# 1995 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Singapore.

## Incumbents

* President: Ong Teng Cheong
* Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong

## Events
### February

* 26 February – Britain's oldest merchant bank, Barings Bank, collapsed due to Briton Nick Leeson's trading activities, losing $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange, primarily using futures contracts. He was arrested on 23 November after fleeing Singapore for 272 days. Subsequently, Nick Leeson plead guilty to two out of three charges of forgery and eight charges of cheating. He was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison.

### March

* 1 March – The Family Court was established.
* 4 March – The Kranji Expressway was officially opened.
* 8 March – Briton John Martin Scripps murdered South African Gerard George Lowe in River View Hotel, dismembered his body, and disposed of the body parts in the Singapore River. He was found guilty of murder and hanged on 19 April 1996.
* 17 March – Flor Contemplacion, a Filipina domestic worker, is hanged on 4 May 1991 for the murder of fellow worker, Delia Maga, and her four-year-old charge, Nicholas Huang.
* 26 March – Walt Disney Television's Satellite Facility is officially opened, making it Disney's first international centre. The facility broadcast Disney programmes to Southeast Asia.

### April

* 27 April – The ST Teleport is launched for telecommunications and broadcasting purposes.
* End April - IKEA Alexandra store, the first new building adjacent to Queensway Shopping Centre, is officially opened.

### May

* 2 May – The first C651 trains are put into operation on the North South and East West lines.
* 17 May – The Chinese Heritage Centre is officially opened in Nanyang Technological University, showcasing Chinese culture and history.

### June

* 2 June – The National Day Ceremony song "My People My Home" is unveiled and announced to be used for the 1995 National Day Parade. Since then, it was planned for the NDP to held at Padang in every five years.
* 12 June – Dongli 88.3FM (present day 883Jia) is launched as a bilingual radio station by SAFRA.
* 23 June – Singapore Cable Vision is officially launched as a cable television provider, providing Singaporeans with more entertainment options. The whole cable system is completed in 1998, initially its coverage was limited to Tampines.
* 24 June – The Ren Ci Hospital is officially opened.
* 26 June – MTV Southeast Asia's broadcasting centre was officially opened. It had production facilities which broadcast MTV in English heralding a wave of American English music video programmes.

### July

* 1 July
** CityCab starts operations, formed from the merger of three taxi companies: Singapore Airport Bus Service Ltd (SABS), Singapore Bus Service Taxi Pte Ltd (SBS Taxi Pte Ltd) and Singapore Commuter Pte Ltd.
** The West Coast Barter Trade Centre closes due to declining use.

### August

* 1 August – The Seletar Satellite Earth Station is officially opened.
* 6 August – The UOB Plaza is officially opened. It joins OUB Centre (present-day One Raffles Place) as Singapore's tallest buildings at 280 metres, until Guoco Tower's completion in 2016, which is 290 metres.
* 20 August – The Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) is announced to unlock economic value for residential buildings. On the same day, the Executive Condominium scheme is introduced to meet Singaporeans' aspirations for condominium living, which may be too expensive for some.
* 22 August – Sites located at Boon Tiong Road and Tiong Bahru Road are selected for the first SERS project.
* 25 August – SAFTI Military Institute is officially opened in Jurong West.
* 30 August – The Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (now Suntec) is officially opened.

### September

* 1 September –
** Plans for a new arts radio station were announced at the launch of Prime 12 and Premiere 12.
** The Land Transport Authority was launched to develop the land transport system in Singapore.
** The National Library Board was launched to improve libraries in Singapore.
** The prefix '9' is added to all mobile numbers.
** A new six-digit postal code system takes effect, replacing the four-digit system used since 1979.
* 5 September –
** Pacific Internet starts operations as Singapore's second ISP, after acquiring TechNet on 19 June.
** Cyberway Internet is awarded an ISP licence, making it Singapore's third Internet operator.
* 8 September – Parco Bugis Junction is opened to the public.

### October

* 1 October – The Public Utilities Board is reconstituted, resulting in the setting up of Singapore Power (now SP Group).
* 20 October – The National Orchid Garden was opened.

### November

* 2 November – Parliament passed the Maintenance of Parents Act, a private member's bill introduced by Woon Cheong Ming Walter.
* 5 November – The second phase of the Seletar Expressway opened.
* 10 November – Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal is officially opened to enhance ferry links.
* 25 November – Century Square is officially opened.

### December

* 7 December – Jurong Point opens its doors.
* 29 December – Nanook the polar bear (of Singapore Zoo) dies at the age of 18.

## Births

* 28 January – He Yingying, Mediacorp actress
* 16 June – Joseph Schooling, swimmer.
* 17 June - Chantalle Ng, Mediacorp TV actress
* 22 June - Amanda Germaine Lee, MADDSpace Senior Vocal Coach.
* 7 August – Kimberly Chia, actress.
* 6 September – Seow Sin Nee, actress and host.
* 14 December - Yung Raja, Singaporean Tamil rapper, TV actor.
Population of births: 48,635

## Deaths

* 4 October – Eu Chooi Yip, one of the prominent Malayan Communist Party leaders in Singapore (b. 1918).
* 12 December – David Marshall, 1st Chief Minister of Singapore (b. 1908).
* 16 December – Anthony Then, dance pioneer (b. 1944).
* Ang Chwee Chai, pioneer of photography (b. 1910).
Population of deaths: 15,569