The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Singapore.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Wee Kim Wee Wee Kim Wee (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was a Singaporean journalist and diplomat who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993. Born in Singapore in the Straits Settlements, Singapore during colonial rule, Wee was ...

(until 1 September),

Ong Teng Cheong Ong Teng Cheong (22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean statesman, architect and union leader who served as the fifth president of Singapore between 1993 and 1999. Born when Singapore was a part of the Singapore in the Straits ...

(starting 1 September) *

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong (born 20 May 1941) is a Singaporean former politician who served as the second prime minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004 and as a senior minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2011. He served as the secretary-general of the Peo ...

Events

January

* 1 January – Edusave is launched to provide all Singaporeans with quality education. The scheme also institutes awards for academic and non-academic achievements.

February

* 11 February –

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Following the success of ASEAN's series of post-ministerial con ...

Secretariat is set up in Singapore. * 20 February – ** NTUC Comfort announced that it will corporatise to help in its expansion plans. The plan went through, which resulted in the formation of Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd later in June. **The Senoko Incineration Plant is officially opened, making it the third incineration plant in Singapore. * 21 February – The World of Aquarium closes due to bad business, less than two years after it reopened. The building reopens as the Fort Canning Aquarium after a few months.

March

* 6 March – St Luke's Hospital starts construction in

Bukit Batok Bukit Batok ( ), often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore. Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 10th most populo ...

, sparking opposition from residents which is eventually solved.

April

* 1 April – Medifund is set up to provide for medical treatment when

Medisave MediSave, introduced in 1984, is a national medical savings account system in Singapore. By law, all working Singaporeans and permanent residents must contribute 8-10.5% of their income to their MediSave account (MSA) to cover medical expenses ...

and Medishield are not able to completely cover medical costs. * 29 April – The first meeting between

Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits The Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS; ; often abbreviated as ) is a United front (China), united front organization set up by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the People's Republic of China for handling technical and bus ...

and

Straits Exchange Foundation The Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF; ; often abbreviated as 海基會) is a semiofficial organization set up by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to handle civil and business matters with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Th ...

May

* May – Shaw House (Lido) is opened to the public.

June

* 8 June – Gardenia's new bakery is officially opened. * 12–20 June – Singapore hosts the 17th Southeast Asian Games. It clinched fourth place with a total of 164 medals.

August

* 1 August – The National Heritage Board is formed to manage museums and encourage a vibrant cultural and heritage scene. * 5 August – An MRT collision takes place at

Clementi Clementi may refer to: People * Aldo Clementi (1925–2011), Italian composer * Carlo Mazzone-Clementi (1920–2000), Italian actor and mime * Cecil Clementi (1875–1947), British colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong and Straits Sett ...

station during the morning rush hour, resulting in 156 injuries. * 28 August –

wins the first-ever

presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The p ...

by 952,513 votes, with Chua Kim Yeow getting 670,358 votes.

September

* 1 September –

is sworn in as the first elected president. * 21 September –

Ngee Ann City Ngee Ann City is a shopping and commercial centre located on Orchard Road, Singapore. The Singapore dollar, S$520 million building was officially opened on 21 September 1993 by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. History In the 1950s, th ...

is officially opened.

October

* 3 October – The Great Singapore Workout is launched as part of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, encouraging people to live healthily. * 30 October – The Institute of Mental Health (then called Woodbridge Hospital) is officially opened in

Hougang Hougang () is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. It is the largest housing estate in Singapore based on land area, and is home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bo ...

November

* 1 November –

SingTel Singapore Telecommunications Limited, trading as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate, the country's principal fixed-line operator and one of the four major mobile network operators operating in the country. Overview T ...

is listed on the then Stock Exchange of Singapore (present day

Singapore Exchange Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX Group) is a Singapore-based exchange conglomerate, operating Equity (finance), equity, fixed income, currency and commodity markets. It provides a range of listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and ...

