1967 in Singapore explained

The following lists events that happened during 1967 in Singapore.

• National Service was first introduced in Singapore by Defence Minister, Goh Keng Swee

Incumbents

• President

Yusof Ishak

• Prime Minister

Lee Kuan Yew

Events

January

• 27 January – The Chartered Industries of Singapore is established to produce ammunition for the Singapore Armed Forces.

February

• 15 February – The Civilian War Memorial is unveiled at the War Memorial Park.^[1]
• 24 February – 1967 by-elections: Nomination day is held for the by-elections. After nominations closed, People's Action Party (PAP) candidates Teo Hup Teck (Jalan Kayu), Chew Chin Han (Tampines), Patma Salvadurai (Bukit Panjang) and Lim Soo Peng (Havelock) win their seats via a walkover. However, there is a contest for the Thomson seat, where PAP's Ang Nam Piau campaigned against two independent candidates, M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong.^[2]

March

• 7 March – The 1967 by-election is held in the Thomson constituency only. After polling closed, PAP's Ang Nam Piau won by a huge majority of 9,407 votes against M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong, who had garnered 1,310 and 537 votes respectively. The by-election resulted in the PAP having all the seats in Parliament until the 1981 Anson by-election, where J. B. Jeyaretnam from the Workers' Party wins the by-election.
• 14 March – The National Service bill is passed by the parliament.^[3]
• 18 March – Shin Min Daily News is launched.
• 28 March – Registrations for National Service begin at the Central Manpower Base.
• 30 March – The SEACOM cable is launched. The cable went in operation until its decommissioning in 1986.^[4]

April

• 7 April – The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore (present day Monetary Authority of Singapore) is established with the power to issue Singapore currency.^[5]

May

• 5 May – The Republic of Singapore Navy is formed.
• 11 May – The Garden City vision was introduced to make Singapore a clean and green city, with the planting of trees.^[6]

June

• 12 June – The first currency notes, known as the Orchid series were issued, as well as the Marine Series.^[7]

July

• July – The first batch of the army is drafted for National Service.

August

• 8 August – Singapore is one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).^[8]

October

• 30 October - The Science Council of Singapore is formed to develop Singapore's capabilities in science and technology.^[9]

Births

• 1 July – Kym Ng, actress.^[10]
• 13 April – Jimmy Nah, actor and comedian. (d. 2008)
• 6 October – Terence Cao, actor.^[11]
• 30 October – Murali Pillai, politician.^[12]
• 31 October – Mardan Mamat, golf player.
• 21 November – Benedict Tan, former national sailor.^[13]
• Claire Tham – author.^[14]

Deaths

• 2 June – Lee Kong Chian – Businessman, philanthropist (b. 1893).^[15]
• 14 June – Yeo Chan Boon – Teochew community leader (b. 1881).^[16]
• 6 November – Ng Keng Siang – architect (b. 1908).^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Civilian War Memorial . NLB . 24 July 2019 . 1 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230101233344/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_516_2004-12-23.html . live .
2. Web site: March 1967 Parliamentary By-election . NLB . 24 July 2019 . 20 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520124039/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/96b7c6aa-474a-4688-a876-9a70dfd7d7b5#4 . live .
3. Web site: National Service becomes compulsory . NLB . 24 July 2019 . 14 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204216/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/debf50d7-d81a-4b31-9c0d-65dd932aab8c . live .
4. Web site: Toh launches Seacom phone, cable link-up . The Straits Times (Archived from NLB) . 24 July 2019 . 31 March 1967 . 24 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190724160632/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670331-1.2.20 . live .
5. Web site: Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore is established . NLB . 24 July 2019 . 15 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002901/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/b6bb30fe-3f57-4328-955d-fc1530ede37f . live .
6. Web site: 'Garden city' vision is introduced . NLB . 24 July 2019 . 30 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030155659/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/a7fac49f-9c96-4030-8709-ce160c58d15c#6 . live .
7. Web site: Singapore issues its first currency . NLB . 24 July 2019 . 15 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002901/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/b6bb30fe-3f57-4328-955d-fc1530ede37f . live .
8. Web site: The Asean Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) Bangkok, 8 August 1967. ASEAN. 7 May 2017. 13 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513044540/https://asean.org/the-asean-declaration-bangkok-declaration-bangkok-8-august-1967/. live.
9. Web site: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) . NLB . 11 October 2020 . 28 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928133946/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2015-08-12_094457.html . live .
10. Web site: Style Evolution: Kym Ng . 2020-12-07 . TODAYonline . 8 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408050112/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/style-evolution-kym-ng . live .
11. Web site: Insta-Buzz: What The Stars Were Up To This Week . 2024-07-23 . 8days . en . 25 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725102145/https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/insta-buzz-what-stars-were-week-540731 . live .
12. Web site: 21 March 2016 . Murali Pillai . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160429073151/https://www.pap.org.sg/upload/item/Events/2016/Candidate_Muralidaran_Pillai_CV_Statement.pdf . 29 April 2016 . 30 April 2016 . People's Action Party.
13. Web site: Benedict Tan . NLB . 12 November 2019.
14. Web site: Claire Tham . NLB . 12 November 2019 . 29 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029161119/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1562_2009-08-30.html . live .
15. Web site: Lee Kong Chian . NLB . 7 August 2019.
16. Web site: A Glimpse of his Past: Yeo Chan Boon (1881–1967) . 2024-07-06 . biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg . en . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706093603/https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-4/issue4/jan-2009/yeo-chan-boon/ . live .
17. News: 7 November 1967 . He created landmarks of S'pore . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519073620/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19671107-1.2.35 . 19 May 2024 . 23 July 2024 . . . live .