2021 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 2021 in the Republic of Singapore.

Incumbents[edit]

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Republic of Singapore President Halimah Yacob witnesses the program proper during her visit to the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City on September 11, 2019 (cropped).jpg President of Singapore Halimah Yacob
Lee Hsien Loong June 2018.JPG Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong

Events[edit]

Below, events for the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore have the "CP" prefix.

January[edit]

February[edit]

  • 3 February - CP: The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is approved by the Health Sciences Authority for use as the second COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore with the first supplies expected in March. Moderna is also required to monitor efficacy of vaccine before full registration.[13]
  • 8 February - The Digital for Life movement and fund is launched to get more Singaporeans equipped with digital skills and bridge the digital divide as part of 2021's President's Challenge.[14]
  • 10 February - The Singapore Green Plan 2030 is released, setting new targets to make Singapore environmentally-friendly.[15]
  • 23 February - Disney+ launches in Singapore, being the first market to offer all six Disney content brands.[16]
  • 24 February - An explosion occurs at an industrial building in Tuas.[17] Out of 10 people who suffer burns, three succumb to their injuries.[18]

March[edit]

  • 22 March - Businessman Ng Yu Zhi is charged with orchestrating the biggest investment fraud in the history of Singapore.[citation needed]
  • 28 March - Coastal Playgrove (former Big Splash site), the largest playground with restaurants is officially opened by Former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at East Coast Park.[citation needed]

April[edit]

  • 8 April - Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat steps aside from running as 4G leader owing to health concerns, challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and a short timeframe, with a new leader picked in due course. As a result, DPM Heng will step down from the Finance Ministry while continuing as DPM, with Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean assigned Acting Prime Minister in PM Lee's absence. A Cabinet change will take place two weeks later.[19][20][21][22]
  • 10 April - HometeamNS Clubhouse at Khatib is officially opened to the publics and NSmens with bowling alleys, swimming pool, indoor shooting range, T-Play indoor playground, Adventure Hq.
  • 23 April - A Cabinet reshuffle results in new leaders taking over seven Ministries, an unprecedented reshuffle less than a year in this Government term.[23]
  • 29 April - IKEA's smallest outlet in Singapore and Southeast Asia opens at the Jem shopping mall in Jurong East.[24]

May[edit]

  • 15 May - New Tech Park's newest shopping mall called NTP+ including Wine Bistro, Collins and Ace Signature is opened, except for dining-in places like restaurants to be opened in 14 June after one month Phase 2 Heightened Alert.
  • 16 May - CP: Following an uptick of COVID-19 cases, Singapore reverts to stricter restrictions under the name "Phase 2 (Heightened Alert)". These restrictions are enforced until 13 June.[25]
  • 17 May - A wet market located in a small shopping center in Sembawang catches fire.[26] The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  • 18 May - CP: Singaporeans aged 12 to 15 are now allowed to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[27]
  • 19 May - CP: Due to an increase in school-based transmissions of COVID-19,[28] all schools convert to full home-based learning until the end of the semester.[29]

June[edit]

  • 1 June - A ban on partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) takes effect.[30]
  • 2 June - CP: The CoronaVac vaccine is approved for use in Singapore through the special access route.[31]
  • 13 June - The Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub opens, becoming the largest such facility in Singapore. The Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange will continue operations to handle possible congestion.[32]
  • 25 June - Lego's largest certified store in Singapore and SouthEast Asia is opened at Resorts World Sentosa

July[edit]

  • 5 July - CP: The Ministry of Health announces the commencement of its investigation into the cardiac arrest of a 16-year old boy whom had received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine six days prior.[33]
  • 11 July - Two buses at the Bukit Batok Bus Interchange collide, resulting in one of the buses breaching a railing and falling a few meters onto another road. Fourteen people were taken to hospital,[34] while another three did not request treatment.[35]
  • 19 July - An attack takes place at River Valley High School with an axe, causing the death of a Secondary 1 student. A Secondary 4 student is arrested and subsequently charged with murder the following day.[36][37]
  • 22 July - CP: Due to a recent increase in COVID-19 cases and clusters in Singapore, the country returns to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) which goes into effect until 18 August.[38]
  • 23 July–8 August - 23 athletes from Singapore compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. For the first time since 2004, Singapore did not win any medals.[39]

