1963 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1963 in Singapore.

  • Singapore was a 14th State of Malaysia beginning 16 September 1963.

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Events[]

January[]

  • 6 January – The OG factory is officially opened.[1]
  • 20 January – Confrontation was announced.[2]

February[]

  • 2 February – Operation Coldstore was mounted to stop communist influence, resulting in 113 people being arrested.[3]
  • 15 February – The first TV station was launched on Channel 5.[4] Regular television transmissions only started from 2 April.[5]

March[]

April[]

  • 22 April – City Hall riot.[7]

May[]

  • 1 May – The Public Utilities Board is formed to manage electricity, water and gas.[8]
  • 25 May – The Ngee Ann College is officially opened, changing name from Ngee Ann Technical College and finally present-day Ngee Ann Polytechnic.[9]

June[]

July[]

  • 9 July – The 20-point agreement, submitted by North Borneo, was signed by the UK government and representatives of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore in the run-up to the creation of the Federation of Malaysia.[11][12]
  • 12 July - Pulau Senang prison riot.[13]

August[]

  • 8 August – The National Theatre is opened.[14]
  • 25 August – A rally was held in City Hall.[15]
  • 28 August – A report to improve education was released.[16]
  • 31 August – Singapore declared its independence from the United Kingdom, with Yusof bin Ishak as the head of state (Yang di-Pertuan Negara) and Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister; sixteen days later, Singapore would join the Federation of Malaysia, but would declare independence again on 9 August 1965. On the same day, the 1963 State Constitution is adopted.[17][18][19]

September[]

November[]

  • 13 November – The (SATU) is refused registration for being prejudicial to Singapore's national security, leading to its eventual dissolution.[25][26]
  • 23 November – Channel 8 is launched as Singapore's second TV channel.[27][28]

Births[]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Goh to open factory". The Straits Times. 5 January 1963. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Indonesia announces Konfrontasi (Confrontation)". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Special Branch mounts Operation Coldstore". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ Lim Ann Qi, Angela (14 February 1963). "PROGRAMME FOR TV PILOT SERVICE". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ Lim Ann Qi, Angela (2 April 1963). "Television Singapura The Straits Times". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Civilian War Memorial". NLB. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ "SEVEN CHARGES". The Straits Times. 24 April 1963. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Public Utilities Board is formed". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Ngee Ann College opens". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ Lam, Lydia (20 May 2015). "On the trail of Mr Lee's trees". Asiaone. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. ^ Gungwu Wang (2005). Nation-building: Five Southeast Asian Histories. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 218. ISBN 978-981-230-317-2.
  12. ^ "Signing of the Malaysia Agreement". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ^ "ALL THAT HAVOC EN 40 mins: SEOW". The Straits Times. 19 November 1963. p. 6.
  14. ^ "National Theatre". NLB. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. ^ ""Blood debt" rally is held at City Hall". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Final report of the Commission of Inquiry into Education". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  17. ^ Stephen McCarthy (18 April 2006). The Political Theory of Tyranny in Singapore and Burma: Aristotle and the Rhetoric of Benevolent Despotism. Routledge. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-134-00332-7.
  18. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew declares de facto independence for Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  19. ^ "1963 State of Singapore Constitution is adopted". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. ^ "City Developments Limited is formed". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Portal Rasmi Arkib Negara Malaysia". www.arkib.gov.my. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Singapore becomes part of Malaysia". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  23. ^ Albert Lau (2003). A Moment of Anguish: Singapore in Malaysia and the Politics of Disengagement. Eastern Universities Press. ISBN 978-981-210-265-2.
  24. ^ "1963 Legislative Assembly General Election". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Singapore Association of Trade Unions". NLB. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Govt. says 'no' to Satu bid for federation". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 14 November 1963. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  27. ^ "Singapore's first television station". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  28. ^ "S'pore TV on two channels from today". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Ivan Heng". NLB. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Koh Buck Song". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  31. ^ "Heng Siok Tian". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  32. ^ Fang, Joy (21 March 2010). "Former Mediacorp actress Yang Lina dies of cancer". AsiaOne. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  33. ^ "Lim Hak Tai". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  34. ^ "Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  35. ^ "Haji Ambo Sooloh". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.


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