1974 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President: Benjamin Henry Sheares
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

Events

January

• 26 January – The Brani Naval Base is officially opened as Singapore's first naval base.
• 31 January – Laju incident: Japanese Red Army bombs petroleum tanks at Pulau Bukom and hijacks a ferry boat.

February

• 15 February – The Singapore Cable Car is officially opened to link up Mount Faber with Sentosa, making it the first system to span a harbour.

April

• 1 April -
• The Singapore Telephone Board merges into the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, forming a single statutory board. This will streamline telecommunication services and increase efficiency.
• The Urban Redevelopment Authority is formed to redevelop the Central Area.

June

• 25 June – Temasek Holdings is formed to manage investments in government-linked companies (GLCs).

July

• 7 July - The first colour TV programme is broadcast during the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final.

August

• 17 August – A second Satellite Earth Station with an antenna is launched at the Sentosa Satellite Earth Station.

Births

• 8 April – Adam Khoo, entrepreneur, author, trainer, and stocks and FX trader
• 16 May – Beatrice Chia, actress and director.
• 24 June – Andrea De Cruz, actress.
• 17 August – Low Yen Ling, politician.
• 15 September – Zaqy Mohamad, politician.
• 28 September – Gan Siow Huang, politician and former brigadier-general.
• Corrinne May, singer.

Deaths

• 14 January – Chuang Hui Chuan, businessman, committee member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and member of Force 136 during WW2 (b. 1900).
• 19 February – Nazir Ahmad Mallal, former Progressive Party Member of the Legislative Council for Municipal South–West Constituency and City Constituency (b. 1904).
• 16 March – Thamizhavel G. Sarangapani, founder of Tamil newspaper Tamil Murasu (b. 1903).

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