Year 1963
SAF To Acquire 96 Refurbished Leopard Tank
Friday, 1st December 2006
MINDEF announced the SAF's decision to acquire 96 refurbished Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) and supporting equipment from the German Armed Forces.
Jack Neo conferred the Cultural Medallion
Friday, 20th October 2006
Jack Neo (PBM) was presented Singapore's Cultural Medallion. The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film.
HDB First DBSS Flats Launched
Sunday, 1st October 2006
The Premiere with eight 17-storey blocks is the Housing Board's first privately developed flat under its Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS). There were two-, four- and five-room flats on offer at prices from $138,000 (500 sq. ft.) to $450,000 (1,200 sq. ft.) at that time. But unlike a condo, Premiere at Tampines does not have facilities such as a gym, tennis courts or a swimming pool. The project was an instant hit, with 5,914 applications pouring in over just two weeks.
RSAF Trainer Aircraft Over Ran Runway In Australia
Thursday, 28th September 2006
A RSAF SIAI-Marchetti S.211 jet trainer aircraft based in RAAF Pearce over ran the runway at RAAF Gingin.
MRT North East Line Down
Monday, 24th July 2006
Passengers on board a NEL train headed for HarbourFront MRT Station were evacuated after it stalled in the tunnel due to a loss of traction power around 12:45 p.m. The service was restored seven hours later.
The Last Asian Aerospace 2006
Tuesday, 21st February 2006
The 13th Asian Aerospace (AA2006) Exhibition and final show in Singapore was held from 21 February to 24 February 2006. The show moves to Hong Kong in 2007. As the show organiser, Reed Exhibitions, could not agree with the Government of Singapore over development plans for a new 24-hectare permanent exhibition site in Changi. The highlight of the 2006 airshow was the visit and flyby of the A380 in full Singapore Airlines livery.
Mas Selamat extradited to Singapore
Friday, 3rd February 2006
Mas Selamat extradited to Singapore from Indonesia. Mas Selamat was then detained in Singapore's Whitley Road Detention Centre under the Internal Security Act without trial. Mas Selamat was arrested earlier in Indonesia on 20 January 2006 for using a fake identity card in Java, where he was visiting his son who was said to be studying at a religious school there.
Honorary Citizen Award on Dr Kanai and Dr Brown
Tuesday, 17th January 2006
Dr Tsutomu Kanai, Chairman of Hitachi Ltd, Japan) and Dr Robert A Brown (President of Boston University, USA) with the Honorary Citizen Award for their valuable contributions to Singapore in the electronics and education fields. The Honorary Citizen Award is the highest form of recognition given by the Singapore Government to global talent for outstanding contributions towards the country's growth and development. It is conferred on those who have made a significant impact in the areas of business, science and technology, information communications, education, health, arts and culture, sports, tourism, community services or security. President S. R. Nathan will confer the Honorary Citizen Award on Dr Tsutomu Kanai and Dr Robert A Brown at a ceremony to be held at the Istana on 17 Jan 2006.
MRT North East Buangkok Station Opened
Sunday, 15th January 2006
At the time the MRT North East line (NEL) was opened in 2003, all of the stations were operating except Buangkok and Woodleigh. The Buangkok Station NE15 was already fully built but the Singapore Government claimed that the projected number of passengers was too low to cover operating costs. Constant public pressure, notably the "White Elephant" incident and subsequent media attention, forced the Government to review the situation.
Australian Drug Mule Hang In Changi Prison
Friday, 2nd December 2005
Caleb Van Tuong Nguyen, a 25-year old Australian national, was executed in Changi Prison at 6:07 am and was officially reported as dead at 7:17 am. Drug trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act, and despite pleas for clemency from the Australian government (Prime Minister John Howard and former prime minister Bob Hawke), Amnesty International, the Holy See (Pope Benedict XVI, his predecessor Pope John Paul II), as well as other individuals and groups before his execution. On 12 December 2002, after he was caught in Changi Airport while on transit in Singapore between Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne, Mr. Nguyen confessed to have in his possession 396 grams of heroin, more than 26 times the amount of heroin that mandates a death sentence under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Illegal traffic, import or export of Heroin of more than 15 grams). The Singaporean High Court sentenced Nguyen to death for this crime on 20 March 2004.
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