August[edit]

  • 3 August - CP: Jurong Fishery Port resumes market activities following a two-week closure owing to a large cluster of COVID-19 cases there.[40]
  • 9 August - A ceremonial parade takes place at The Float @ Marina Bay.[41]
  • 10 August - CP: Some restrictions are eased under "Preparatory Stage".[citation needed]
  • 14 August - Jia Jia, a panda residing at the River Safari, gives birth to Singapore's first panda cub which was conceived via artificial insemination. This comes after seven successive breeding rounds since 2015. The birth is announced the following day. The panda is later revealed to be a boy on 10 September after consultations with experts from China.[42][43]
  • 21 August - The National Day Parade 2021 takes place at The Float @ Marina Bay. This is the last major event before The Float makes way for NS Square.[44]
  • 27 August - The National University of Singapore announces that the Yale-NUS College will close in 2025 and merge with the University Scholars Programme (USP) to form a new college that will take in new students in 2022. A petition titled "#NoMoreTopDown" is drafted and calls for the reversal of this decision. It receives over 10,000 signatures.
  • 28 August - The second stage of the Thomson–East Coast MRT line. spanning from Springleaf to Caldecott, opens.[45]

September[edit]

  • 1 September
    • A full ban on domestic ivory trade takes effect, with exemptions for educational and religious purposes, as well as musical instruments and personal effects with ivory.[46]
    • Oasia Resort Sentosa is opened.[47]
  • 5 September - Bus services under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package are handed over from the SMRT Corporation to Tower Transit Singapore.
  • 8 September - The launch of vaccinated travel lanes take effect, first serving Brunei and Germany. Fully vaccinated travellers under the scheme will undergo multiple COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction tests without needing to serve a Stay-Home Notice.[48][49]
  • 18 September - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces the release of a white paper on gender equality in early 2022. The paper will outline three areas; ensuring equal workplace opportunities, better support for caregivers including enhancing the Home Caregiving Grant, and strengthening protection for women both physically and online. In addition, a garden at Dhoby Ghaut Green will be dedicated to acknowledge women's contributions to Singapore.[50][51][52]
  • 19 September - Bus services under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package are handed over from the SMRT Corporation to Tower Transit Singapore.
  • 27 September - CP: Singapore enters a "Stabilisation Phase" in order to stabilise recent increases in COVID-19 cases. The phase is originally scheduled to run until 24 October.[53]

October[edit]

  • 2 October - Bukit Panjang and Kallang Polyclinics open.[54]
  • 3 October - Bus services under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package are handed over from the SMRT Corporation to Tower Transit Singapore.
    • In particular; Services 167, 825, 859, 859A, 859B, 882, 882A, 883, 883A, 980 and 981, which serve from Sembawang Bus Interchange.
  • 4 October - Three Singapore Airlines aircraft are towed from Changi Airport to the Changi Exhibition Centre to be scrapped, marking the very first time the airline has done so locally.[55][56]
  • 13 October - Wildlife Reserves Singapore rebrands as the Mandai Wildlife Group. New logos for all of its parks are unveiled, with River Safari being renamed to River Wonders, and Bird Paradise replacing Jurong Bird Park when it relocates to Mandai in 2022.[57][58][59]
  • 19 October - CP: An expansion of vaccinated travel lanes take effect, serving some European and North American countries.[60][61]
  • 20 October - CP: Singapore extends the "Stabilisation Phase" to 21 November.[62]

Predicted and scheduled events[edit]

  • 28 October - The revamped Choa Chu Kang Public Library will reopen after two years of closure.[citation needed]
  • 15 November - CP: An expansion of vaccinated travel lanes will take effect to include South Korea.[60][63]

Deaths[edit]

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