Incumbents

Events

26 January – The Brani Naval Base is officially opened as Singapore's first naval base.^[3]
31 January – Laju incident: Japanese Red Army bombs petroleum tanks at Pulau Bukom and hijacks a ferry boat.^[4]

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.

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.^[5]^[6]
- The Urban Redevelopment Authority is formed to redevelop the Central Area.^[7]

25 June – Temasek Holdings is formed to manage investments in government-linked companies (GLCs).^[8]

7 July - RTS Channel 5 began its colour broadcasts at 10:20pm SGT with the very first colour programme being a live telecast of that year's FIFA World Cup final between West Germany (two goal) and Netherlands (one goal) narrated by Brian Richmond relayed via satellite transmission was officially named as RTS Color/RTS Colour or RTS Channel 5 Color/RTS Channel 5 Colour.^[9] About 2,000 colour television sets were sold in Singapore three days before the match.

9 August – RTS Channel 5 began its officially opening colour broadcasts at 4:44pm SGT with the very first colour live programme of Singapore's 9th national day parade was held at the Padang, Singapore for the first time in all four languages.^[10]
17 August – A second Satellite Earth Station with an antenna is launched at the Sentosa Satellite Earth Station.^[11]

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^ "Laju incident: ST's portrayal of Nathan completely ignores ISD's contribution". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "Singapore Telecom goes public". NLB. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
^ "TAS-STB merger to streamline telecoms and phone services". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 April 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Urban Redevelopment Authority". NLB. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Temasek Holdings is incorporated". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^ Lim Ann Qi, Angela (7 July 1974). "Singapore Colour Live Telecast on FIFA World Cup Via Satellite Transmission". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ Lim Ann Qi, Angela (9 August 1974). "Singapore First Colour Television". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "Connecting Singapore to the World - From Submarine Cables To Satellite Earth Stations". NAS. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Corrinne May". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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