1991 in Singapore

none March 2020 September 2020 1991 The following lists events that happened during 1991 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Wee Kim Wee Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong Events January 2 January – New machine-readable passports are issued. 11 January – The National Science and Technology Board is formed to enhance R&D activities in Singapore.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/9addb3d8-62eb-420a-a10a-3727f790259c National Science and Technology Board is formed 2013 National Library Board 30 June 2019 15 January – The five Shared Values of Singapore are adopted.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/62f98f76-d54d-415d-93a1-4561c776ab97 Shared Values are adopted National Library Board 22 July 2019 February 23 February – Civics and moral education is introduced, replacing religious knowledge lessons in schools.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/7a63e9a1-c949-41d0-9b6f-d3853d832bb1 Civics and moral education is introduced National Library Board 22 July 2019 March 2 March – The National Trades Union Congress launches two radio stations, NTUC Heart Radio 91.3 and NTUC Heart Radio 100.3.http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/otc19910302s.pdf Official Opening of NTUC Radio Heart at Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) Building NAS 27 August 2019 2 March 1991 16 March – The New Horizon Centre is officially opened, making it the first day care centre to look after those with dementia.http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/wks19910316s.pdf Official Opening of the New Horizon Centre at Lorong 2 Toa Payoh NAS 13 September 2019 16 March 1991 26 March – Four Pakistanis hijack Singapore Airlines Flight 117 and demand the release of Pakistan Peoples Party members from Pakistani jails.http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/maturing_saf/v03n03_history.html History snippets: 1981 Onwards (A Maturing SAF): 1991 – SQ 117 Rescue Choy Choi Kee 4 May 2010 Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) 21 June 2011 26 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070626031349/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/maturing_saf/v03n03_history.html dead 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. May 4 May – Filipina domestic worker Delia Maga and her 4-year-old charge, Nicholas Huang are found murdered in their flat. Flor Contemplacion was subsequently tried for the murders and found guilty.Flor Contemplacion: The Facts of the Case Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore 1995 Singapore en 419237137 13 May – Underwater World opens its doors.Underwater World scores with range of marine life http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19910514.2.6 The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) 20 October 2019 14 May 1991Underwater World Singapore http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1855_2011-11-11.html NLB 20 October 2019 14 May 1991 31 May – The Van Kleef Aquarium closes after falling visitorship.Van Kleef Aquarium to close from Saturday http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19910528.2.6.5 The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) 20 October 2019 28 May 1991Van Kleef Aquarium http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2013-11-18_133428.html NLB 20 October 2019 14 May 1991 June 1 June – Changi Airport Terminal 2 is officially opened.Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong, at the Official Opening of the Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2, on Saturday, 1 June 1991 at 11.00 AM https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/gct19910601.pdf NAS 27 May 2022 1 June 1991 3 June – The first National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) replacement exercise takes place in MacPherson Community Club in a programme spanning three years. The programme replaces the existing laminated NRICs to credit-card sized ones with features for higher security. It will also indicate blood types for use in emergencies.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/newpaper19910604-1.1.10 Face that launched new IC campaign (Page 10) The New Paper (retrieved from NLB) 27 August 2019 4 June 1991 6 June – The Civil Defence Academy starts construction. When completed in 1995, the S$63 million complex spanning nine-hectares will train Singapore Civil Defence Force officers, as well as offer computer simulations.http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/sj19910606s.pdf Ground-breaking Ceremony for the Civil Defence Academy NAS 13 September 2019 6 June 1991 29 June – IMM opens its doors. July 1 July - Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is formed as Singapore's second university, previously known as the Nanyang Technological Institute.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/5b196e5e-3204-4dd5-91d2-103474eaf0fb Nanyang Technological University is established February 2015 National Library Board 29 June 2019 The National Institute of Education (NIE) is formed from the merger of Institute of Education (IE) and the College of Physical Education (CPE). The institution is now part of NTU.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/9c77d932-ded6-4068-99a6-8ad39c087564 National Institute of Education is established National Library Board 22 July 2019 August 1 August – The Singapore International Foundation is formed to help in diplomacy.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/8641ffeb-4523-4a5d-bc15-0da90936ac96 Singapore International Foundation is established National Library Board 26 July 2019 2 August – Two areas in Singapore, namely the Central and Changi areas are gazetted as Tree Conservation Areas.Tree Conservation Areas https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/tree-conservation-areas NParks 23 August 2019 31 August – In the 1991 General Election, the People's Action Party team led by Goh Chok Tong won 77 out of 81 seats (including 41 uncontested seats) with a vote share of 61.0%; then the lowest vote share since surpassed by the 2011 General Election; which had 60.1%. The opposition won the remaining four, in which three seats went to the Singapore Democratic Party and one seat to the Workers' Party.