1989 in Singapore

Incumbents

• President: Wee Kim Wee
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

  Events

January

• 1 January - The first 24-hour radio station in Singapore, Perfect Ten 98.7FM, starts broadcast.
• 13 January - The Public Works Department announced the building of two bridges to Sentosa and Pulau Brani, which will be completed by 1992.
• 15 January - TransitLink starts operations, which is formed by SMRT, Singapore Bus Services and Trans-Island Bus Services to develop an integrated bus-rail public transport system.

  February

• 21 February - Tradewinds starts its first flight, which is formed in 1975 as a hotelier.

  April

• 14 April - The National Skin Centre is officially opened to treat skin diseases and research on skin conditions.
• 30 April - Change Alley closes its doors. It reopens as an air-conditioned passageway in 1993.

  June

• 10 June - The New Psychiatric Hospital starts construction, which has state of the art facilities when completed.

  August

• 26 August - The first community hospital starts construction in Ang Mo Kio. The hospital will have community involvement with the participation of family doctors.

  September

• 1 September - The Urban Redevelopment Authority is revamped, taking over land use planning from the Ministry of National Development. This results in the transfer of properties to Pidemco Land.

  November

• 1 November - The National Youth Council is formed as a division of the People's Association to work on youth matters.
• 4 November - The sixth section of the MRT system is opened from Marina Bay to Tanah Merah.
• 6 November - Singapore is one of the founding members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

  December

• 6–10 December – 1989 World Badminton Grand Prix is held.
• 16 December - The seventh section of the MRT system is opened from Simei to Pasir Ris.
• 28 December - SingTel launches its ISDN network, making Singapore the first in the world to have ISDN nationwide.
• 31 December - Singapore Indoor Stadium is officially opened, supporting sports and entertainment events over the years.

  Births

Deaths

• 12 January - Lee Lim - Artistic photographer.
• 23 March - Lee Dai Sor - Cantonese storyteller.
• 11 October - Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed - Former politician, diplomat.