1989 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President: Wee Kim Wee
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

Events

January

• 1 January – Radio 10 (or just Perfect Ten 98.7FM) official full launch took place on New Year's Day 1989 at stroke of midnight SGT as a 24-hour radio station that plays English language contemporary hit radio focused on Top 40 and US Top 40. ^{[1] [2]} The station started with ten DJs and the very first 24-hour English radio station in Singapore of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). It broadcast from Caldecott Broadcast Centre after officially launched with very first programme "Ring is the New Year" a link-up with Radio 1 to usher in the New Year with fun and music.
• 13 January – The Public Works Department announced the building of two bridges to Sentosa and Pulau Brani, which will be completed by 1992. ^[3]
• 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. ^[4]

February

• 21 February – Tradewinds starts its first flight, which is formed in 1975 as a hotelier. ^[5]

April

• 14 April – The National Skin Centre is officially opened to treat skin diseases and research skin conditions. ^[6]
• 30 April – Change Alley closes its doors. It reopens as an air-conditioned passageway in 1993. ^[7]

May

• 5 May – French-Canadian animated series for children Babar begins airing on SBC 5 after being shown in Canada for three months. A second season of the series will later in Canada in August of the same year.

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. ^[8]

August

• 9 August (Singapore official public holiday) – Singapore National Day parade celebrated its twenty-fourth years of anniversary was officially introducing very first slogan, and tagline is "Excellence Together, Singapore Forever", organizer by 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade and held at National Stadium was officially presidented by President of the Republic of Singapore Wee Kim Wee, and officially prime ministered by Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kwan Yew. Singaporeans celebrate the nation's 24th birthday with the live telecast of the Singapore National Day Parade (NDP) 1989 on Wednesday, 9 August 1989 from 5:15pm to 6:50pm Singapore Time at National Stadium. Singapore telecast viewers can enjoy the live telecast parade aired on Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) such as SBC 5 on Channel 5 VHF with a frequency 175.25 MHz, and SBC 8 on Channel 8 VHF with a frequency 196.25 MHz. The commentary on Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) such as SBC 5 on Channel 5 VHF with a frequency 175.25 MHz in Singaporean Standard English (or Singaporean English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (or Singlish), and Singaporean Malays, and SBC 8 on Channel 8 VHF with a frequency 196.25 MHz in Singapore Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (or Singdarin), and Tamil Singaporeans. Those out and about on Singapore National Day Parade to catch the live screening of the Parade on the outdoor digital screens managed by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) at all Singaporeans shopping centres, hotel, and nightlife (includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, cinemas, and shows). Singapore Broadcasting Corporation radio stations simulcast the parade live over Radio 1 (or Radio One) (90.5 MHz FM) (6 kW), Radio 3 (新加坡电台节目) (第三广播网) (95.8 MHz FM) (10 kW), Radio 2 (Radio Dua) (94.2 MHz FM) (10 kW), Radio 4 (96.8 MHz FM) (10 kW), and Radio 5 (92.4 MHz FM) (10 kW) from 5:15pm to 6:50pm Singapore Time in Singaporean Standard English (or Singaporean English)/Singaporean Colloquial English (or Singlish), Singapore Mandarin/Standard Singaporean Mandarin/Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin (or Singdarin), Malay Singaporeans, and Tamil Singaporeans respectively officially marked Singapore National Day is celebrated every year on 9 August, in commemoration of Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965 as officially national public holiday in Singapore. This holiday features the National Day Parade (NDP), National Day Message by the Prime Minister of Singapore, fireworks celebrations and even advertisements urging Singaporean residents to procreate.
• 26 August – The first community hospital starts construction in Ang Mo Kio. The hospital will have community involvement with the participation of family doctors. ^[9]

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). ^{[10] [11]}

November

• 1 November – The National Youth Council is formed as a division of the People's Association to work on youth matters. ^[12]
• 4 November – The sixth section of the MRT system is opened from Marina Bay to Tanah Merah. ^[13]
• 6 November – Singapore is one of the founding members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). ^[14]

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. ^[15]
• 28 December – SingTel launches its ISDN network, making Singapore the first in the world to have ISDN nationwide. ^[16]
• 31 December – Singapore Indoor Stadium was officially opened in an inaugural ceremony by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. ^[17]

Births

• 19 February – Xu Bin, actor.
• 1 March – Joshua Ang, actor.
• 23 May – Tosh Zhang, actor.
• 18 June – Gen Neo, K-Pop singer.
• 18 August – Yu Mengyu, national table tennis player. ^[18]
• 26 October – Shayna Ng, national bowler.
• 13 December – Ian Fang, actor.

Deaths

• 12 January – Lee Lim – Artistic photographer (b. 1931). ^[19]
• 23 March – Lee Dai Sor – Cantonese storyteller (b. 1913). ^[20]
• 11 October – Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed – Former politician, diplomat (b. 1925). ^[21]

References

1. Effendy, Albert (31 December 1988). "Singapore's first 24-hours CHR/Pop and Top 40 youth teen". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
2. 98.7 FM PERFECT 10 Singapore with 1989 countdown (FIRST DAY BROADCAST)
3. "Singapore-Sentosa road link by 1992". The Business Times (retrieved from NLB). 14 January 1989. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
4. "Milestones". TransitLink. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
5. "Tradewinds to be renamed SilkAir, plans to buy more planes". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 13 March 1992. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
6. "Opening of the National Skin Centre" (PDF). NAS. 14 April 1989. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
7. "Change Alley to close for good on April 30". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 18 April 1989. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
8. "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the New Pychiatric Hospital" (PDF). NAS. 10 June 1989. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
9. "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Community Hospital, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9" (PDF). NAS. 26 August 1989. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
10. "Urban Redevelopment Authority". NLB. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
11. "Revamped URA begins role today as national planning body". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 September 1989. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
12. "National Youth Council". NLB. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
13. "Commencement of passenger service of the sixth section of the MRT system at Tanah Merah station" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
14. "APEC is established". NLB. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
15. "Opening of Section seven of the MRT system at Simei station" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
16. "Launching ceremony of nation-wide ISDN and international ISDN" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
17. "Singapore Indoor Stadium is officially opened". NLB. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
18. Table Tennis YU Mengyu – Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 29 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
19. "Lee Lim". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
20. "Lee Dai Sor". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
21. "Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.