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1993 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Singapore.

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January

  • 1 January – Edusave is launched to provide all Singaporeans with quality education. The scheme also institutes awards for academic and non-academic achievements.[1]

February

  • 11 February – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat is set up in Singapore.
  • 20 February –
    • NTUC Comfort announced that it will corporatise to help in its expansion plans.[2] The plan went through, which resulted in the formation of Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd later in June.[3]
    • The Senoko Incineration Plant is officially opened, making it the third incineration plant in Singapore.[4]
  • 21 February – The World of Aquarium closes due to bad business, less than two years after it reopened.[5] The building reopens as the Fort Canning Aquarium after a few months.[6]

March

April

May

June

  • 8 June – Gardenia's new bakery is officially opened.[11]
  • 12–20 June – Singapore hosts the 17th Southeast Asian Games. It clinched fourth place with a total of 164 medals.[12]

August

September

October

  • 3 October – The Great Singapore Workout is launched as part of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign, encouraging people to live healthily.[19]
  • 30 October – The Institute of Mental Health (then called Woodbridge Hospital) is officially opened in Hougang.[20]

November

December

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