2010 in Singapore

none April 2013 October 2020 2010 The following lists events that happened during 2010 in the Republic of Singapore. Incumbents President: S. R. Nathan Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong Events January January – TripleOne Somerset opens its doors.Shankari Uma TripleOne Somerset to open after $50m face-lift http://www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BBusiness%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20091126-182520.html 29 August 2019 The Business Times 28 November 2009 10 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200410100827/https://www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BBusiness%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20091126-182520.html live 1 January – MediaCorp ceased broadcasting TVMobile due to a high amount of resources required.MediaCorp to discontinue TV Mobile from next year http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1024864/1/.html 14 August 2019 Channel NewsAsia 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091219083505/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1024864/1/.html 19 December 2009 4 January – The School of Science and Technology, Singapore is opened as a school specialising in STEM.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/ec4cc0ce-c5f8-455f-84dd-afac27ba8953 School of Science and Technology, Singapore is opened NLB 24 July 2010 12 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181112182507/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/ec4cc0ce-c5f8-455f-84dd-afac27ba8953 live The West Loop of the Sengkang LRT line now operates in both directions during the morning and evening peak hours on weekdays.https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/SK_West_Loop_Peak_Hours.pdf SK West Loop Peak Hours SBS Transit 16 December 2009 30 August 2019 19 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160219235824/http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/SK_West_Loop_Peak_Hours.pdf live 11 January – The Ren Ci Community Hospital is officially opened.Official Opening of Ren Ci Community Hospital http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/speeches/view-html?filename=20100118001.htm NAS 31 August 2019 11 January 2010 21 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191021115340/http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/speeches/view-html?filename=20100118001.htm live 17 January – The Bartley Viaduct is opened to traffic.https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=vkca6q93pimomb20ym432a4rbyb6sx1m44jrqr5s1t3x4d5t49 New Road Developments in 2010 Land Transport Authority 24 July 2019 20 January – Opening of Resorts World Sentosa's hotels, namely Festive Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Crockfords Tower and Hotel Michael. Trek 2000 launches the Flucard with Toshiba, an SD card for cameras.Trek 2000 International Ltd New Product Launch https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/01/Mr-Lee-Yi-Shyan-at-the-Trek-2000-International-Ltd-New-Product-Launch-20-Jan-2010 MTI 7 August 2019 20 January 2010 21 January – The Maxwell Chambers is officially opened.http://www.mlaw.gov.sg/content/minlaw/en/news/speeches/speech-by-sm-s-jayakumar-at-the-grand-opening-of-maxwell-chambers.html Speech by SM S Jayakumar at the grand opening of Maxwell Chambers Ministry of Law 2 July 2019 21 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20190702124300/https://www.mlaw.gov.sg/content/minlaw/en/news/speeches/speech-by-sm-s-jayakumar-at-the-grand-opening-of-maxwell-chambers.html 2 July 2019 dead 28 January – The Mandarin Gallery is officially opened.https://oue.com.sg/our-entities/retail-leasing OUE Limited - Retail and Leasing OUE en 26 July 2019 26 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190726053321/https://oue.com.sg/our-entities/retail-leasing live 29 January – OCBC Bank launches the Bank of Singapore, a private banking service. This comes after OCBC Bank acquired ING Asia Private Bank last year.OCBC Bank launches a dedicated private bank, Bank of Singapore, formerly known as ING Asia Private Bank http://www.ocbc.com/assets/pdf/Media/2010/jan/20100129_New_IAPB.pdf OCBC Bank 25 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003158/http://www.ocbc.com/assets/pdf/Media/2010/jan/20100129_New_IAPB.pdf 2 April 2015 29 January 2010 February 1 February – The Economic Strategies Committee Report is released. 9 February – The National University Cancer Institute, Singapore is launched.https://www.nuh.com.sg/About-NUH/Pages/Awards-Achievements-Milestones.aspx Milestones, Achievements & Awards NUH en 2019-07-26 24 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190824114815/https://www.nuh.com.sg/About-NUH/Pages/Awards-Achievements-Milestones.aspx live 12 February – 2009 flu pandemic in Singapore: The Ministry of Health lowers the alert level from Yellow to Green.https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/reverting-to-green-alert-status-for-influenza-a-(h1n1)-pandemic Reverting to Green Alert Status for Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic 12 February 2010 MOH 17 February 2020 17 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200217102214/https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/reverting-to-green-alert-status-for-influenza-a-(h1n1)-pandemic