Syed Esa Almenoar, former Secretary-General of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (b. 1918).9 November 1994 Obituary https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19941109-1.2.20.1 25 August 2026 NewspaperSG 8 November – Kwek Hong Png, founder of Hong Leong Group (b. 1913).Kwek Hong Png http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1763_2011-02-01.html NLB 29 October 2019 10 December – Jamit Singh, veteran trade unionist (b. 1929).Jamit Singh http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1415_2009-01-12.html NLB 29 October 2019 References 1994 Singapore Category:Years in Singapore