# 1993 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Singapore.

## Incumbents

* President: Wee Kim Wee (until 1 September), Ong Teng Cheong (starting 1 September)
* Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong

## Events
### January

* 1 January – Edusave is launched to provide all Singaporeans with quality education. The scheme also institutes awards for academic and non-academic achievements.

### February

* 11 February – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat is set up in Singapore.
* 20 February –
** NTUC Comfort announced that it will corporatise to help in its expansion plans. The plan went through, which resulted in the formation of Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd later in June.
** The Senoko Incineration Plant is officially opened, making it the third incineration plant in Singapore.
* 21 February – The World of Aquarium closes due to bad business, less than two years after it reopened. The building reopens as the Fort Canning Aquarium after a few months.

### March

* 6 March – St Luke's Hospital starts construction in Bukit Batok, sparking opposition from residents which is eventually solved.

### April

* 1 April – Medifund is set up to provide for medical treatment when Medisave and Medishield are not able to completely cover medical costs.
* 29 April – The first meeting between Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and Straits Exchange Foundation.

### May

* May – Shaw House (Lido) is opened to the public.

### June

* 8 June – Gardenia's new bakery is officially opened.
* 12–20 June – Singapore hosts the 17th Southeast Asian Games. It clinched fourth place with a total of 164 medals.

### August

* 1 August – The National Heritage Board is formed to manage museums and encourage a vibrant cultural and heritage scene.
* 5 August – An MRT collision takes place at Clementi station during the morning rush hour, resulting in 156 injuries.
* 28 August – Ong Teng Cheong wins the first-ever presidential election by 952,513 votes, with Chua Kim Yeow getting 670,358 votes.

### September

* 1 September – Ong Teng Cheong is sworn in as the first elected president.
* 21 September – Ngee Ann City is officially opened.

### October

* 3 October – The Great Singapore Workout is launched as part of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, encouraging people to live healthily.
* 30 October – The Institute of Mental Health (then called Woodbridge Hospital) is officially opened in Hougang.

### November

* 1 November – SingTel is listed on the then Stock Exchange of Singapore (present day Singapore Exchange) after an IPO in October.
* 9 November – The Special Tactics and Rescue Unit of the Singapore Police Force is commissioned.
* 10 November – The Fire Safety Act is passed to ensure safety of buildings in the event of fires.
* 27 November – Junction 8 is opened to the public.

### December

* 5 December – The Jurong section of the Pan Island Expressway opened to traffic.
* 17 December – The Ang Mo Kio Community Hospital (present-day Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital) is officially opened. The hospital works with General Practitioners, which will mainly serve the elderly living in the area.

### Date unknown

* The National Cancer Centre Singapore starts operations.
* Chinatown Point and Wheelock Place are opened.
* 261 O-Level papers are lost in transit.

## Births

* 8 January – Amanda Lim, national swimmer.
* 22 January – Zhang Zetong, Mediacorp actor
* 12 February – Khaw Xinlin, influencer and actress
* 27 March – Benjamin Tan, Mediacorp actor
* 14 June – JianHao Tan, Singaporean Youtuber
* 16 June – Richie Koh, Mediacorp actor and Best Actor winner in Star Awards 2023
* 24 September – Narelle Kheng, The Sam Willows member.
* 11 October – Tasha Low, ex-Skarf member turned Singaporean actress
* 4 November - Noah Yap, actor.
* 10 November – Raeesah Khan, former politician.
* 17 November – Ayden Sng, Mediacorp actor
* 11 December – Boon Hui Lu, singer.

## Deaths

* 11 January – John Le Cain, first Asian as Singapore Police Force commissioner (b. 1912).
* 15 March – Georgette Chen, painter (b. 1906).
* 3 June – Yeoh Ghim Seng, Speaker of Parliament (b. 1918).
* 5 August – Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State (Education) (b. 1940).
* 1 December – John Chia Keng Hock, former footballer (b. 1913).