live 14 February – Soft opening of Singapore's first casino and sneak preview of the Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa. 25 February – JTC Corporation and Economic Development Board unveil the CleanTech Park masterplan. It will be developed in three phases with a completion year of 2030.Cheam Jessica S'pore launches first cleantech park for the tropics https://www.eco-business.com/news/spore-launches-first-cleantech-park-tropics/ Eco-Business 20 August 2019 25 February 2010 20 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190820141325/https://www.eco-business.com/news/spore-launches-first-cleantech-park-tropics/ live March 4 March – The Republic of Singapore Navy warns of an unidentified terrorist group planning attacks against oil tankers in the Strait of Malacca. 5 March – The Singapore Tourism Board launches a new tourism slogan, YourSingapore, replacing former slogan, Uniquely Singapore, used since 2004.SINGAPORE GETS PERSONAL: Uniquely Singapore evolves into YourSingapore https://www.stb.gov.sg/content/stb/en/media-centre/media-releases/singapore-gets-persona-uniquely-singapore-evolves-into-yoursingapore.html STB 25 July 2019 25 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190725184853/https://www.stb.gov.sg/content/stb/en/media-centre/media-releases/singapore-gets-persona-uniquely-singapore-evolves-into-yoursingapore.html live 12 March – Cross-carriage rules are introduced to rein in pay-tv costs, taking effect on 1 August 2011.Consultation on preliminary policy positions https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda/files/regulation-licensing-and-consultations/consultations/completed-consultations/consultation-papers/10/preliminary-policy-positions-for-cross-carriage---1-sept-2010.pdf MDA 11 July 2019 11 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190711122039/https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda/files/regulation-licensing-and-consultations/consultations/completed-consultations/consultation-papers/10/preliminary-policy-positions-for-cross-carriage---1-sept-2010.pdf live 15 March – The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) has signed agreements with the five polytechnics, namely Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic to set up campuses in their premises under a 'distributed campus' approach, as well as exchange teaching talent, resulting in SIT opening its doors this year instead of 2011 as initially announced. The new campuses will be ready by 2014.Singapore Institute of Technology and local polytechnics seal partnership pacts https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/digitalnewsroom/singapore-institute-of-technology-and-local-polytechnics-seal-partnership-pacts/ SIT 11 September 2019 15 March 2010 18 March – Soft opening of the Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa. 25 March – Battlestar Galactica ride in Universal Studios Singapore was temporarily closed down for the time because of a technical glitch. 26 March – Brigadier General Chan Chun Sing is appointed the new Chief of Army for the Singapore Army, taking over from Major General Neo Kian Hong.https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/MINDEF_20100115001.pdf Change in Chief of Defence Force and Chief of Army 4 June 2020 15 January 2010 4 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210604151400/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/MINDEF_20100115001.pdf live 29 March – Opening of the first phase of the Yishun Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.Specialist clinics at new Khoo Teck Puat Hospital open https://www.ktph.com.sg/uploads/KTPH%2520Media%2520Advisory.pdf Alexandra Health 26 July 2019 24 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150327025404/https://www.ktph.com.sg/uploads/KTPH%20Media%20Advisory.pdf 27 March 2015 dead 30 March – CleanTech One's design is unveiled, the first building to be built under CleanTech Park.Cheam Jessica S'pore unveils Cleantech One https://www.eco-business.com/news/spore-unveils-cleantech-one/ Eco-Business 20 August 2019 30 March 2010 31 March – The first LNG terminal starts construction. When completed, it will enhance resiliency of the energy market in Singapore.Groundbreaking Ceremony for Singapore's First LNG Terminal https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/03/Mr-S-Iswaran-at-the-Groundbreaking-Ceremony-for-Singapores-First-LNG-Terminal-31-Mar-2010 MTI 7 August 2019 31 March 2010 The Singapore Land Authority launches OneMap for the public.https://www.mlaw.gov.sg/content/minlaw/en/news/speeches/speech-by-law-minister-k-shanmugam-at-the-onemap-public-launch.html OneMap Public Launch Ministry of Law en 2019-08-14 14 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190814080422/https://www.mlaw.gov.sg/content/minlaw/en/news/speeches/speech-by-law-minister-k-shanmugam-at-the-onemap-public-launch.html dead April 1 April – Major General Neo Kian Hong is appointed the new Chief of Defence Force for the Singapore Armed Forces. 