1974 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Singapore.

1974
in
Singapore

Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

January

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

August

Births

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". nytimes. 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.


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