1995 in Singapore
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1994 in Singapore
See also: 1993 in Singapore | Other events of 1994 | 1995 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore-Events:*May 5 - United States media reports on the caning incident of American teenager Michael P...
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1996 in Singapore
See also: 1995 in Singapore | Other events of 1996 | 1997 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore-----Events:* The parliament passes the Maintenance of Parents law, a private member's bill introduced by Woon Cheong Ming Walter....
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Events
- 26 February - Barings BankBarings BankBarings Bank was the oldest merchant bank in London until its collapse in 1995 after one of the bank's employees, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million due to speculative investing, primarily in futures contracts, at the bank's Singapore office.-History:-1762–1890:Barings Bank was founded in 1762 as the...
collapses due to the activities of one trader, Nick LeesonNick LeesonNicholas "Nick" Leeson is a former derivatives broker whose fraudulent, unauthorized speculative trading caused the collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest investment bank, for which he was sent to prison...
, who lost $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary ExchangeSingapore International Monetary ExchangeThe Singapore International Monetary Exchange was a futures exchange in Singapore.It was founded in 1984. On 1 December 1999, SIMEX merged with the Stock Exchange of Singapore to form the Singapore Exchange ....
, primarily using futures contractFutures contractIn finance, a futures contract is a standardized contract between two parties to exchange a specified asset of standardized quantity and quality for a price agreed today with delivery occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date. The contracts are traded on a futures exchange...
s. - 17 March - FilipinaFilipino peopleThe Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
domestic workerDomestic workerA domestic worker is a man, woman or child who works within the employer's household. Domestic workers perform a variety of household services for an individual or a family, from providing care for children and elderly dependents to cleaning and household maintenance, known as housekeeping...
Flor ContemplacionFlor ContemplacionFlor R. Contemplacion born in San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines was a Filipina domestic worker who was executed in Singapore for murder...
is hanged for the 4 May 1991 murder of fellow worker Delia Maga and her 4-year-old charge, Nicholas Huang.