1989 in Singapore
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Events
January
- 1 January – The first 24-hour radio station in Singapore, Perfect Ten 98.7FM, starts broadcast.
- 13 January – The Public Works Department announced the building of two bridges to Sentosa and Pulau Brani, which will be completed by 1992.[1]
- 15 January – TransitLink starts operations, which is formed by SMRT, Singapore Bus Services and Trans-Island Bus Services to develop an integrated bus-rail public transport system.[2]
February
- 21 February – Tradewinds starts its first flight, which is formed in 1975 as a hotelier.[3]
April
- 14 April – The National Skin Centre is officially opened to treat skin diseases and research skin conditions.[4]
- 30 April – Change Alley closes its doors. It reopens as an air-conditioned passageway in 1993.[5]
June
- 10 June – The New Psychiatric Hospital (now known as the Institute of Mental Health) starts construction, which has state of the art facilities when completed.[6]
August
- 26 August – The first community hospital starts construction in Ang Mo Kio. The hospital will have community involvement with the participation of family doctors.[7]
September
- 1 September – The Urban Redevelopment Authority is revamped, taking over land use planning from the Ministry of National Development. This results in the transfer of properties to Pidemco Land (present day CapitaLand).[8][9]
November
- 1 November – The National Youth Council is formed as a division of the People's Association to work on youth matters.[10]
- 4 November – The sixth section of the MRT system is opened from Marina Bay to Tanah Merah.[11]
- 6 November – Singapore is one of the founding members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).[12]
December
- 6–10 December – 1989 World Badminton Grand Prix is held.
- 16 December – The seventh section of the MRT system is opened from Simei to Pasir Ris.[13]
- 28 December – SingTel launches its ISDN network, making Singapore the first in the world to have ISDN nationwide.[14]
- 31 December – Singapore Indoor Stadium was officially opened in an inaugural ceremony by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.[15]