2003 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Singapore.

Contents

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

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The North East MRT line

July

August

September

October

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Biopolis

November

December

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Deaths

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Punggol LRT line</span> Light rail line in Singapore

The Punggol LRT is an automated guideway transit line in Singapore. The line, which initially opened on 29 January 2005, connects the residential districts and suburbs of Punggol to Punggol Town Centre, where it connects with the North East MRT line and the Punggol Bus Interchange. It is the third line of the LRT system in Singapore and like all other LRT lines, it is fully elevated and uses automated trains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sengkang LRT line</span> Light rail line in Singapore

The Sengkang LRT is a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) automated guideway transit line in Singapore. The line, which initially opened on 18 January 2003, connects the residential districts and suburbs of Sengkang to Sengkang Town Centre, where it connects with the North East MRT line, Sengkang Bus Interchange, Compass One and Compassvale Bus Interchange. It is the second line of the LRT system in Singapore and like all other LRT lines, it is fully elevated and uses automated trains. It is the first LRT line to be operated by SBS Transit.

The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1999 in the Republic of Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1994 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1988 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1984 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Singapore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Centre for Infectious Diseases</span> Specialised hospital in Singapore

The National Centre for Infectious Diseases, previously known as the Communicable Disease Centre, is a national public health institute under the Ministry of Health of Singapore. Located next to Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Novena, all patients within the city-state who are affected with a highly contagious disease are also quarantined at the NCID and is used to control an outbreak of such diseases. The executive director of the hospital is Professor Yee-Sin Leo.

The following lists events that happened during 2007 in the Republic of Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Singapore.

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