13 April – Applied Materials opens its new operations centre in Singapore.Opening Ceremony of Applied Materials' Singapore Operations Centre https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/04/Mr-Lim-Hng-Kiang-at-the-Opening-Ceremony-of-Applied-Materials-Singapore-Operations-Centre-13-Apr-201 MTI 7 August 2019 13 April 2010 17 April – Opening of the first and second stages of Circle MRT line.Circle Line from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut to Open 17 April https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=kpt8zx9w8ik53wi33gr59p754348fsj35b9glldouy8ndlh7kb LTA 6 September 2019 26 January 2010 10 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210710080232/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom.html?c=2&id=kpt8zx9w8ik53wi33gr59p754348fsj35b9glldouy8ndlh7kb live 24 April – Opening of The Helix Bridge, Bayfront Bridge and Youth Olympic Park in Marina Bay. 26 April – Amendments to the Constitution are passed with a vote of 74–1, as well as the Presidential Elections Act and Parliamentary Elections Act. Among them include the reduction of Group representation constituencies (GRC), increase in Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) to a maximum of nine (including elected opposition members of Parliament) and Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) to nine too, which is made permanent too. A "cooling-off" day is implemented, prohibiting campaigning, with only party political broadcasts allowed, as well as legalising Internet campaigning.Singapore's constitutional amendments passed The Straits Times http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=11598 27 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723020821/http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=11598 23 July 2011 The Straits Times 27 April – Opening of the first phase of the Singapore's second casino Marina Bay Sands. 30 April – StarHub TV revamped the channel numbering scheme by changing its channel numbers to a new three-digit numbering system.StarHub TV To Offer New Content And New Channel Groupings https://www.starhub.com/about-us/newsroom/2010/march/31032010_starhubtvtooffernewcontentandnewchannelgroupings.html StarHub 27 August 2019 31 March 2010 27 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190827080812/https://www.starhub.com/about-us/newsroom/2010/march/31032010_starhubtvtooffernewcontentandnewchannelgroupings.html live May 1 May to 31 October – Singapore participates in the Expo 2010, which is held in Shanghai. Singapore then celebrated the Pavilion Day on 7 August. 3 May – A NEWater plant was officially opened in Changi, operated by Sembcorp. This makes it the largest NEWater plant ever in Singapore.Opening of Singapore's Fifth And Largest NEWater Plant, The Sembcorp NEWater Plant http://www.sembcorp.com/en/media/media-releases/energy/2010/may/opening-of-singapores-fifth-and-largest-newater-plant-the-sembcorp-newater-plant/ Sembcorp 1 July 2019 1 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190701142519/http://www.sembcorp.com/en/media/media-releases/energy/2010/may/opening-of-singapores-fifth-and-largest-newater-plant-the-sembcorp-newater-plant/ live 4 May – A new building for Straits Trading Company is officially opened.STC All Set For Property Expansion https://www.propertyguru.com.sg/property-management-news/2010/5/44254/stc-all-set-for-property-expansion PropertyGuru 7 August 2019 5 May 2010 7 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190807085412/https://www.propertyguru.com.sg/property-management-news/2010/5/44254/stc-all-set-for-property-expansion live 11 May – CWT opens its new Commodity Hub.CWT's Launch of its Commodity Hub https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/05/Mr-Lee-Yi-Shyan-at-the-CWTs-Launch-of-its-Commodity-Hub-11-May-2010 MTI 7 August 2019 11 May 2010 12 May – Bosch opens its new South-East Asia headquarters in Singapore.Official Opening of Robert Bosch South East Asia Headquarters Building https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/05/Mr-Lim-Hng-Kiang-at-the-Official-Opening-of-Robert-Bosch-South-East-Asia-Headquarters-Building-12-Ma MTI 7 August 2019 12 May 2010 18 May – Singapore Freeport is officially opened, allowing for art collectables to be stored.Opening of The Singapore Freeport https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/05/Mr-S-Iswaran-at-the-Opening-of-The-Singapore-Freeport-18-May-2010 MTI 7 August 2019 18 May 2010 21 May – River Safari, Asia's first river-themed wildlife park starts construction. The park, which houses giant pandas too, will be completed by 2012.River Safari Groundbreaking Ceremony https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/05/Mr-S-Iswaran-at-the-River-Safari-Groundbreaking-Ceremony-21-May-2010 MTI 7 August 2019 21 May 2010Shafawi Mustafa Musfirah Hetty Attractions of Asia's first river-themed park River Safari unveiled http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1058154/1/.html Channel NewsAsia 15 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20100522111802/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1058154/1/.html 22 May 2010 21 May 2010 24 May – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak jointly announced that Keretapi Tanah Melayu Tanjong Pagar railway station will be relocated to Woodlands Train Checkpoint by 1 July 2011, and a joint development of a rapid transit link between Tanjung Puteri, Johor Bahru and Singapore by 2018.Joint Statement on Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, 24 May 2010, Singapore https://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/media_centre/press_room/pr/2010/201005/joint-statement-on-singapore-malaysia-leaders--retreat-between-p.printable.html?status=1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore 1 August 2018 26 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180826080741/https://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/media_centre/press_room/pr/2010/201005/joint-statement-on-singapore-malaysia-leaders--retreat-between-p.printable.html?status=1 dead 25 May – MT Bunga Kelana 3 collided with MV Waily in the Singapore Strait, causing an oil spill. Parts of East Coast beach was closed a day later. 