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Events

January 9 to September 30 - The mass EZ-Link
EZ-Link
The EZ-Link card is a contactless smart card based on the Sony FeliCa smartcard technology and used for the payment of public transportation fares in Singapore, with limited use in the small payments retail sector...

card replacement exercise.
January 22 - The Singapore Budget 2009 was announced.
January 23 - The Public Transport Council
Public Transport Council
The Public Transport Council is an independent regulatory statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of Singapore, established on 14 August 1987 by the Public Transport Council Act of 1987...

and public transport operators announced intentions to reduce bus and train fares.
January 30 to January 31 - Chingay Parade
Chingay Parade
The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore as part of Chinese New Year festivities. The term Chingay itself originated in Southeast Asia, particularly in Penang, which is a phonetic equivalent of the Chinese words "妆艺", which means "a decorated miniature...

took place from City Hall
City hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...

to Raffles Avenue.
February 12 - The Singapore Tourism Board
Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry.-History:...

launched a year-round campaign to attract tourists.
February 28 - Pioneer
Pioneer MRT Station
Pioneer MRT Station ' is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong.Located at Jurong West Street 63, between Jurong West Street 61 and Pioneer Road North, it serves residents living in Nanyang and Pioneer...

and Joo Koon MRT Station
Joo Koon MRT Station
Joo Koon MRT Station ' is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong and also the western terminus for the line....

has opened.
March 26 - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....

reshuffled Cabinet
Cabinet of Singapore
The Cabinet of Singapore forms the Government of Singapore together with the President of Singapore. It is led by the Prime Minister of Singapore who is the head of government...

as part of continuing leadership renewal.
April 1 - Bus and train fares have reduced by 4.6%.
Early April - Mass food poisoning incident involving an Indian rojak stall at the Geylang Serai temporary market caused more than 150 people to be affected, 1 miscarriage
Miscarriage
Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving independently, generally defined in humans at prior to 20 weeks of gestation...

and claimed 2 lives.
May 23 - Malaysia proposes to build the third crossing bridge
Malaysia-Singapore Third Crossing
Malaysia–Singapore Third Crossing , is a proposed bridge connecting Changi in Singapore and Pengerang in Johor, Malaysia....

connecting Pengerang
Pengerang
Pengerang is a small custom cum immigration post in southeast Johor, Malaysia. It has a few houses and a road leading to Sungai Rengit - the larger town where food and lodging can be found....

in the eastern of Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

to Changi
Changi
Changi is an area at the eastern end of Singapore. It is now the site of Singapore Changi Airport/Changi Air Base, Changi Naval Base and is also home to Changi Prison, site of the former Japanese Prisoner of War Camp during World War II which held Allied prisoners captured in Singapore and Malaysia...

in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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May 28 - Stage 3 of the Circle MRT Line
Circle MRT Line
The Circle Line is Singapore's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line, operated by SMRT Corporation. This underground line is currently long with 28 stations and is fully automatically operated...

has opened.
May 29 to July 26 - The Great Singapore Sale
Great Singapore Sale
The Great Singapore Sale is an annual shopping event in Singapore...

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June 3 - Singapore commemorates 50 years of self-governance
Self-governance of Singapore
The self-governance of Singapore was carried out in several stages. After the British joined Singapore once more and started, without much success, dealing with post war problems, Singapore already was not happy with the British as their leaders. Since Singapore's founding in 1819, Singapore had...

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June 16 - The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts is a ministry of the Government of Singapore...

says it will be enhancing and extending the Wireless@SG
Wireless@SG
Wireless@SG is a wireless broadband programme developed by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore as part of its Next Generation National Infocomm Infrastructure initiative, being part of the nation's 10-year masterplan called Intelligent Nation 2015 .It will be run and developed in the...

programme till March 2013.
July 6 to July 10 - The 9th World Convention of the International Confederation of Principals
International Confederation of Principals
The International Confederation of Principals is a global association of school leadership organisations.ICP was founded in 1991, and operates through a council with up to three delegates from each member organisation. This meets three times in a two-year period...

2009 was held at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
August 9 - Singapore celebrates her 44th (XLIV) year of independence with National Day Parade, 2009
National Day Parade, 2009
The National Day Parade 2009, also known as NDP 2009, was a national ceremony held on 9 August 2009 at The Float at Marina Bay to commemorate Singapore's 44th year of independence. For the third time, the event was held in the Marina Bay area.-Logo:...