) after an IPO in October. * 9 November – The Special Tactics and Rescue Unit of the

Singapore Police Force The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is the national and principal Police, law enforcement agency responsible for the prevention of crime and law enforcement in the Republic of Singapore. It is the country's lead agency against organised crime; hum ...

is commissioned. * 10 November – The Fire Safety Act is passed to ensure safety of buildings in the event of fires. * 27 November –

Junction 8 Junction 8 (, stylised as JUNCTI8N) is a popular heartland shopping mall located in the centre of Bishan. It is located outside Bishan MRT station and Bishan Bus Interchange. Etymology The name of this shopping centre was derived from the ...

is opened to the public.

December

* 5 December – The Jurong section of the

Pan Island Expressway The Pan Island Expressway (Abbreviated as: PIE) is the oldest and longest expressway in Singapore. It is also Singapore's longest road. The expressway runs from the East Coast Parkway near Changi Airport in the east to Tuas in the west and ...

opened to traffic. * 17 December – The Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital (present-day Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital) is officially opened. The hospital works with

General Practitioners A general practitioner (GP) is a doctor who is a Consultant (medicine), consultant in general practice. GPs have distinct expertise and experience in providing whole person medical care, whilst managing the complexity, uncertainty and risk ass ...

, which will mainly serve the elderly living in the area.

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* The National Cancer Centre Singapore starts operations. * Chinatown Point and

Wheelock Place Wheelock Place (), (Tamil ) is a 21-floor office tower and shopping mall on Singapore's Orchard Road. Background The building was designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1994 as Lane Crawford Place (). It is now owned by Wharf Estates Sin ...

are opened. * 261 O-Level papers are lost in transit.

Births

* 8 January –

Amanda Lim Amanda Lim (born Lim Xiang Qi on 8 January 1993) is a Singaporean freestyle swimmer. Career 2007–2009 Lim first competed for Singapore at the 2007 Hong Kong International Open, where, aged just 14, she finished 7th in the heats of the 50- ...

, national swimmer. * 22 January – Zhang Zetong, Mediacorp actor * 12 February – Khaw Xinlin, influencer and actress * 27 March – Benjamin Tan, Mediacorp actor * 14 June – JianHao Tan, Singaporean Youtuber * 16 June – Richie Koh, Mediacorp actor and Best Actor winner in Star Awards 2023 * 24 September – Narelle Kheng, The Sam Willows member. * 11 October –

Tasha Low Tasha Low (born Natasha Low Yi Ling on 11 October 1993) is a Singaporeans, Singaporean actress and singer. She was the leader of the South Korean girl group, Skarf from 2012 to 2014. Low is currently based in Singapore. She made her feature fi ...

, ex-Skarf member turned Singaporean actress * 4 November -

Noah Yap Noah Yap Rong Yew (born 4 November 1993) is a Singaporean actor and singer. Career Yap has become a local celebrity after the successes of '' Ah Boys to Men'' movie series by director Jack Neo Jack Neo Chee Keong (born 24 January 196 ...

, actor. * 10 November – Raeesah Khan, former politician. * 17 November – Ayden Sng, Mediacorp actor * 11 December –

Boon Hui Lu Boon Hui Lu (born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress. Early life and education Boon was born on December 11, 1993, in Singapore to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife. Boon studied at Anglic ...

, singer.

Deaths

* 11 January –

John Le Cain John Le Cain (8 October 1912 – 11 January 1993) was a Thai-born Singaporean former police officer that served as the Commissioner of Police in Singapore from 1964 to 1967. As a Eurasian, he was the first Asian to be appointed to that post. Ear ...

, first Asian as

commissioner (b. 1912). * 15 March – Georgette Chen, painter (b. 1906). * 3 June – Yeoh Ghim Seng, Speaker of Parliament (b. 1918). * 5 August – Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State (Education) (b. 1940). * 1 December – John Chia Keng Hock, former footballer (b. 1913).

References

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