29–30 May – 2010 Kallang slashings: A group of Malaysians and foreign workers from Sarawak armed themselves with weapons like a parang and tap handle and had committed four violent robberies, resulting in three men seriously injured and one dead. Seven suspects were arrested in connection to the brutal crimes while an eighth and final culprit fled Singapore for seven years until his capture. Four of these men (including the fugitive) were identified as the main culprits and charged with murder relating to the death of their final victim. One of them, Micheal Anak Garing, was sentenced to death and subsequently executed in 2019 for murder, while the remaining three men received lengthy jail terms ranging from 33 years to life and caning of 24 strokes each for robbery with hurt and murder. 31 May – City Harvest Church Criminal Breach of Trust Case: An investigation was conducted at the City Harvest Church made by the Office of the Commissioner of Charities (COC) and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) when a complaint was lodged towards 17 individuals (including church founder Pastor Kong Hee and his deputy, Tan Ye Peng) alleging the misuse of church funds.http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4121597 City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee & 16 others under funds probe Xin MSN News 31 May 2010 21 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110823055801/http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4121597 23 August 2011 dead http://news.asiaone.com/News/the%2BStraits%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20100607-220579.html City Harvest deputy also assisting in probe Asia One 7 June 2010 21 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100610210332/http://news.asiaone.com/News/the+Straits+Times/Story/A1Story20100607-220579.html 10 June 2010 dead http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1063720/1/.html Over 18 people from City Harvest Church called up in probe so far Channel NewsAsia 16 June 2010 21 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110518222743/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1063720/1/.html 2011-05-18 live June 4 to 6 June – The Shangri-La Dialogue is held in Singapore. 4 June – The Competition Commission of Singapore issued a fine to Sistic for abusing its dominant position through exclusive agreements with venues.CCS Fines SISTIC.com.Pte Ltd for Abusing its Dominant Position https://www.cccs.gov.sg/media-and-consultation/newsroom/media-releases/ccs-fines-sisticcompte-ltd-for-abusing-its-dominant-position CCCS 1 July 2019 14 June – CNBC Asia's new studio inside the Singapore Exchange is opened, with the official opening a day later.CNBC’s New Studio at the Singapore Exchange https://www.cnbc.com/2010/06/13/CNBCs-New-Studio-at-the-Singapore-Exchange.html CNBC 9 May 2021 13 June 2010 9 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210509034844/https://www.cnbc.com/2010/06/13/CNBCs-New-Studio-at-the-Singapore-Exchange.html live Opening Remarks by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, at the Launch Ceremony of CNBC Asia’s Studio at the Singapore Exchange on Tuesday, 15th June 2010, 6.30 pm, at SGX Centre 1 https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20100622002.htm NAS 9 May 2021 15 June 2010 10 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142911/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20100622002.htm live 16 June – Heavy downpour causes flash floods around Singapore, Orchard Road being the worst hit. 19 June – *SCAPE, a youth-oriented space in Somerset was officially opened. 21 June – Sembcorp starts construction of its new yard in Tuas.Groundbreaking Ceremony of Sembcorp Marine New Yard https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/06/Mr-Lim-Hng-Kiang-at-the-Groundbreaking-Ceremony-of-Sembcorp-Marine-New-Yard-21-June-2010 MTI 7 August 2019 21 June 2010 23 June – Opening of the second phase of Marina Bay Sands, which includes the Event Plaza along Marina Bay, more shops, additional dining options, and nightlife offerings. A day later, Sands SkyPark was opened to public. July 1 July – The National Climate Change Secretariat was formed to formulate climate change policies in Singapore.About NCCS https://www.nccs.gov.sg/about-us/about-nccs NCCS 1 July 2019 1 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190701142706/https://www.nccs.gov.sg/about-us/about-nccs dead 2 July – The new Dolphin Lagoon in Underwater World is officially opened.Official Opening of the New Dolphin Lagoon https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/07/Mr-S-Iswaran-at-the-Official-Opening-of-the-New-Dolphin-Lagoon--2-July-2010 MTI 7 August 2019 2 July 2010 19 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231219102021/https://www.mti.gov.sg/Newsroom/Speeches/2010/07/Mr-S-Iswaran-at-the-Official-Opening-of-the-New-Dolphin-Lagoon--2-July-2010 live 3 July – The introduction of Distance Fares in bus and rail transport in Singapore.Distance Fares from 3 July 2010 https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/viewpoints/detail/distance-fares-from-3-july-2010 MOT 26 September 2019 7 June 2010 26 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190926062359/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/viewpoints/detail/distance-fares-from-3-july-2010 dead The Jewel of Muscat, a gift from Sultanate of Oman, reaches Singapore. 