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Events from the year 1992 in Singapore.

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Events

January
  • 3 January - Singapore bans the sale of chewing gum in a bid to prevent disruption to MRT services and reduce gum litter-related issues. This came after two incidents where MRT doors were unable to close fully due to gum. In 2004, the ban is partially lifted for gums with medicinal value.[1]
  • 10 January - The Ministry of Education announced the Trim and Fit scheme for overweight children.[2]
  • 28 January - The ASEAN Free Trade Area agreement is signed.[3]

February

April
  • April - The Jurong Bird Park Panorail starts operations.
  • 1 April -
  • 2 April - SCV launches NewsVision, a news cable channel. This marks the start of cable television.[11][12]
  • 20 April - The Night Courts are set up as part of the Subordinate Courts, which mainly deal with traffic and regulatory offences. This helps ease the workload of dealing with many court cases.[13]

May

June
  • 1 June - SCV launches MovieVision and VarietyVision, both of which are entertainment channels.[11][12]

July
  • 14 July - Construction for the Woodlands MRT extension starts.[17]

August
  • 19 August - The first school rankings for secondary schools are published.[18]

September

October
  • 25 October - Fitzpatrick's Holdings (now Dairy Farm International) announced the acquisition of Cold Storage stores. The deal takes effect the following year.[20]

November
  • November - Northpoint Shopping Centre (now Northpoint City) opens to the public.
  • 1 November - A corrective work order takes effect for litterbugs, which mandates them to clean up areas instead of just paying a fine.[21]
  • 23 November - Temasek Polytechnic's new campus starts construction in Tampines. The new campus, which offers panoramic views of Bedok Reservoir, will be completed by July 1995. The campus officially opened in 1997.[22]
  • 28 November - The first school rankings for junior colleges are published.[23]

December
  • 15 December - The Sentosa Causeway is officially opened. It is a road link that connects Sentosa with mainland Singapore.[24][25]

Births

Deaths

References
  1. "Chewing gum ban". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. "TAF for unfit schoolchildren". The New Paper (retrieved from NLB). 11 January 1992. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "ASEAN leaders agree to create an ASEAN Free Trade Agreement". NLB. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. "Some 16,500 professionals, technicians may work at first International Business Park". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. "ITE to take on research and consultancy work". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 April 1992. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. "Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB)". NLB. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. "Singapore Telecom goes public". NLB. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. "S'pore Telecom to monopolise some services for 15 yrs". The Business Times (retrieved from NLB). 2 April 1992. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. "Tradewinds to be renamed SilkAir, plans to buy more planes". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 13 March 1992. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. Ng, Huiwen (18 May 2018). "SilkAir to merge with Singapore Airlines: 5 things to know about the regional carrier". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  11. "News channel on pay TV available from tomorrow". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 April 1992. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  12. "First subscription television channel". Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  13. "Night courts to sit every weekday from April 20". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 12 April 1992. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  14. "Singapore Green Plan". NLB. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  15. "About SGLS". SEC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  16. "Singapore's first multiplex is opened". NLB. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  17. "Groundbreaking ceremony for the Woodlands MRT Project" (PDF). NAS. 14 July 1992. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  18. "School ranking". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  19. "1992". Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  20. "Fitzpatrick's Holdings to buy Cold Storage outlets for $130m". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 25 October 1992. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  21. "Corrective Work Order". NLB. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  22. "Commencement of Piling Ceremony for Temasek Polytechnic's new campus at Tampines" (PDF). NAS. 23 November 1992. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  23. "School ranking". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  24. "Sentosa's new link opens with fiery fanfare". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 16 December 1992. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  25. "Sentosa Causeway". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  26. Lim's result page from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-02.
  27. "George Edwin Bogaars". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  28. "J. W. D. Ambrose". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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