# 1968 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1968 in Singapore.

## Incumbents

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

## Events
### January

* 17 January – Britain announces its intention to withdraw its armed forces from Singapore by 1971.
* 30 January – The Ellenborough Market is destroyed in a fire, causing S$253,000 in damages and affecting about 1000 hawkers and stall-holders. The market is demolished a few years later.

### April

* 13 April – The PAP wins the 1968 General Election.

### May

* 1 May – The Hindu Endowments Board is formed.
* 23 May – Singapore Pools is formed as a state-owned lottery firm to combat triads and illegal syndicates.

### June

* 1 June – Jurong Town Corporation is formed to develop Singapore's industries, taking over this role from the Economic Development Board.
* 7 June – Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) is established as a think-tank to research on trends and politics in Southeast Asia and beyond.

### July

* 1 July – The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (known as MUIS) is established.

### September

* 1 September -
** The Development Bank of Singapore (now DBS) commences operations.
** Keppel Shipyard is established to take over PSA's ship-repair and shipbuilding services.
** The Singapore Air Defence Command is formed.
* 17 September – The first A&W store opens at MSA Building, making it Singapore's first fast food restaurant. This went on until 2003, when A&W decided to leave Singapore. It made a return in 2019 to Jewel Changi Airport.

### October

* 1 October – The Keep Singapore Clean campaign is launched.
* 17 October – The two marines were hanged for their roles in the MacDonald House bombing.

### November

* 5 November – Intraco Ltd is formed to promote Singapore goods overseas.

### December

* 17 December – Sembawang Shipyard was handed back to Singapore.
* 30 December – Neptune Orient Lines is formed as Singapore's national shipping line.

## Births

* 10 January – Zoe Tay, actress.
* 8 June – Teo Ser Luck, former politician.
* 16 June – Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, politician.
* 8 July – Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information.
* 14 July – Michael Palmer, 6th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.
* 8 August – Ng Chee Meng, Former Minister in Prime Minister's Office.
* 10 August – Kumar, comedian.
* 16 October – Mark Lee, comedian.
* 27 December – Lim Wee Kiak, politician and ophthalmologist.

### Dates unknown

* Lau Siew Mei, writer.
* Benjamin Pwee, politician, business development strategist and consultant.

## Deaths

* 19 July – Emily Sadka, historian (b. 1920).
* 9 August – Lee Poh Neo, daughter of famous Straits Chinese businessman and philanthropist Lee Choon Guan (b. 1901).
* 7 October – Goh Tong Liang, former legislative assemblyman for Bukit Panjang Constituency (b. 1894).
* 27 October – Sir George Oehlers, 1st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore (b. 1908).
* 2 November – Richard Lim Chuan Hoe, barrister and former Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore (b. 1904).
* 7 November – A. J. Braga, 1st Minister for Health and legislative assemblyman for Katong Constituency (b. 1900).
* 6 December – Lim Keng Lian, Hokkien tea merchant and community leader (b. 1893).