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August 14 - One Year Countdown Event for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...

at the Padang
Padang, Singapore
The Padang is an open field located within the Downtown Core of the Central Area in Singapore, at the heart of Singapore's central business district. It was formerly known as the Padang Cricket Ground...

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August 16 - The National Day Rally
National Day Rally
The National Day Rally is an annual address that the Prime Minister of Singapore makes to the entire nation, on the second Sunday after August 9, the country's National Day...

2009 speech was delivered.
September 13 - The Singapore Cable Car
Singapore Cable Car
The Singapore Cable Car provides an aerial link from Mount Faber on the main island of Singapore to the resort island of Sentosa across the Keppel Harbour. Opened on 15 February 1974, it was the first aerial ropeway system in the world to span a harbour. However, it is not the first aerial ropeway...

closes for major upgrading.
November - APEC Singapore 2009
APEC Singapore 2009
Singapore hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings from February to November 2009. The APEC 2009 meetings will culminate in the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting , where Leaders of APEC's 21 member economies will meet from 14 to 15 November 2009.-Theme:The theme for 2009 is...

is held.
November 11 - China offers a 10-year loan of two giant panda
Giant Panda
The giant panda, or panda is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is 99% bamboo...

s to Singapore.
December 5 - The Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (Singapore)
The Ministry of Defence is a ministry of the Government of Singapore entrusted with overseeing the national defence needs of the Republic of Singapore. It is the headquarters of the Singapore Armed Forces...

announced major changes to the National Service
National Service in Singapore
Conscription in Singapore, called National Service , requires all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents who have reached the age of 18 to enrol in the military...

Basic Military Training and medical classification from 2010.
December 8 - Singapore National Olympic Council
Singapore National Olympic Council
The Singapore National Olympic Council, or commonly SNOC, is a registered society, recognised by the International Olympic Committee...

announced that Singapore will not host the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
2013 Southeast Asian Games
The 27th Southeast Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Myanmar .The Southeast Asian Games Federation Council met in Jakarta on 31 May 2010 unanimously agreed to award the Myanmar Olympic Committee the right to host the 27th edition of the games .Official website...

due to Singapore Sports Hub
Singapore Sports Hub
The Singapore Sports Hub is a proposed sports complex located in Kallang, Singapore to be built on the present site of the National Stadium, which was officially closed on 30 June 2007 and demolition started on 29 September 2010...

delay.
December 27 - The largest air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore, new Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Boon Lay Bus Interchange
The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...

, opens.

2009 flu pandemic in Singapore

April 28 - Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health (Singapore)
The Ministry of Health is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education, ensuring the accessibility of health services, and monitoring the quality of health services provided to citizens and visitors in the Republic of...

elevated the country's Disease Outbreak Response System from green to yellow alert, following the 2009 swine flu outbreak in various countries.
April 30 - Ministry of Health raised the country's Disease Outbreak Response System from yellow to orange alert even though there are no human cases of swine flu in Singapore recorded.
May 11 - Ministry of Health lowered the country's Disease Outbreak Response System from orange to yellow alert.
May 27 - Ministry of Health confirmed the country's 1st case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (Total 1).
May 28 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 4).
May 31 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 5).
June 1 - Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 7).
June 2 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 8).
June 3 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 11).
June 4 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 12).
June 5 - Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 14).
June 6 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 15).
June 9 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 18).
June 11 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 21).
June 12 - Ministry of Health confirmed 6 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 27).
June 13 - Ministry of Health confirmed 7 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 34).
June 14 - Ministry of Health confirmed 6 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 40).
June 15 - Ministry of Health confirmed 7 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 47).
June 16 - Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 49).
June 17 - Ministry of Health confirmed 17 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 66).
June 18 - Ministry of Health confirmed 11 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 77. One of the additional cases confirmed may be Singapore's first unlinked local H1N1 flu case.).
June 19 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 103, including 3 who appear to have acquired their infections in Singapore.).
June 20 - Ministry of Health confirmed 23 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 126, including an Asian Youth Games
Asian Youth Games
The Asian Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Asian Games. The first Asian Youth Games was hosted by Singapore as a test in preparation for Youth Olympic Games ....