8 July – SMRT's Explanade Xchange opens. Tiger Sky Tower in Sentosa reopens after a technical malfunction last month. 12 July – SingTel and StarHub broadcast the final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in 3D, in conjunction with partners Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands. 14 July – The Government of Singapore upgraded its 2010 economic growth forecast to 13 to 15%. 21 July – Reopening of Singapore Cable Car. August 9 August – Singapore launches a nationwide 3D television trial, starting with recording of the annual National Day Parade in 3D. 13 August – Singapore is presented with a specially designed Olympic Flag and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is conferred the Gold Olympic Order. 14–26 August – Inaugural Youth Olympic Games: 14 August – Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics by President S R Nathan, who he was conferred the Gold Olympic Order. 16 August – Singapore won its first medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, a bronze medal in the Boys' Under–55kg taekwondo event. 18 August – Rainer Ng won Singapore's first silver medal in the Boys' 50m backstroke event. 19 August – Singapore's under-15 Boys' football team advances to the semi-finals. 23 August – Isabelle Li won Singapore's second silver medal after losing to China's Gu Yuting in the table tennis girls' singles final. 26 August – Closing Ceremony: Eight Singaporeans are presented with the Silver Olympic Order and an Olympic Cup is presented to the people of Singapore. A total seven medals were won throughout the event; two silver and five bronze, placing 62nd out of the 98 nations. 19 August – Downtown MRT line Stage 3 was unveiled, which will connect eastern Singapore. The line will be finished by 2017 instead of 2016.20 August 2011 Names of Downtown Line Stations Revealed https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/today20110820-1.1.20 Today 16 NewspaperSG 31 August – Internet companies in Singapore launch service plans for the new optical fibre network as part of the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN). September 1 September – The Ministry of Education announced several measures to improve education. Among them include enhancements to primary school facilities, more Indoor Sports Halls and synthetic turfs, new Higher NITEC and Polytechnic Foundation Programme, two new N(T) specialised schools by 2013, expansion of Integrated Programme to seven more schools and a new Junior College by 2017, the new Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine with Imperial College London, and more funding for university education.Investing in all learners, creating new opportunities and pathways https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20100908003.htm NAS 6 January 2020 1 September 2010 12 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200112143516/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20100908003.htm live In addition, new arts degree programmes funded by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and LASALLE College of the Arts will be provided in collaboration with international universities. This will build on the arts diploma programmes that have been funded since 1999.Funding for New Degree Programmes to be Offered by the Arts Institutions in Partnership with Reputable Overseas Universities http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/09/funding-new-degree-programmes.php 27 August 2019 MOE 1 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110920151607/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/09/funding-new-degree-programmes.php 20 September 2011 17 September – China Eastern Flight 568 which was bound for Shanghai, caught fire shortly after it took off from Singapore Changi Airport. No one was hurt. 20 September – Singapore and Malaysia have settled a land swap agreement for four land parcels in Marina South and two land parcels in the Ophir Rochor area. The development will be undertaken by M+S Pte Ltd, a 50–50 joint venture between Temasek Holdings and Khazanah Nasional. However, as there were different views on developmental charges, the matter will be brought to the Permanent Court of Arbitration.Joint Statement for the meeting between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak on the implementation of the points of agreement on Malayan Railway Land in Singapore (POA), 20 September 2010, Singapore https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/joint-statement-meeting-between-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-and-prime-minister-dato PMO 29 July 2019 20 September 2010 29 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190729173039/https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/joint-statement-meeting-between-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-and-prime-minister-dato live 24 September – Mas Selamat bin Kastari, the leader of the Singapore Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist network and as a fugitive since 2008, is handed over to Singapore custody by the Malaysian authorities.Hetty Musfirah Mas Selamat repatriated, detained under Singapore's ISA http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore/view/1083131/1/.