2000 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Singapore.

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Events

January
  • 1 January to 3 February – McDonald's starts a 40-day Hello Kitty promotion, causing a buying frenzy unprecedented in McDonald's history and several fights.[1][2]
  • 1 January –
  • 3 January – The Straits Times Index hits a record high of 2582.94 points.[4] The now-former record has been surpassed in 2006, with a current record high of 3875.77 hit in 2007.
  • 7 January – Four members of the Antarctica 2000 team successfully reached the 4,897-metre-high Mount Vinson Massif, the highest point ever in Antarctica.[5]
  • 12 January – The Singapore Management University is incorporated as the first private university funded by the government.[6]
  • 18 January – The Paragon, a mall-cum-medical complex is officially opened.[7]
  • 21 January – The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced full telecom competition from 1 April 2000 instead of 1 April 2002 and an immediate lifting on foreign ownership of telecom companies. This will give consumers more choices and compete with an evolving telecoms industry.[8]
  • 27 January – Manja is launched as a lifestyle magazine.[9]
  • 30 January – Suria is launched as a Malay language channel focusing on Malay Singaporeans,[10][11] as well as Central (which broadcasts children's shows, Tamil shows and the arts).[12] Also, SportCity is launched as a sports TV channel.

February

March
Singapore Post Centre, headquarters of SingPost

April

May

June
  • 3 June – Snow City is officially opened in partnership with Singapore Science Centre and NTUC Income, allowing Singaporeans to experience snow without travelling out.[34]
  • 5 June – The Ministry of Information and the Arts announced the start of gradual media competition, with MediaCorp allowed to own a newspaper and Singapore Press Holdings allowed to own two TV and two radio channels. MediaCorp will also be awarded a licence to run mobile TV and digital TV services. In addition, the ban on private satellite dishes will be reviewed after Singapore Cable Vision's pay-TV monopoly expires in 2002.[35][36]
  • 8 June – Singapore Press Holdings launches SPH MediaWorks in preparation for the launch of its TV channels.[37]
  • 9 June – MediaCorp is awarded a licence by the Ministry of Information and the Arts to operate a newspaper.[38]
  • 17 June – The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club's new clubhouse and marina is officially opened.[39]
  • 21 June – The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced several measures to separate financial and non-financial activities of banks and the divestment of non-financial activities, known as the anti-commingling rules. Other measures include having separate management and ownership, a ban on cross shareholding non-financial firms and sharing of bank names.[40][41]
  • 24 June – Plans were announced to boost Life Sciences in Singapore, including a review of curriculum, the launch of Singapore Genomics Programme (present-day Genome Institute of Singapore) and boosting the R&D fund.[42]

July
  • 1 July –
  • 7 July – The National Volunteer Centre (since renamed as National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre) is officially opened to encourage volunteerism in Singapore.[45]
  • 8 July – Construction starts on the first phase of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, which will serve Central and eastern Singapore. It will be completed by 2008.[46]
  • 12 July – DBS Land and Pidemco Land will merge to form the largest listed property company in South East Asia with about $18 billion worth in assets.[47][48] The merger, which is approved by shareholders on 18 October,[49] results in the formation of CapitaLand.[50]
  • 22 July – The RSS Conqueror is commissioned, making it Singapore's first submarine.[51]
  • 25 July – The National Neuroscience Institute is officially opened.[52]
  • 26 July –
  • 29 July – The Singapore Management University is established as the first private university funded by the government.[56]

August

September
  • 1 September –
    • Speakers' Corner is officially opened in Hong Lim Park.[63][64]
    • Jurong Town Corporation is appointed to develop the Buona Vista Science Hub (now one-north), with details announced. JTC will immediately set up an incubator park. Meanwhile, rules are and will be reviewed to encourage entrepreneurship.[65]
  • 2 September – The first President's Challenge is launched to get Singaporeans to care.[66]
  • 3 September –
    • Streats is launched as the first freesheet in Singapore.[67]
    • The Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre's Pavilion Wards is officially opened at the old Tan Tock Seng Hospital premises.[68]
  • 5 September – The University Cultural Centre is officially opened at the National University of Singapore.[69]
  • 15 September – The new Heritage Conservation Centre is opened to conserve Singapore's heritage.[70]
  • 20 September – Tuas Power Station is officially opened.[71]
  • 28 September – Channel NewsAsia's service in Asia is launched. In addition, MediaCorp will be listed as a private company soon (it did not happen).[72]
  • 29 September – Singapore Airlines announced an order for 25 Airbus A3XX very large aircraft (now known as A380), with the first delivery scheduled for 2006.[73]

October
  • 3 October – BBC's news bureau in Singapore is officially opened, with a new programme launched.[74]
  • 6 October – Nanyang Polytechnic's new campus is officially opened.[75]
  • 7 October – Changi Airport's Terminal 3 starts construction. It will be a spacious and lush terminal with IT facilities, with a handling capacity of 20 million passengers per year. The terminal will be finished by 2006, but ultimately opened on 9 January 2008.[76]
  • 9 October – The Compulsory Education Act is passed, making primary education compulsory for all children.[77][78][79]
  • 10 October – Singapore is elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at the 55th session of the UN General Assembly.
  • 12 October –
    • Singapore's first Internet Home is launched in Bishan, allowing families to enjoy better services on the Internet and convenience.[80]
    • The Brani Naval Base is permanently closed.
  • 13 October – The Ministry of Education launches a new sexuality education curriculum called the Framework for Sexuality Education and The 'Growing Years' Series.[81]
  • 14 October – Jurong Island, formed by joining seven small islands into one is officially opened. The island is mainly used by petrochemical and energy industries.[82][83]
  • 31 October – Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes during take-off in Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, killing 83 people.[84][85]

November
JTC Summit, headquarters of JTC Corporation

December
  • 7 December – PSA Corporation sets up The HarbourFront Limited (present day Mapletree) to spearhead development of PSA's properties.[100]
  • 18 December – The Currency House is officially opened.[101]

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