1968 in Singapore

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1968
in
Singapore

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1968 in Singapore.

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 17 January - Britain announces its intention to withdraw its armed forces from Singapore by 1971.[1]
  • 30 January - The Ellenborough Market is destroyed in a fire, causing S$253,000 in damages and affecting about 1000 hawkers and stall-holders. The market is demolished a few years later.[2]

April

May

June

July

September

October

November

  • 5 November - Intraco Ltd is formed to promote Singapore goods overseas.[11]

December

  • 17 December - Sembawang Shipyard was handed back to Singapore.[12]
  • 30 December - Neptune Orient Lines is formed as Singapore's national shipping line.[13]

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "All out by 1971". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Ellenborough Market". NLB. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Hindu Endowments Board lends a helping hand". Tabla!. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Awards & Milestones". Singapore Pools. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Jurong Town Corporation is established". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura". NLB. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Establishment of the Development Bank of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Keppel Shipyard is incorporated". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Online project highlights key days of our lives". The New Paper. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Keep Singapore Clean campaign". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Intraco Ltd. is incorporated". NLB. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Ceremony for Transfer of HM Dockyard Singapore to Singapore Government". NAS. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Neptune Orient Lines is incorporated". NLB. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Kumar". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Lau Siew Mei". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.



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