1997 in Singapore
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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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1998 in Singapore
See also: 1997 in Singapore | Other events of 1998 | 1999 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore-----Events:*15 January - Singapore and United States announce agreement for US ships to use a planned $35 million naval base from 2000....
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Events
- 19 December - SilkAir Flight 185SilkAir Flight 185SilkAir Flight 185, a Boeing 737-36N, registration 9V-TRF, was a scheduled passenger flight from Jakarta, Indonesia to Singapore, which crashed on 19 December 1997 into the Musi River after abruptly plunging from its 35,000-foot cruise altitude, killing all 97 passengers and 7 crew on board.The...
crashes into Musi River near PalembangPalembangPalembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...
, SumatraSumatraSumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, killing all 102 people on board.