23 January - JTC LaunchPad @ one-north is officially opened.[4]
29 January - The Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act is passed in Parliament. The law bans drinking in public from 10:30pm to 7am and designates Liquor Control Zones in Geylang and Little India, which took effect on 1 April.[5][6][7]
16 February - JTC Corporation and Temasek Holdings have agreed to merge their subsidiaries to better compete in Asia, first announced on 4 September 2014.[9] The mergers will involve Ascendas and Singbridge, as well as Surbana and Jurong International Holdings.[10] The merger is completed on 10 June, resulting in the formation of Ascendas-Singbridge (since acquired by CapitaLand) and Surbana Jurong.[11][12]
26 February - Paya Lebar Square shopping centre is officially opened in Paya Lebar, Singapore.
27 February - The new Yishun Integrated Transport Hub is announced to replace the existing Yishun Bus Interchange by 2019, with operations moving to a temporary interchange on 14 March.[13]
10 March - A memorial was launched to commemorate the MacDonald House bombing that happened 50 years earlier.[14]
11 March - Innosparks (an ST Engineering subsidiary) launches the AIR+ Smart Mask, which consists of a Smart Mask and the AIR+; a micro ventilator. This will help keep those wearing the mask cool, while giving protection from the haze and pollutants. It is able to fit people of all ages including children and the elderly.[15]
13 March - Laws were passed to clarify that landowners can use up to 30 m underground below the Singapore Height Datum, and allow for acquisition of underground space.[16][17][18]
16 March - WE Cinemas opens a new multiplex in 321 Clementi, which also opened on the same day. This marked WE Cinemas' re-entry into the cinema business.[19]
Singapore's first and former Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew, notable for his contributions as an "Architect of Modern Singapore", dies aged 91 due to complications of pneumonia.[20]
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (who was also the son of the late Lee) declared a seven-day period of national mourning and the funeral will be held on 29 March. The state flags on all government buildings would be flown at half-mast for the mourning period, while a majority of television programmings were pre-empted to air a selected series of programs in tribute of Lee.[21]
25 March -
The funeral procession of Lee from the Istana to Parliament House to lay in state. Later on the same day, the house was opened to Singapore who queued to pay their last respects to Lee.
29 March - Amos Yee was arrested for insensitive remarks. He was charged and found guilty, with a jail term imposed.[24]
April
1 April -
xinmsn ceased operation and its services was transferred to MSN Singapore and Toggle.
The Cyber Security Agency is formed under the Prime Minister's Office to oversee cybersecurity matters, taking over the Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority and the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team. The agency is first announced on 27 January.[25]
6 April - The Police Operations Command Centre is officially launched as Singapore Police Force's new nerve centre.[26]
11 May - New laws to regulate the use of drones are passed.[33] The laws, also known as the Unmanned Aircraft (Public Safety and Security) Act, have come into force on 1 June.
31 May - A police shooting took place when a suspect attempted to escape from a police stop, killing one. Two other suspects were arrested and sentenced for drug offences.[40][41]
5 June - 2015 Sabah earthquake: At least nine people, mostly from Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) were killed when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on Richter scale struck Mount Kinabalu and Ranau in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. A National mourning happened for the victims on 8 June, and flags were flown half-mast. As of 10 June, 11 victims were reported after two more were found on Kinabalu.
