1981 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Singapore.

1981
in
Singapore

Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 25 January and 7 February - Adrian Lim, a self-professed medium, Catherine Tan Mui Choo and Hoe Kah Hong murdered two children as "sacrifices" in a case known as the Toa Payoh ritual murders. This case is the second longest murder trial in Singapore at that time, taking 41 days to complete. The three suspects are found guilty and sentenced to hang. The sentences are carried out on 25 November 1988.[1]

March

  • March - Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tommy Koh, assumed the presidency of the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea.

April

May

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Munoo, Rajendra. "Adrian Lim Murders". National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "Vanda Miss Joaquim is declared Singapore's national flower". NLB. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. "Benjamin Sheares". NLB. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "Government of Singapore Investment Corporation is formed". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. "Goodbye Paya Lebar, here we come Changi". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 July 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. "RSAF to take over P. Lebar Airport from Wednesday". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 28 June 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. "Paya Lebar to take civilian spillover traffic and emergencies". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 30 June 1981. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. "Our History". NCPC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. "Contract Signing and Ground Breaking Ceremony of Runway II, Changi Airport Development" (PDF). NAS. 22 August 1981. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. "National Computer Board is formed". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  11. "Opening of the new Singapore General Hospital" (PDF). NAS. 12 September 1981. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. "Benjamin Sheares Bridge". NLB. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  13. Singh, Bajinder Pal. "Thailand's Indians hope for stability, peace after coup". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  14. "J. B. Jeyaretnam wins Anson by-election". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  15. "Farewell to the Paterson campus". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 8 November 1981. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  16. "Opening of the Singapore Changi Airport" (PDF). NAS. 29 December 1981. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  17. "Changi Airport officially opens". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  18. "John Fearns Nicoll". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  19. "Chan Choy Siong". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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