2007 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in the Republic of Singapore.

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February[]

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May[]

  • May - The Council for Third Age is formed to encourage active aging.[36]
  • 7 May - The Islamic Bank of Asia is launched by DBS Bank, making it Singapore's first Shariah-compliant bank. This comes after the Monetary Authority of Singapore grants DBS a licence to do so.[37][38]
  • 8 May - Sing to the Dawn is targeted for a release in 2008, which ultimately did on 30 October the following year. This makes it Singapore's first English animated film.[39]
  • 11 May - Singapore acquires Formula One rights to host a leg of the Formula One 2008 World Championship race series in September or October 2008.[40][41]
  • 18 May -
    • The first $5 polymer notes are released.[42]
    • Local drinks company Out of the Box launches the "Anything" and "Whatever range of drinks. However, the campaign is married by vandalism at bus stops, leading to the campaign being scrapped. Nowadays, the drinks have disappeared from the Singapore market.[43]
  • 20 May - The Float@Marina Bay opens as a temporary stadium, the largest floating stage in the world.
  • 27 May - Onepeople.sg is launched to unite Singaporeans.[44]
  • 31 May - To cater for increased traffic due to new developments in Marina Bay, a new road system is finally opened after three phases.[45]

June[]

  • 13 June - A public watersports centre will be built on the current Oasis Building site as part of the Singapore Sports Hub project.[46]
  • 15 June -
    • Oasis LRT station is opened for service.[47]
    • The Bukit Batok Civil Service Club is officially opened, replacing the previous facility in Dempsey Road that operated for 30 years. The facility also makes it the first to be built in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) area.[48]
  • 24 June – 17-year-old triathlete Thaddeus Cheong Wing Kit dies after completing a triathlon, which was part of the SEA Games selection trial.[49]
  • 27 June - A$20 note to commemorate 40 years of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement is launched by both Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[50]
  • 28 June - The University of New South Wales Asia campus in Singapore is closed.
  • 30 June - The National Stadium is closed.[51]

July[]

  • 1 July -
    • The Goods and Services Tax is raised from 5% to 7%.[52][53]
    • Muhammad Nasir Abdul Aziz is ordered by Aniza Binte Essa, his lover, to murder Manap Sarlip, her husband. Both Nasir and Aniza are arrested shortly after. Aniza is initially charged with abetting murder, a charge carrying the death penalty. This is later reduced to abetting manslaughter. A psychiatrist discovers she had a mental disorder that diminished her responsibility for the murder. She is sentenced to 9 years jail while Nasir pleaded guilty to murder. As he was under 18 years old when the murder took place, he is spared the gallows and hence indefinitely detained under the President's pleasure.[54][55][56]
  • 7 July - The retail component of Orchard Turn Development is named ION Orchard.[57]
  • 9 July - Specialists' Shopping Centre is closed.
  • 20 July - SingTel's mio TV (now Singtel TV) is launched, becoming the second pay television operator in Singapore after StarHub TV.[58]
  • 27 July - The Land Transport Authority announced the Marina Coastal Expressway, a 5 km (3.1 mi) expressway with five lanes and includes Singapore's first undersea tunnel, linking East Coast Parkway and Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway to Marina South and Ayer Rajah Expressway, targeted by 2013.[59][60]
  • 31 July - Republic Polytechnic's new campus opened in Woodlands.[61]

August[]

September[]

  • 29 September - The ONE°15 Marina Club is opened at Sentosa Cove.[67]
  • 30 September - is enhanced, paying S$400 over 6 years should those insured fall into severe disabilities.

October[]

  • 8 October -
    • Singapore rejoins UNESCO after a 22-year pullout.[68]
    • The New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia campus is officially opened. It operated until its closure in 2014.[69]
  • 11 October - The Straits Times Index hits a record high of 3875.77 points.[70][71]
  • 15 October - Singapore Airlines takes delivery of the first Airbus A380 superjumbo jet.[72] It would make its inaugural commercial flight ten days later on 25 October.[73]
  • 22 to 23 October - A debate on Section 377A ensues in Parliament, which is ultimately retained with an assurance that the law will not be used widely.[74]
  • 23 October - Amendments to the Penal Code are passed to deal with sex crimes better, including recognition of marital rape, and dealing with wounding racial and religious sensitivities. Oral and anal sex are decriminalised, with the offence replaced by non-consensual acts criminalised.[75]
  • 26 October -
    • The Singapore Sports Council announced a new permanent motorsports facility in Changi, which will be completed by 2011.[76] The facility is now known as the Changi Motorsports Hub, which is called off in 2013.[77]
    • The first phase of Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway opens to traffic, serving the Kallang area.[59][78]
  • 28 October - The Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre is officially opened as the largest sports facility in Singapore, along with the first Satellite Sports Museum.[79]

November[]

December[]

Deaths[]

Notes[]

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