1974 in Singapore

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See also:	Other events of 1974 Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President: Benjamin Henry Sheares ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew ^[2]

Events

January

• 26 January – The Brani Naval Base is officially opened as Singapore's first naval base. ^[3]
• 31 January – Laju incident : Japanese Red Army bombs petroleum tanks at Pulau Bukom and hijacks a ferry boat. ^[4]

February

• 15 February – The Singapore Cable Car is officially opened to link up Mount Faber with Sentosa, making it the first system to span a harbour.

April

• 1 April -
  • The Singapore Telephone Board merges into the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, forming a single statutory board. This will streamline telecommunication services and increase efficiency. ^{[5] [6]}
  • The Urban Redevelopment Authority is formed to redevelop the Central Area. ^[7]

June

• 25 June – Temasek Holdings is formed to manage investments in government-linked companies (GLCs). ^[8]

July

• 7 July - The first colour TV programme is broadcast during the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final. ^[9]

August

• 17 August – A second Satellite Earth Station with an antenna is launched at the Sentosa Satellite Earth Station. ^[10]

Births

• 8 April – Adam Khoo, entrepreneur, author, trainer, and stocks and FX trader
• 16 May – Beatrice Chia, actress and director.
• 24 June – Andrea De Cruz, actress.
• 17 August – Low Yen Ling, politician.
• 15 September – Zaqy Mohamad, politician.
• 28 September – Gan Siow Huang, politician and former brigadier-general.
• Corrinne May, singer. ^[11]

Deaths

• 16 March – Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani, founder of Tamil Murasu (b. 1903). ^[12]

References

1. "Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares in his office". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. Mydans, Seth. "Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singapore, Dies at 91". The New York Times . Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. "Official Opening of Pulau Brani Naval Base" (PDF). NAS. 26 January 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
4. "Laju incident: ST's portrayal of Nathan completely ignores ISD's contribution". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
5. "Singapore Telecom goes public". NLB. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
6. "TAS-STB merger to streamline telecoms and phone services". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 April 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
7. "Urban Redevelopment Authority". NLB. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
8. "Temasek Holdings is incorporated". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
9. "Singapore's first television station". NLB. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
10. "Connecting Singapore to the World - From Submarine Cables To Satellite Earth Stations". NAS. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
11. "Corrinne May". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
12. "G Sarangapany". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 June 2025.