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Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore. This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore
The Arab street (Arabic: الشارع العربي, ash-shāriʿ al-ʿarabī) is an expression referring to the spectrum of public opinion in the Arab world, often as opposed or contrasted to the opinions of Arab governments. [1] In some contexts it refers more specifically to the lower socioeconomic strata of Arab society.
← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Singapore → 1971 1972 1973 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1970 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Yusof Ishak (until 23 November), Yeoh Ghim Seng (Acting) (23 November to 2 January 1971) Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events May 2 May – The ...
When Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, he attracted the Arab traders to his new city. By 1824, there were 15 Arabs out of a population of 10,683 and Raffles anticipated a rapid growth in Arab immigration. His blueprint for Singapore included plans for an Arab district.
Between 2 Oceans: A Military History of Singapore from 1275 to 1971 (2nd ed. Marshall Cavendish International Asia, 2011). Ong, Siang Song. One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore (Oxford University Press--Singapore, 1984) online. Perry, John Curtis. Singapore: Unlikely Power (Oxford University Press, 2017). Tan, Kenneth Paul (2007).
1–8 September - Singapore hosts the 7th South East Asian Peninsular Games for the first time. It clinched the second place, accumulating a total of 140 medals. [12] 12–14 September - Singapore participates in its first General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) event in Tokyo. [13]
The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
1 March – The Family Court was established. [3]4 March – The Kranji Expressway was officially opened. [4]6 March – "Good Morning Singapore (早安您好)"—the first Singaporean Mandarin flagship weekday breakfast programme on Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS)'s Channel 8—began airing live on Monday to Friday from 07:00 Singapore Time.