Year 2002
MRT Service Reached Changi Airport
Friday, 8th February 2002
The first MRT, Mass Rapid Transit, service to Changi Airport started on this day. The service allow passenger to travel to the city in less than 30 minutes. This improvement in infrastructure brings tourist into the city and helps to promote the accessibility to the airport. As the train service starts from about 5:30am, it adds convenience to the people who work at Changi.
Ong Teng Cheong Died
Friday, 8th February 2002
Mr Ong Teng Cheong, Singapore’s fifth President and the first President to be popularly elected by the people, died. He is also the first President in Singapore not to have an artillery carriage at his funeral that was normally according to prominent statesmen in Singapore. During his term as President, he questioned his role and responsibilities. And also openly queried the national reserve in order to protect it.
The Orchard Towers Murder
Wednesday, 2nd January 2002
British expat Michael McCrea murdered his friends Kho Nai Guan and Susie Lan in his Orchard Towers apartment. The bodies were found in an abandoned car at Orchard Towers.
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Gazetted
Tuesday, 1st January 2002
Sungei Buloh was officially gazetted as a nature reserve. Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve was officially renamed as Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to better reflect its status. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve was also recognised as a site of international importance for migratory birds with Wetlands International presenting the reserve a certificate to mark its formal entry into the East Asian Australasian Shorebird Site Network, which include Australia's Kakadu National Park, China's Mai Po and Japan's Yatsu Tidal Flats.
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