15 June - The Infocomm Development Authority allows all telcos to shut 2G services from 1 April 2017 to free up capacity for newer 4G services, as well as low subscribership.[42][43]
20 June - A police officer was shot by a suspect in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. The suspect was sentenced to life with caning in 2018.[44][45]
22 June - Surbana Jurong is launched, along with the announcement of several acquisitions to boost its regional standing.[46]
23 June -
The third satellite blood collection centre opens in Jurong East.[47][48]
Pasir Panjang Phases 3 and 4 are officially opened, making port processes efficient.[49][50]
3 July - The first littoral mission vessel (LMV) is launched, going fully operational in 2017. The ships, which are designed and built locally, will have eight ships when fully commissioned.[61][62]
24 July - General Elections: The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report is released. The 13th parliament will consist of 89 members from 29 constituencies (13 Single Member Constituencies and 16 Group Representation Constituencies), up from 87 seats from the current 27 constituencies.[69]
26 July - The Singapore Sports Hub is officially opened with "Youth Celebrate" held there to commemorate Youth Day.[70][71]
August
9 August - Singapore celebrates its Golden Jubilee at Padang.
1 September - Nomination Day for the General Elections: Once nominations closed, none of the constituencies are returned via walkover making it the first general election (post-independence) which every Singaporean is eligible to votes, last seen in 1963.[78]
The ruling People's Action Party (PAP), led by Lee Hsien Loong, retains its majority in the elections with 83 out of 89 seats, with an overall vote share of 69.86%.[79]
The current State Courts Building will be retrofitted by 2023 once the State Courts Complex is completed in 2019. The current State Courts Building will eventually house the Family Justice Courts.[82]
16 September - The FairPrice Hub is officially opened in Joo Koon, a state-of-the-art distribution centre.[83][84]
17 September - 3688, a film on getai is shown in cinemas.
24 September - The haze in Singapore reached a hazardous range of 313; Ministry of Education prompted to close primary and secondary schools on 25 September as a health precaution due to the haze.[85]
6 October - The Singapore General Hospital reveals a Hepatitis C outbreak where 22 patients (four deaths inclusive) are infected with the first case detected on 17 April.[88] As of 8 December, 3 more infections and 4 deaths were disclosed, bringing the total to 25 patients infected (8 deaths inclusive).[89][90]
9 October - A freak lift accident occurs in Jurong, causing an elderly woman's hands to be severed.[91]
Due to the haze, PM2.5 levels reached a record-high of 471 at 11 pm in Western Singapore.[93]
21 October - City Harvest Church Criminal Breach of Trust Case: The six City Harvest Church leaders involved in the largest charity fund misuse case (S$50 million) back in 2010 and their arrest in 2012 are all found guilty over breach of trust and Falsification of Accounts.[94] On 20 November, all six convicted are given jail sentences, with Kong Hee given the heaviest sentence of 8 years.[95]
29 October - Stage 6 of the Circle MRT line is announced during a visit to the Tuas Extension, resulting in a full circle. The extension will consist of 3 stations along the future Great Southern Waterfront, stretching a total distance of 4 km. The extension will be completed by 2025.[96][97] To support these expansions, Kim Chuan Depot will be expanded to store more trains and includes a bus depot aboveground.[98]
7 November - The leaders of China and Taiwan met in Singapore, the first such meeting between the leaders of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait since the end of the Chinese Civil War.[100]
21 November - Joo Koon Bus Interchange officially opened as Singapore's eighth air-conditioned bus interchange.[101]
25 November - The Media Development Authority lifts a ban on 240 publications after a review, with some spanning decades ago. However, 17 publications will still be banned.[105]
6 December - Bulim Bus Depot was officially opened during a carnival. This is the first bus depot funded by the Land Transport Authority after a shift to the bus contracting system.[108]
8 December - National broadcaster Mediacorp opens its new campus at Mediapolis@one-north, at the same time unveiling a new logo, starting a move from Caldecott.[110]
10 December - CapitaLand announced the redevelopment of Funan DigitaLife Mall into a creative hub, with the mall shut in the third quarter of 2016. The redevelopment will be completed after three years.[111]
15 December - The first phase of the ban on emerging tobacco products like smokeless cigarettes and dissolvable tobacco comes into effect. This is done in a bid to protect the public.[112][113]
14 October - Miranda Yap - Executive Director of the Bioprocessing Technology Institute at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research of Singapore (A*STAR) (b. 1948)[123]
