Singapore-related events during 1990
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The following lists events that happened during 1990 in Singapore.
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January
- 1 January – YES 933, a Mandarin radio station, starts broadcast.
- 22 January – DBS Land (present day CapitaLand) through its subsidiary Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd is awarded the project to restore Clarke Quay, which will be completed by 1993 along with Boat Quay. These conserved shophouses will have shopping, entertainment and recreation facilities.
February
- 7 February – The Ministry of Health allows the transplant of heart and liver on a pilot basis, making it the first such transplant.
- 13 February – The Singapore Aviation Academy starts construction, formed from the previous Training Centre. The Academy's new building will have more aviation courses, state-of-the-art equipment, among other stuff. The facility, when completed by end 1991, will be the first in Asia. It officially opened in 1992.
March
April
May
July
- 1 July – Medishield is launched as an insurance scheme, providing an additional buffer for medical costs. It has since been replaced by Medishield Life in 2015 for universal coverage.
- 6 July -
- The MRT system is completed with the opening of Boon Lay.
- Singapore's first heart transplant is performed on Wee Soo Hup, a 59-year-old retired information officer suffering from terminal heart disease, led by Dr Tong Ming Chuan from the Singapore General Hospital. The operation is declared a success.
September
October
- October - The Singapore National Eye Centre starts operations.
- 13 October – The first 8 Days issue is published.
- 31 October – SingTel launched Teleview, a service which provides information instantly. The launch of Teleview makes it the first picture-quality videotext system in the world.
November
- 3 November – Construction starts on bridges linking mainland Singapore to Sentosa and Pulau Brani, which will be completed by 1992.
- 22 November -
- 25 November – The Farecard and integrated Ticketing System is launched by TransitLink.
- 27 November – The Malaysia–Singapore Points of Agreement of 1990 is signed over the issue of Keretapi Tanah Melayu land in Singapore, as well as joint development of land with a ratio of 60:40. However, the way the agreement was implemented resulted in disputes, with it completely resolved on 24 May 2010.
- 28 November -
December
- 1 December – Ria 89.7FM launched as the second Malay radio station.
- 26 December – Inuka is born in Singapore Zoo, thus becoming the first polar bear to be born in the tropics.
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