1985 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Singapore.

1985
in
Singapore

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

Incumbents

Events

January

  • January - Funan Centre opens to the public. It evolved to Funan The IT Mall, and finally Funan DigitaLife Mall, closing its doors on 30 June 2016.

February

March

April

  • 2 April – The NTUC Pasir Ris Resort starts construction. When completed, the resort will have a wide array of recreational activities, supporting up to 1,400 people at any time. The resort is officially opened in 1988.[3]
  • 15 April – The Feedback Unit is formed to allow people to feedback their concerns to the Government. It has since been replaced by REACH in 2006.[4]

May

  • 23 May - An 18 year old student, Winnifred Teo Suan Lie became a victim of rape and murder. Her naked body was discovered in bushes by police along Old Holland Road. It remains an unsolved case.

June

August

December

  • 2 December – The Second Series Coins are launched, with the 5-cent, 10-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent coins the first to be issued.[8]

Date unknown

  • Singapore slips into its first recession during that time, as well as the Pan Electric crisis.
  • Shop N Save starts operations as a supermarket.[9]
  • Sheng Siong starts operations as a supermarket, taking over from the Savewell supermarket chain, which closed down the following year due to financial problems.[10]

Births

Deaths

References

  1. "ABOUT THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS". State Courts of Singapore. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. John, Alan (29 March 1985). "President resigns". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Pasir Ris Resort for workers" (PDF). NAS. 2 April 1985. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. "Feedback Unit is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. Tai, Janice (20 May 2018). "Last HIV candlelight memorial at CDC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "National University Hospital". NLB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. "Dr Wee Kim Wee". Istana Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. "Circulation Currency: Coins". MAS. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. Lim, Jessica (3 April 2013). "Shop N Save outlets rebranded as Giant stores". Asiaone. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. "Sheng Siong". NLB. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  11. "XU Yan". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. "Chen Chong Swee". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  13. "Runme Shaw". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.


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