1989 in Singapore explained

The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President

Wee Kim Wee

• Prime Minister

Lee Kuan Yew

Events

January

• 1 January – Radio 10 (or just Perfect Ten 98.7FM) official full launch took place on New Year's Day 1989 at stroke of midnight SGT as a 24-hour radio station that plays English language contemporary hit radio focused on Top 40 and US Top 40.^{[1] [2]} The station started with ten DJs and the very first 24-hour English radio station in Singapore of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). It broadcast from Caldecott Broadcast Centre after officially launched with very first programme "Ring is the New Year" a link-up with Radio 1 to usher in the New Year with fun and music.
• 13 January – The Public Works Department announced the building of two bridges to Sentosa and Pulau Brani, which will be completed by 1992.^[3]
• 15 January – TransitLink starts operations, which is formed by SMRT, Singapore Bus Services and Trans-Island Bus Services to develop an integrated bus-rail public transport system.^[4]

February

• 21 February – Tradewinds starts its first flight, which is formed in 1975 as a hotelier.^[5]

April

• 14 April – The National Skin Centre is officially opened to treat skin diseases and research skin conditions.^[6]
• 30 April – Change Alley closes its doors. It reopens as an air-conditioned passageway in 1993.^[7]

May

• 5 May – French-Canadian animated series for children Babar begins airing on SBC 5 after being shown in Canada for three months. A second season of the series will later in Canada in August of the same year.

June

• 10 June – The New Psychiatric Hospital (now known as the Institute of Mental Health) starts construction, which has state of the art facilities when completed.^[8]

August

• 26 August – The first community hospital starts construction in Ang Mo Kio. The hospital will have community involvement with the participation of family doctors.^[9]

September

• 1 September – The Urban Redevelopment Authority is revamped, taking over land use planning from the Ministry of National Development. This results in the transfer of properties to Pidemco Land (present day CapitaLand).^{[10] [11]}

November

• 1 November – The National Youth Council is formed as a division of the People's Association to work on youth matters.^[12]
• 4 November – The sixth section of the MRT system is opened from Marina Bay to Tanah Merah.^[13]
• 6 November – Singapore is one of the founding members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).^[14]

December

• 6–10 December – 1989 World Badminton Grand Prix is held.
• 16 December – The seventh section of the MRT system is opened from Simei to Pasir Ris.^[15]
• 28 December – SingTel launches its ISDN network, making Singapore the first in the world to have ISDN nationwide.^[16]
• 31 December – Singapore Indoor Stadium was officially opened in an inaugural ceremony by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.^[17]

Births

• 19 February – Xu Bin, actor.
• 1 March – Joshua Ang, actor.
• 23 May – Tosh Zhang, actor.
• 18 June – Gen Neo, K-Pop singer.
• 18 August – Yu Mengyu, national table tennis player.^[18]
• 26 October – Shayna Ng, national bowler.
• 13 December – Ian Fang, actor.

Deaths

• 12 January – Lee Lim – Artistic photographer (b. 1931).^[19]
• 23 March – Lee Dai Sor – Cantonese storyteller (b. 1913).^[20]
• 11 October – Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed – Former politician, diplomat (b. 1925).^[21]

Notes and References

1. News: Effendy. Albert. Singapore's first 24-hours CHR/Pop and Top 40 youth teen. 1 January 2014. The New Paper. 31 December 1988. https://web.archive.org/web/20181202071042/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19881231-1.2.21.1. 2 December 2018. live.
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muIUoEW8hVg 98.7 FM PERFECT 10 Singapore with 1989 countdown (FIRST DAY BROADCAST)
3. Web site: Singapore-Sentosa road link by 1992 . 21 September 2019 . The Business Times (retrieved from NLB) . 14 January 1989.
4. Web site: Milestones . TransitLink . 19 July 2019.
5. Web site: Tradewinds to be renamed SilkAir, plans to buy more planes . 27 July 2019 . The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) . 13 March 1992.
6. Web site: Opening of the National Skin Centre . NAS . 9 September 2019 . 14 April 1989.
7. Web site: Change Alley to close for good on April 30 . 6 August 2019 . The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) . 18 April 1989.
8. Web site: Ground Breaking Ceremony of the New Pychiatric Hospital . NAS . 9 September 2019 . 10 June 1989.
9. Web site: Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Community Hospital, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 . NAS . 9 September 2019 . 26 August 1989.
10. Web site: Urban Redevelopment Authority . NLB . 10 September 2019.
11. Web site: Revamped URA begins role today as national planning body . The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) . 10 September 2019 . 1 September 1989.
12. Web site: National Youth Council . NLB . 1 September 2019.
13. Web site: Commencement of passenger service of the sixth section of the MRT system at Tanah Merah station . NAS . 19 July 2019.
14. Web site: APEC is established . NLB . 19 July 2019.
15. Web site: Opening of Section seven of the MRT system at Simei station . NAS . 19 July 2019.
16. Web site: Launching ceremony of nation-wide ISDN and international ISDN . NAS . 26 July 2019.
17. Web site: Singapore Indoor Stadium is officially opened . NLB . 28 August 2019.
18. https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1360557-yu-mengyu.htm Table Tennis YU Mengyu – Tokyo 2020 Olympics
19. Web site: Lee Lim . NLB . 29 October 2019.
20. Web site: Lee Dai Sor . NLB . 29 October 2019.
21. Web site: Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed . NLB . 12 November 2019.