1988 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1988 in Singapore.

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Events

January
  • 15 January – Catherine Lim's novel, Or Else, the Lightning God and Other Stories, is selected for the O Level exams conducted internationally in the 1989 and 1990 edition. This marks the first time Singapore literature is selected for examinations.[1][2]

March

April
  • April - The first Watsons store opens in Singapore.[4]
  • 22 April – The National Blood Centre is officially opened. The new facilities will have a spacious environment, and can handle 120,000 donors, double the previous premises. The centre can handle national emergencies with mass casualties. In addition, a blood research facility and public health lab will be housed.[5]

June

July

August
The OUB Centre
  • 8 August – The OUB Centre (present-day One Raffles Place) is officially opened. At 280 metres, it stands as Singapore's tallest building until Guoco Tower's completion in 2016, which stands at 290 metres.[8]
  • 10 August – Kuo Pao Kun's Mama Looking for Her Cat is staged for the first time, making it Singapore's first multilingual play.[9]
  • 13 August – The first Malay Language and Cultural Month is officially opened.[10]
  • 30 August – The Operations Control Centre of the Singapore MRT system is officially opened.[11]

September

October

November

December

Date unknown
  • The 1988 Singapore Lunar Year of the Dragon 1oz Gold Coin was struck by the Singapore Mint in the year 1988 and belongs to the popular Lunar series of gold bullion coins. Each 24k coin contains 1 troy ounce (31.1035 grams) of gold and is legal tender with a face value of $100[17]
  • Zoe Tay was crowned the winner in the finals of the inaugural season of the reality television programme Star Search on SBC-8. The finals, which saw her compete against the likes of fellow contestants such as Aileen Tan and Chen Hanwei, was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.

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References
  1. "S'pore book is O-level text worldwide". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 16 January 1988. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. "Work by Catherine Lim is selected for 'O' Level study". NLB. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. "Official opening of the Singapore MRT system" (PDF). NAS. 12 March 1988. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. "Watsons". Street Directory. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. "Opening of the National Blood Centre" (PDF). NAS. 22 April 1988. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 1988 (No. 9 of 1988). The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill (No. B 24 of 1987) was read in Parliament for the first time on 30 November 1987. The Second Reading took place on 12 January 1988, and it was referred to a select committee which presented its report on 5 May 1988. The bill was read for the third time and passed on 18 May 1988. It came into force on 31 May 1988.
  7. "Students' new heartfelt way of saying the Pledge". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 28 June 1988. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. "Official Opening of the Overseas Union Bank Centre" (PDF). NAS. 8 August 1988. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  9. "First multilingual play in Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. "Official launching of the "Malay Language and Cultural Month 1988" at the PUB Auditorium" (PDF). NAS. 13 August 1988. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  11. "Opening of the Operations Control Centre of the Singapore MRT system" (PDF). NAS. 30 August 1988. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. Noehlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof, eds. (2001). Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook. Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-19-924959-6.
  13. "Pulau Merlimau refinery fire". NLB. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. "Official Opening of the NTUC Pasir Ris Resort" (PDF). NAS. 29 October 1988. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. "Opening of Section 4 of the MRT system at Jurong East station" (PDF). NAS. 5 November 1988. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  16. "Opening of Section 5 of the MRT system at Yishun station" (PDF). NAS. 20 December 1988. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  17. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. "《吕译旧新约圣经》的翻译过程 - 生命季刊". www.cclifefl.org. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  19. "Lee Man Fong". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  20. "Kouo Shang Wei". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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