Through the New Year's festivities held under the "ONE Countdown 2025" initiative, the country officially inaugurates "SG60", a year-long celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Singapore.[1][2]
The Platform Workers Act, providing distinct legal category and labour protection for gig worker, comes into force.[3]
5 January – Construction begins on the Toa Payoh Integrated Development, with plans for sports facilities now unveiled. The development will feature a 10,000-seat stadium for events, and is set for completion by 2030.[5]
The parliament passes a law removing mandatory minimum sentences and the disqualification period for first-time dangerous and careless driving offenders.[7]
The parliament passes a Bill setting out the legislative framework for the establishment of the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA), a new statutory board.[8]
The parliament passes a law providing the police with powers to order banks to restrict the banking transactions of potential scam victims.[9]
The parliament passes the Workplace Fairness Act, a piece of legislation aimed at protecting workers against discrimination. The act is set to be implemented by 2027.[11]
The Straits Times Index closes with a new record high of 3,886.98, driven by gains in bank stocks and a shipping company. This surpasses the previous record of 3,875.77 set on 11 October 2007, marking a 17-year high.[12]
9 January – The Internal Security Department confirmed it had detained three men under the Internal Security Act in October 2024 for making plans to acquire weapons and travel overseas to fight against Israel.[13]
11 January –
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority says it has suspended a service that allows Singapore residents to update residential addresses online, after about 80 cases of unauthorised attempts to change registered residential addresses via a third party.[14]
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, operated by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), coordinates a successful rescue of 18 crew members of a Vietnam-registered freighter that sank off the coast southwest of Vung Tau, Vietnam.[15]
12 January – A Malaysia-registered tanker sinks in Singapore's territorial waters off Pedra Branca. All eight crew members evacuate safely. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says that salvage tugs are activated to recover the vessel. Oil spill response craft are also activated as a precaution.[16]
15 January – The foreign ministers of Singapore and Saudi Arabia sign an MoU to establish the Saudi-Singapore Strategic Partnership Council, with the aim to strengthen cooperation in economic, defence and people-to-people ties.[19]
19 January – The Special Accounts of about 1.4 million Central Provident Fund (CPF) members aged 55 and above are closed. The planned closure was first announced in Budget 2024.[20]
22 January – The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee is convened to review the electoral map for the upcoming general election.[21]
February
3 February – The Housing and Development Board announces that, after a successful pilot in Tampines, heat-reflective paint will be applied to all HDB estates by 2030.[22][23]
4 February –
The parliament passes the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill.[24]
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu announces that Singapore will spend about S$150 million on drainage upgrading projects in the 2025 financial year to strengthen the country's flood resilience.[25]
The Internal Security Department (ISD) confirms it had issued an Internal Security Act (ISA) restriction order against housewife Hamizah Hamzah for running social media accounts promoting pro-Axis of Resistance and Hamas content. Her husband and cleaner Saharuddin Saari was deported to Malaysia in November 2024.[27]
The ISD confirms it had detained 18-year old student Nick Lee Xing Qiu, who had expoused far right and neo-Nazi beliefs and views, under the ISA in December 2024 for planning to attack Muslims.[28]
The Ministry of Home Affairs confirms it has deported Iranian national Parvane Heidaridehkordi and her Malaysian husband Soo Thean Ling for running a travel company that sponsored visa applications by terrorism-linked foreigners seeking to enter Singapore.[29]
17 February – Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh is convicted of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee in a perjury case involving former opposition MP Raeesah Khan and is issued with a total of S$14,000 in fines.[30]
18 February – The Budget 2025 is delivered by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.[31]
19 February – The execution of Malaysian death row inmate Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, who was convicted for drug trafficking, is postponed a day before it is scheduled to be held after the Court of Appeal of Singapore grants a stay, citing an ongoing constitutional challenge by other death row prisoners to a section under Singapore's drug law.[32]
By March - Singapore’s fifth wildlife park Rainforest Wild would be open to public at Mandai Wildlife Reserve.[34]
1 April – Parents of children born on or after 1 April will receive an additional six weeks of shared parental leave. The existing two weeks of voluntary paternity leave will also be made compulsory, requiring employers to approve such leave requests.[35][36][37]
By June – The Urban Redevelopment Authority will unveil the Draft Master Plan 2025, which will detail development plans for the next 10 to 15 years.[35]
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