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111207031310/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore/view/1083131/1/.html 7 December 2011 Channel NewsAsia 24 September 2010 dead Agence France-Presse Malaysia hands over Mas Selamat to Singapore http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100924-238913.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100927042727/http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100924-238913.html 27 September 2010 AsiaOne 24 September 2010 dead Agence France-Presse Azam Ahmad Zuhrin Mas Selamat repatriated https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/09/25/mas-selamat-repatriated The Star 26 September 2019 25 September 2010 26 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190926162645/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/09/25/mas-selamat-repatriated live 30 September – A Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing AH-64 Apache made an emergency landing in an open field in Woodlands.MINDEF Apache crashes in Woodlands, Singapore https://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100930-239915.html 29 July 2019 Asiaone 30 September 2010 29 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171029024427/http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100930-239915.html live October 2 October – Kwa Geok Choo, wife of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, and mother of the current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, dies at age 89.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1084739/1/.html https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20101103131741/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1084739/1/.html dead 3 November 2010 Mrs Lee Kuan Yew dies at age 89 2 October 2010 MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia 2 October 2010 11 October – The first phase of CleanTech Park (known as CleanTech One) is launched.Official launch of CleanTech One http://jtc.gov.sg/News/Press-Releases/Pages/20101011(SPA).aspx JTC Corporation 7 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20140706160740/http://jtc.gov.sg/News/Press-Releases/Pages/20101011%28SPA%29.aspx 6 July 2014 11 October 2010 dead 21 October – The haze, which enveloped Singapore since 19 October, reached a PSI of 108 at 6pm, considered an unhealthy level. This is the worst PSI reading since the 2006 haze.Singapore urges Indonesia to act on haze https://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20101022-243578.html Asiaone 7 August 2019 22 October 2010 29 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171029064003/http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20101022-243578.html live 22 October – The Council for Estate Agencies is formed to regulate real estate agencies.https://www.straitstimes.com/business/council-for-estate-agencies-gets-new-executive-director Council for Estate Agencies gets new executive director 26 September 2019 24 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221024085714/https://www.straitstimes.com/business/council-for-estate-agencies-gets-new-executive-director live 30 October – Downtown East Murder. 19-year-old Darren Ng Wei Jie, a student from Republic Polytechnic, was brutally slashed by a total of 12 youths from a rival gang after a staring incident. Darren suffered from a total of 28 knife wounds and he died in Changi General Hospital five hours after the incident. The case was classified as murder, and the police managed to arrest all the suspects. Six of them were charged with murder, but all except one were later sentenced to serve lengthy jail terms with caning for culpable homicide (the sixth was instead found guilty of rioting), while the others were dealt with varied jail terms and caning for rioting. November 2 November – British author and former journalist, Alan Shadrake, was found guilty of contempt of court to Singapore judicial system for his book Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock. 4 November – Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, made a dramatic emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport following a mid-air engine explosion shortly after takeoff. No injuries were reported. 5 November – Qantas Flight 6, a Boeing 747-400, made an emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport following an engine problem shortly after takeoff. No injuries were reported. 