1978 in Singapore
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1979 in Singapore
See also: 1978 in Singapore | Other events of 1979 | 1980 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore-----Events:*Singapore becomes the world's second busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage.*The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is formed....
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- 25 April - Police national serviceman Lee Kim LaiLee Kim LaiLee Kim Lai was a police officer who was murdered on 25 April 1978 for his service revolver by three men. A serving Police National Serviceman, he was performing police sentry duty at the Police Reserve Unit 1 base of the Singapore Police Force at Mount Vernon when he was abducted from...
was murdered for his revolver by Ong Chin Hock, Yeo Ching Boon and Ong Hwee Kuan. En route to kidnapping him from his sentry post at Mount VernonMount Vernon, SingaporeMount Vernon is a small hill in central Singapore west of Potong Pasir and north of MacPherson Estate. Officially named in 1956, it is circumscribed by Bartley Road, Upper Aljunied Road, Upper Serangoon Road, and Upper Paya Lebar Road.-Features:...
, they also killed the taxi driver, Chew Theng Hin.