athlete from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

) .
June 21 - Ministry of Health confirmed 16 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 142).
June 22 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 168).
June 23 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 194).
June 24 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 220).
June 25 - Ministry of Health confirmed 95 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 315).
June 26 - Ministry of Health confirmed 50 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 365).
June 27 - Ministry of Health confirmed 89 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 454).
June 28 - Ministry of Health confirmed 145 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 599).
June 29 - Ministry of Health confirmed 30 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 629).
June 30 - Ministry of Health confirmed 72 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 701).
July 1 - Ministry of Health confirmed 82 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 783, Singapore moves on from Containment to Mitigation Phase.).
July 2 - Ministry of Health confirmed 95 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 878).
July 3 - Ministry of Health confirmed 91 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 969).
July 4 - Ministry of Health confirmed 34 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1003).
July 5 - Ministry of Health confirmed 52 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1055).
July 6 - Ministry of Health confirmed 56 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1111).
July 7 - Ministry of Health confirmed 106 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1217).
July 8 - Ministry of Health stops updates on the number of cases.

Law

January 1 - The smoking ban
Smoking ban
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and/or other public spaces...

is extended to all children's playgrounds, exercise areas, markets, underground and multi-storey carparks, ferry terminals and jetties, and also non-air conditioned areas in offices, factories, shops, shopping complexes and lift lobbies.
May 8 - The authorities reported the capture of Mas Selamat bin Kastari
Mas Selamat bin Kastari
Mas Selamat bin Kastari , an Indonesian-born Singaporean, was for more than a year Singapore's most-wanted fugitive after escaping from detention on 27 February 2008. The search for him has been described as the largest manhunt ever launched in Singapore...

, Singapore's Jemaah Islamiyah
Jemaah Islamiyah
Jemaah Islamiah , is a Southeast Asian militant Islamic organization dedicated to the establishment of a Daulah Islamiyah in Southeast Asia incorporating Indonesia, Malaysia, the southern Philippines, Singapore and Brunei...

(JI) leader who escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre on February 27, 2008. He was arrested in Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

, Malaysia on April 1, 2009.

Sports

January 8 to January 18 - 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race
2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race
The 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race was a yacht race held between October 4, 2008, and June 27, 2009—the 10th edition of the round the world Volvo Ocean Race....

Singapore stopover
January 10 - The official logo of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...

was unveiled.
March 22 - AVIVA Ironman 70.3 Singapore Triathlon 2009
April 15 - The mascot for the 2009 Asian Youth Games
2009 Asian Youth Games
The 1st Asian Youth Games was held in Singapore from June 29, 2009 to July 7, 2009 in over 90 sporting events. The plan for the Asian Youth Games was part of Singapore’s bid to stage the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics . The purpose was to allow youths to use the chance to benchmark their performances...

is named as Frasia.
June 29 to July 7 - Singapore hosts the 2009 Asian Youth Games
2009 Asian Youth Games
The 1st Asian Youth Games was held in Singapore from June 29, 2009 to July 7, 2009 in over 90 sporting events. The plan for the Asian Youth Games was part of Singapore’s bid to stage the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics . The purpose was to allow youths to use the chance to benchmark their performances...

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June 30 - Singapore won 2 bronze medals in the 2009 Asian Youth Games.
July 1 - Singapore won the country's 1st gold medal in the 2009 Asian Youth Games.
July 7 - Singapore won 9 gold, 6 silver and 15 bronze medals in the 2009 Asian Youth Games.
September 27 - Singapore host hosted a leg of the 2009 Formula One World Championship
2009 Formula One season
The 2009 Formula One season was the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. The season took place over 17 rounds, and started with the on 29 March 2009. It ended on 1 November 2009 with the inaugural ....

, called the 2009 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix
2009 Singapore Grand Prix
The 2009 Singapore Grand Prix was the fourteenth race of the 2009 Formula One season. It was the second Singapore Grand Prix to be part of a Formula One Championship and the tenth Singapore Grand Prix overall. It was also the second Formula One race to be held at night...

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November 21 - Lyo and Merly are mascots for 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
November 21 to 22 - FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009
2009 FINA Swimming World Cup
The 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup was a series of five short course swimming meets, held in October and November 2009.-Meets:The 2009 World Cup was staged at five venues on three continents, with each meet following a morning heats and evening finals format for all events, with the exception of the...

is held at the Singapore Sports School
Singapore Sports School
The Singapore Sports School is a specialized independent school in Singapore. It was initiated by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports , and caters to sporting teenagers who have talent in sports....

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December 9 to December 18 - Team Singapore participated in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
2009 Southeast Asian Games
The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...

in Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

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Events

2009 flu pandemic in Singapore

Law

Sports

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