15 November – The Khoo Teck Puat Hospital is officially opened.Official Opening of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/speech-minister-mentor-lee-kuan-yew-official-opening-khoo-teck-puat-hospital-15-november#targetText=Speech%20by%20Minister%20Mentor%20Lee,Puat%20Hospital%2C%2015%20November%202010&targetText=1.,good%20quality%20care%20to%20Singaporeans. PMO 14 August 2019 15 November 2010 3 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220803211542/https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/speech-minister-mentor-lee-kuan-yew-official-opening-khoo-teck-puat-hospital-15-november#targetText=Speech%20by%20Minister%20Mentor%20Lee,Puat%20Hospital%2C%2015%20November%202010&targetText=1.,good%20quality%20care%20to%20Singaporeans. live 22 November – The Land Transport Authority completes a thorough review of bus stop pair distances and found out that bus commuters were overcharged $300,000 and undercharged $100,000.Bus commuters overcharged S$300,000 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1094863/1/.html Channel NewsAsia 19 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123060645/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1094863/1/.html 23 November 2010 22 November 2010 22 November – Hong San See wins the Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation from UNESCO. 24 November – Marina Bay Link Mall opens to the public.Marina Bay Link Mall Is Open https://www.rqam.com.sg/press_media/marina-bay-link-mall-is-open/ RQAM 24 July 2019 3 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230603070453/https://www.rqam.com.sg/press_media/marina-bay-link-mall-is-open/ live 25 November – nex opens in Serangoon. December 8 December – MediaCorp announced that the studios will be moving out of its premises at Caldecott Hill to Mediapolis@one–north Buona Vista by 2015.MediaCorp to relocate to Mediapolis@one-north https://www.mediacorp.sg/en/mediacorp-in-the-news/media-releases/mediacorp-to-relocate-to-mediapolis-one--5856096 MediaCorp 24 September 2019 8 December 2010 23 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190923161624/https://www.mediacorp.sg/en/mediacorp-in-the-news/media-releases/mediacorp-to-relocate-to-mediapolis-one--5856096 live 10 December – Ten Mile Junction LRT station is temporarily closed due to retrofitting works. Ten Mile Junction LRT to be closed for retrofitting works Channel NewsAsia 2010-12-06 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1097498/1/.html 2010-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20101207175553/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1097498/1/.html 2010-12-07 live 25 December – Crane Dance (Resorts World Sentosa) opens. 27 December – The Singapore Conference Hall, the Trade Union House, Lim Bo Seng Memorial, Tan Kim Seng Fountain and the Cenotaph have been gazetted as National Monuments of Singapore. 28 December – Recommendations to improve secondary school education are announced.Strengthening Social-Emotional Support for Secondary School Students - Release of Secondary Education Review and Implementation (SERI) Committee's Report http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/12/strengthening-social-emotional-support-secondary-school-students.php 27 August 2019 MOE 28 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110919032002/http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2010/12/strengthening-social-emotional-support-secondary-school-students.php 19 September 2011 31 December – Singapore's economy grew by 14.7% for the whole yearSingapore economy sees record expansion in 2010 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-12106645 BBC 24 September 2019 3 January 2011 3 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191203054051/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-12106645 live (lowered to 14.5%), the largest growth for the country of all time.Ghoshal Devjyot Singapore posts 14.5% GDP growth in 2010 https://wap.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/singapore-posts-14-5-gdp-growth-in-2010-111021800007_1.html Business Standard 24 September 2019 18 February 2011 Deaths 10 January – Goh Poh Seng, physician and arts pioneer (b. 1936).Goh Poh Seng http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_957_2004-12-23.html NLB 11 August 2019 20 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190820200541/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_957_2004-12-23.html live 30 January – Tan Eng Yoon, former Olympian (b. 1928).Tan Eng Yoon http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1785_2011-02-22.html NLB 22 July 2019 8 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190708130020/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1785_2011-02-22.html live 2 February – Ng Teng Fong, property tycoon (b. 1928).Ng Teng Fong http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1755_2011-01-21.html NLB 22 July 2019 20 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190720033408/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1755_2011-01-21.html live 4 March – Fang Xiu, pioneer of Chinese literature in Singapore and Malaysia (b. 1922).