1989 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Singapore.

← 1988 1987 1986 1989 in Singapore → 1990 1991 1992
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1989 Timeline of Singaporean history

Incumbents

• President: Wee Kim Wee
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

Events

January

• 1 January - The first 24-hour radio station in Singapore, Perfect Ten 98.7FM, starts broadcast.
• 13 January - The Public Works Department announced the building of two bridges to Sentosa and Pulau Brani, which will be completed by 1992.[1]
• 15 January - TransitLink starts operations, which is formed by SMRT, Singapore Bus Services and Trans-Island Bus Services to develop an integrated bus-rail public transport system.[2]

February

• 21 February - Tradewinds starts its first flight, which is formed in 1975 as a hotelier.[3]

April

• 14 April - The National Skin Centre is officially opened to treat skin diseases and research on skin conditions.[4]
• 30 April - Change Alley closes its doors. It reopens as an air-conditioned passageway in 1993.[5]

June

• 10 June - The New Psychiatric Hospital (now known as the Institute of Mental Health) starts construction, which has state of the art facilities when completed.[6]

August

• 26 August - The first community hospital starts construction in Ang Mo Kio. The hospital will have community involvement with the participation of family doctors.[7]

September

• 1 September - The Urban Redevelopment Authority is revamped, taking over land use planning from the Ministry of National Development. This results in the transfer of properties to Pidemco Land (present day CapitaLand).[8][9]

November

• 1 November - The National Youth Council is formed as a division of the People's Association to work on youth matters.[10]
• 4 November - The sixth section of the MRT system is opened from Marina Bay to Tanah Merah.[11]
• 6 November - Singapore is one of the founding members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).[12]

December

• 6–10 December – 1989 World Badminton Grand Prix is held.
• 16 December - The seventh section of the MRT system is opened from Simei to Pasir Ris.[13]
• 28 December - SingTel launches its ISDN network, making Singapore the first in the world to have ISDN nationwide.[14]
• 31 December - Singapore Indoor Stadium is officially opened, supporting sports and entertainment events over the years.[15]

Births

Deaths

• 12 January - Lee Lim - Artistic photographer (b. 1931).[16]
• 23 March - Lee Dai Sor - Cantonese storyteller (b. 1913).[17]
• 11 October - Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed - Former politician, diplomat (b. 1925).[18]

References

1. "Singapore-Sentosa road link by 1992". The Business Times (retrieved from NLB). 14 January 1989. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
2. "Milestones". TransitLink. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
3. "Tradewinds to be renamed SilkAir, plans to buy more planes". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 13 March 1992. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
4. "Opening of the National Skin Centre" (PDF). NAS. 14 April 1989. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
5. "Change Alley to close for good on April 30". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 18 April 1989. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
6. "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the New Pychiatric Hospital" (PDF). NAS. 10 June 1989. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
7. "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Community Hospital, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9" (PDF). NAS. 26 August 1989. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
8. "Urban Redevelopment Authority". NLB. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
9. "Revamped URA begins role today as national planning body". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 September 1989. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
10. "National Youth Council". NLB. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
11. "Commencement of passenger service of the sixth section of the MRT system at Tanah Merah station" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
12. "APEC is established". NLB. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
13. "Opening of Section seven of the MRT system at Simei station" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
14. "Launching ceremony of nation-wide ISDN and international ISDN" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
15. "Singapore Indoor Stadium is officially opened". NLB. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
16. "Lee Lim". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
17. "Lee Dai Sor". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
18. "Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.