Events from the year 1992 in Singapore.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 3 January – Singapore bans the sale of chewing gum in a bid to prevent disruption to MRT services and reduce gum litter-related issues. This came after two incidents where MRT doors were unable to close fully due to gum. In 2004, the ban is partially lifted for gums with medicinal value.[1]
- 10 January – The Ministry of Education announced the Trim and Fit scheme for overweight children.[2]
- 28 January – The ASEAN Free Trade Area agreement is signed.[3]
February
April
- April - The Jurong Bird Park Panorail starts operations.
- 1 April -
- The Institute of Technical Education is established from the previous Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) to improve vocational education, a day after its launch.[5][6]
- Nanyang Polytechnic is formed as Singapore's fourth polytechnic.
- The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore is reconstituted, resulting in the corporatisation of SingTel and Singapore Post.[7] SingTel and SingPost will hold a telecommunications licence and postal licence respectively for 15 years.[8]
- Tradewinds is rebranded to SilkAir as part of an overhaul, first announced on 12 March.[9][10]
- 2 April – SCV launches NewsVision, a news cable channel. This marks the start of cable television.[11][12]
- 20 April – The Night Courts are set up as part of the Subordinate Courts, which mainly deal with traffic and regulatory offences. This helps ease the workload of dealing with many court cases.[13]
May
- May -
- The first Singapore Green Plan is introduced.[14]
- The Singapore Green Labelling Scheme is launched to certify products that are friendly to the environment.[15]
- 1 May – The National Council of Social Service is formed to coordinate Voluntary Welfare Organisations in Singapore.
- 28 May – Yishun 10 is opened as Singapore's first multiplex, owned by Golden Village.[16]
June
- 1 June – SCV launches MovieVision and VarietyVision, both of which are entertainment channels.[11][12]
July
- 14 July – Construction for the Woodlands MRT extension starts.[17]
August
- 19 August – The first school rankings for secondary schools are published.[18]
September
October
- 25 October – Fitzpatrick's Holdings (now Dairy Farm International) announced the acquisition of Cold Storage stores. The deal takes effect the following year.[20]
November
December
- 15 December – The Sentosa Causeway is officially opened. It is a road link that connects Sentosa with mainland Singapore.[24][25]
Births
- 23 February – Tabitha Nauser, Singaporean singer, second runner-up of Singapore Idol (Season 3)
- 23 March – By2, composed of twins Miko Bai Wei-Fen (白緯芬) and Yumi Bai Wei-Ling (白緯玲)
- 7 April – Rahimah Rahim, singer, contestant of Singapore Idol (Season 2)
- 25 April – Lynette Lim, national swimmer[26]
- 12 September – Shigga Shay, Singaporean singer
Deaths
References
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