1983 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1983 in Singapore.

1983
in
Singapore

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

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 29 January – A disaster occurred on the Singapore Cable Car. As a result, 2 cable cars plunged, causing 7 fatalities.[1]

March

April

  • 3 April – Trans-Island Bus Services starts operations as the second bus operator in Singapore, after the bus mergers of 1971 and 1974.

May

July

August

September

October

  • 22 October – The first phase of the MRT system starts construction.[10]

December

  • 3 December – David Bowie and his band visit Singapore as part of the 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour.
  • 30 December – NOL's new building is officially opened.[11][12]

Date unknown

  • 100plus, a sports drink was launched to commemorate F&N's 100th anniversary.

Births

Deaths

References

  1. "Cable car tragedy at Sentosa". NLB. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. "Best 2". The Straits Times. 10 June 1983. p. 1.
  3. "12th SEA Games". The Straits Times. 10 June 1983. p. 47.
  4. "Singapore hosts the 12th SEA Games". HistorySG. 2014 via NLB.
  5. "Fandi goes Dutch". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. "Teletext times". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 23 July 1983. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "Employers have key role in making 'Chest' a success". The Singapore Monitor (retrieved from NLB). 9 September 1983. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. "General Electric's Carnival '83 in aid of the Community Chest of Singapore" (PDF). NAS. 11 September 1983. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. "Mitsukoshi Garden sold for $4.5 m". The Business Times (retrieved from NLB). 2 June 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. "Inaugural ceremony of the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation" (PDF). NAS. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  11. "Official Opening of Neptune Orient Lines Building" (PDF). NAS. 30 December 1983. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. "Opening of NOL Building Marks Event". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 30 December 1983. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  13. "Former minister Prof Wong, 51, dies". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 February 1983. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  14. "Choo Seng Quee". NLB. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  15. "Cheong Soo Pieng". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  16. "Hon Sui Sen". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.


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