1967 in Singapore

Incumbents

• President: Yusof Ishak
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

  Events

January

• 27 January - The Chartered Industries of Singapore is established to produce ammunition for the Singapore Armed Forces.

  February

• 15 February - The Civilian War Memorial is unveiled at the War Memorial Park.
• 24 February - 1967 by-elections: Nomination day is held for the by-elections. After nominations closed, People's Action Party candidates Teo Hup Teck, Chew Chin Han, Patma Salvadurai and Lim Soo Peng win their seats via a walkover. However, there is a contest for the Thomson seat, where PAP's Ang Nam Piau campaigned against two independent candidates, M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong.

  March

• 7 March - The 1967 by-election is held in the Thomson constituency only. After polling closed, PAP's Ang Nam Piau won by a huge majority of 9,407 votes against M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong, who had garnered 1,310 and 537 votes respectively. The by-election resulted in the PAP having all the seats in Parliament until the 1981 Anson by-election, where J. B. Jeyaretnam from the Workers' Party wins the by-election.
• 14 March - The National Service bill is passed by the parliament.
• 18 March - Shin Min Daily News is launched.
• 28 March - Registrations for national service begins at the Central Manpower Base.
• 30 March - The SEACOM cable is launched. The cable went in operation until its decommissioning in 1986.

  April

• 7 April - The Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore is established with the power to issue Singapore currency.

  May

• 5 May - The Republic of Singapore Navy is formed.
• 11 May - The Garden City vision was introduced to make Singapore a clean and green city, with the planting of trees.

  June

• 12 June - The first notes, known as the Orchid series are issued, as well as the Marine Series.

  July

• July - The first batch of the army is drafted for national service.

  August

• 8 August - Singapore is one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

  Births

• 21 November - Benedict Tan - Former national sailor.
• Claire Tham - Author.

  Deaths

• 2 June - Lee Kong Chian - Businessman, philanthropist.