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/7668fe40-a2c6-4317-9ad8-6b9f41850e59 1991 Parliamentary General Election National Library Board 26 July 2019 September 21 September – The second phase of the Central Expressway opens.Primers for driving down under https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19910921-1.1.67 The Straits Times 15 January 2020 21 September 1991 October 4 October – The Van Kleef Aquarium reopens as the World of Aquarium.World of Aquarium has a quiet opening http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19911005-1.2.35.17 The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) 20 October 2019 5 October 1991 15 October – The National Arts Council is formed to spearhead the development of the arts in Singapore. 16 October – PolyView is launched to enhance education and IT services. This comes after the release of the IT2000 masterplan a few weeks earlier.Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Singapore Polytechnic and Singapore Telecom, and launching of PolyView http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/occ19911016s.pdf NAS 18 August 2019 16 October 1991 November 24 November – The Keppel-Brani causeway is officially opened, making it the first road link between Singapore and an island.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_473_2005-01-22.html Sentosa Causeway 30 June 2019 Births 28 January – Sufi Rashid - Singaporean singer. 16 February – Aliff Aziz - Singaporean singer and actorRahman Noor Singer Aliff Aziz to wed after Hari Raya https://www.star2.com/entertainment/music/music-news/2016/03/09/aliff-aziz-to-wed-after-hari-raya/ 9 March 2016 Star2 17 June 2018 17 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165052/https://www.star2.com/entertainment/music/music-news/2016/03/09/aliff-aziz-to-wed-after-hari-raya/ dead 15 March – Atikah Suhaime - Singaporean actress. 21 June – Sachin Mylavarapu, Singaporean cricketer 26 July – Nathan Hartono, Singaporean singer-songwriter.Who is Nathan Hartono? Here is The Truth Behind Indonesian Singing NDP Song 'Everything I am' https://www.ibtimes.sg/who-nathan-hartono-here-truth-behind-indonesian-singing-ndp-song-everything-i-am-48711 Date unknown - Jerrold Yam, Singaporean poet and lawyer. Deaths 25 January – Ismail Marjan, badminton player (b. 1920).Badminton great Ismail dies http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19910126.2.47.10.aspx The Straits Times 26 January 1991 17 June 2018 35 6 February – Ismail Rahim, former legislative assemblyman for Geylang East Constituency and founding member of the People's Action Party (b. 1917).7 February 1991 Ismail Rahim meninggal dunia https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19910207-1.2.24.8?qt=%22sahorah%20ahmat%22&q=%E2%80%9CSahorah%20Ahmat%E2%80%9D 21 June 2025 NewspaperSG 6 March – Tan Chye Cheng, 1st President of the Law Society and former Progressive Party legislative councillor for Tanglin Constituency (b. 1911).7 March 1991 Lawyer C.C. Tan dies of heart failure https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19910307-1.2.29.17?qt=former,%20dies&q=%22former%22%22dies%22 24 September 2026 NewspaperSG 17 March – Li Rulin, Chinese literary pioneer (b. 1914).Li Rulin http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2014-11-18_184305.html NLB 29 October 2019 24 June – Stephen Lee Hiok Siang, banker, former Chairman of the Four Seas Communications Bank and Honorary Secretary of Ngee Ann Kongsi (b. 1928).28 June 1991 Former banker dies after heart attack on SQ flight https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19910628-1.2.36.6?qt=former,%20dies&q=%22former%22%22dies%22 24 September 2026 NewspaperSG 25 July – Zena Tessensohn, founding member of the Girls' Sports Club (b. 1909).Zena Tessensohn https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=b7af4c0f-b141-4f87-a377-4b3ecc9deb90 2025-06-17 www.nlb.gov.sg26 July 1991 Leading woman official, 81, dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19910726-1.2.53.6?qt=%22leading%20woman%20official%2081%20dies%22&q=%22Leading%20woman%20official,%2081,%20dies%22 24 September 2026 NewspaperSG 19 August – Peggy Hochstadt, former Chief Librarian of the NUS Library (b. 1935).Tan Elaine 22 August 1991 Ex-NUS chief librarian dies of cancer https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19910822-1.2.31.2?qt=former,%20dies&q=%22former%22%22dies%22 24 September 2026 NewspaperSG 14 October – R. Murugason, former Vice-Chairman of the Workers' Party (b. 1926).14 October 1992 Obituary https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19921014-1.2.50.7?qt=%22r%20murugason%22&q=%22R.%20Murugason%22 31 March 2026 NewspaperSG 31 October – Tan Kay Hai, ex-RAF WWII pilot who fought in the European theatre (b. 1914).Ming Yen Phan 2 November 1991 Singaporean who was bomber pilot in World War II dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19911102-1.2.37.3?qt=former,%20dies&q=%22former%22%22dies%22 24 September 2026 NewspaperSG 9 December – Gerald de Cruz, journalist and Organising Secretary of the Malayan Democratic Union (b. 1920).Family Tree: Gerald Evelyn de Cruz 2015 The Life and Times of Gerald de Cruz: A Singaporean of Many Worlds xi–xi Latif Asad-ul Iqbal https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/life-and-times-of-gerald-de-cruz/family-tree-gerald-evelyn-de-cruz/4274D7AA5E75D763FEF818D743AB0CAD 2025-06-21 Books and Monographs ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute 978-981-4620-69-714 December 1991 Ex-communist Gerald de Cruz dies https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/stoverseas19911214-1.2.7.15?qt=former,%20dies&q=%22former%22%22dies%22 24 September 2026 NewspaperSG 17 December – Chen Wen Hsi, pioneer artist (b. 1906).Chen Wen Hsi http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_772_2004-12-29.html NLB 12 November 2019 References 1991 Singapore Category:Years in Singapore