方修: 新加坡文艺先驱的光辉 https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-6/issue-3/oct-2010/fang-xiu-literary-pioneer/ biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg 2026-02-01 en 18 February 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260218063820/https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-6/issue-3/oct-2010/fang-xiu-literary-pioneer/ live 20 March – Yang Lina, actress (b. 1963).Fang Joy Former Mediacorp actress Yang Lina dies of cancer https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100321-205902.html AsiaOne 29 November 2020 21 March 2010 10 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201210101249/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100321-205902.html live 28 April – Low Por Tuck, former Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and former PAP and Barisan Sosialis legislative assemblyman for Havelock Constituency (b. 1929).Weng Kam Leong 1 May 2010 Former politician dies of heart failure https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20100501-1.2.26.1?qt=%22former%20politician%20dies%20of%20heart%20failure%22&q=%22Former%20politician%20dies%20of%20heart%20failure%22 21 June 2025 NewspaperSG 14 May – Goh Keng Swee, former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918).Goh Keng Swee http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_662_2005-01-11.html NLB 22 July 2019 3 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190803180301/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_662_2005-01-11.html live 30 May – Shanmuganathan Dillidurai, murder victim of the Kallang slashings (b. 1968–1969).Lum Selina 2013-01-18 Sarawak cleaner jailed 33 years for role in 2010 'Kallang slashings' https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sarawak-cleaner-jailed-33-years-for-role-in-2010-kallang-slashings 2024-05-16 The Straits Times en 0585-3923 13 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191013164100/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sarawak-cleaner-jailed-33-years-for-role-in-2010-kallang-slashings live 17 June – K. S. Rajah, former Judicial Commissioner (b. 1930). 26 July – S. Tiwari, senior legal officer at Singapore Legal Service (b. 1945). 8 August – Soon Loh Boon, former President of the Singapore Chinese Middle School Students Union and student movement leader in the 1950s (b. 1934).18 August 2010 Independence activist dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20100818-1.2.39.15?qt=%22soon%20loh%20boon%22,%20dies&q=%22Soon%20Loh%20Boon%22%20dies 11 May 2025 NewspaperSG Weng Kam Leong 22 September – Hoe Hong Lin, murder victim of Soh Wee Kian (b. 1978).Lum Selina 2013-08-07 Woodlands stabbing: AGC to reduce murder charge to culpable homicide if NSF pleads guilty https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woodlands-stabbing-agc-to-reduce-murder-charge-to-culpable-homicide-if-nsf-pleads-guilty 2024-05-16 The Straits Times en 0585-3923 25 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240525022017/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/woodlands-stabbing-agc-to-reduce-murder-charge-to-culpable-homicide-if-nsf-pleads-guilty live 27 September – Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1955).Balaji Sadasivan http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1709_2010-09-28.html NLB 22 July 2019 18 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190718095305/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1709_2010-09-28.html live 2 October – Kwa Geok Choo, spouse of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1920). 14 October – Dollah Kassim, Singaporean footballer (b. 1949).Dollah Kassim http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1817_2011-07-07.html NLB 22 July 2019 16 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190716071852/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1817_2011-07-07.html live 30 October – Darren Ng Wei Jie, murder victim of the Downtown East slashing (b. 1991).Lim Joyce 2014-02-23 Couple lost son in Downtown East gang fight in 2010, but now save his friends https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/couple-lost-son-in-downtown-east-gang-fight-in-2010-but-now-save-his-friends 2024-05-16 The Straits Times en 0585-3923 10 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190810021913/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/couple-lost-son-in-downtown-east-gang-fight-in-2010-but-now-save-his-friends live 10 November – William Cheng, 10th Chairman of the Central Provident Fund (b. 1928).11 November 2010 Untitled https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20101111-1.2.128 26 November 2025 NewspaperSG 21 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251121230739/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20101111-1.2.128 live 12 November – Kwa Soon Chuan, 9th Chairman of the Central Provident Fund (b. 1922).13 November 2010 Untitled https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20101113-1.2.196 26 November 2025 NewspaperSG 22 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251122064719/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20101113-1.2.196 live 27 November – Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar, former PAP Member of Parliament for Radin Mas Constituency (b. 1933).Hussain Zakir 29 November 2010 Former labour MP dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes20101129-1.2.29.3?qt=%22former%20labour%20mp%20dies%22&q=%22Former%20labour%20MP%20dies%22 21 June 2025 NewspaperSG References 2010 in Category:2010s in Singapore Category:Years of the 21st century in Singapore