1967 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1967 in Singapore.
- National Service was first introduced in Singapore by Defence Minister, Goh Keng Swee
Events
January
- 27 January – The Chartered Industries of Singapore is established to produce ammunition for the Singapore Armed Forces.
February
- 15 February – The Civilian War Memorial is unveiled at the War Memorial Park.[1]
- 24 February – 1967 by-elections: Nomination day is held for the by-elections. After nominations closed, People's Action Party (PAP) candidates Teo Hup Teck (Jalan Kayu), Chew Chin Han (Tampines), Pathmanaban Selvadurai (Bukit Panjang) and Lim Soo Peng (Havelock) win their seats via a walkover. However, there is a contest for the Thomson seat, where PAP's Ang Nam Piau campaigned against two independent candidates, M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong.[2]
March
- 7 March – The 1967 by-election is held in the Thomson constituency only. After polling closed, PAP's Ang Nam Piau won by a huge majority of 9,407 votes against M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong, who had garnered 1,310 and 537 votes respectively. The by-election resulted in the PAP having all the seats in Parliament until the 1981 Anson by-election, where J. B. Jeyaretnam from the Workers' Party wins the by-election.[2]
- 14 March – The National Service bill is passed by the parliament.[3]
- 18 March – Shin Min Daily News is launched.
- 28 March – Registrations for National Service begin at the Central Manpower Base.
- 30 March – The SEACOM cable is launched. The cable went in operation until its decommissioning in 1986.[4]
April
- 7 April – The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore (present day Monetary Authority of Singapore) is established with the power to issue Singapore currency.[5]
May
- 5 May – The Republic of Singapore Navy is formed.
- 11 May – The Garden City vision was introduced to make Singapore a clean and green city, with the planting of trees.[6]
June
- 12 June – The first currency notes, known as the Orchid series were issued, as well as the Marine Series.[7]
July
- July – The first batch of the army is drafted for National Service.
August
- 8 August – Singapore is one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[8]
October
- 30 October - The Science Council of Singapore is formed to develop Singapore's capabilities in science and technology.[9]