1983 in Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1983 in Singapore.
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Incumbents
- President: C. V. Devan Nair
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events
January
- 29 January - A disaster occurred on the Singapore Cable Car. As a result, 2 cable cars plunged, causing 7 fatalities.[1]
March
- 16 March - Two Chinese newspapers, the Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Jit Poh merged to become Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Wanbao.
April
- 3 April - Trans-Island Bus Services starts operations as the second bus operator in Singapore, after the bus mergers of 1971 and 1974.
May
- 28 May – 6 June - Singapore hosts the 12th Southeast Asian Games. It clinched fourth place with a total of 134 medals.[2][3][4]
July
- 11 July - Fandi Ahmad signs for FC Groningen.[5]
August
- 1 August - The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation launches SBCtext on SBC 5 and SBC 8.[6]
September
- 9 September - The Community Chest of Singapore is launched by Ee Peng Liang.[7] This is followed by the start of fund-raising efforts two days later.[8]
- 16 September - Mitsukoshi Garden reopens as CN West Leisure Park.[9]
December
- 3 December - David Bowie and his band visit Singapore as part of the 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour.
- 30 December - NOL's new building is officially opened.[11][12]
Births
- 19 January - Sylvester Sim, Singaporean singer, runner-up of Singapore Idol (Season 1)
- 31 January - Maia Lee, Singaporean singer, contestant of Singapore Idol (Season 1)
- 18 August - Tay Kewei, Singaporean singer
- 23 December - Tin Pei Ling, Singaporean politician
Deaths
- 30 June - Choo Seng Quee, footballer (b. 1914).[13]
- 1 July - Cheong Soo Pieng, artist (b. 1917).[14]
- 14 October - Hon Sui Sen, economic pioneer (b. 1916).[15]
References
- "Cable car tragedy at Sentosa". NLB. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Best 2". The Straits Times. 10 June 1983. p. 1.
- "12th SEA Games". The Straits Times. 10 June 1983. p. 47.
- "Singapore hosts the 12th SEA Games". HistorySG. 2014 – via NLB.
- "Fandi goes Dutch". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Teletext times". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 23 July 1983. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Employers have key role in making 'Chest' a success". The Singapore Monitor (retrieved from NLB). 9 September 1983. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "General Electric's Carnival '83 in aid of the Community Chest of Singapore" (PDF). NAS. 11 September 1983. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Mitsukoshi Garden sold for $4.5 m". The Business Times (retrieved from NLB). 2 June 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "Inaugural ceremony of the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- "Official Opening of Neptune Orient Lines Building" (PDF). NAS. 30 December 1983. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Opening of NOL Building Marks Event". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 30 December 1983. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Choo Seng Quee". NLB. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Cheong Soo Pieng". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Hon Sui Sen". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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