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1995 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Singapore.

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February

  • 26 February – Britain's oldest merchant bank, Barings Bank, had collapsed due to Briton Nick Leeson's trading activities, losing $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange, primarily using futures contracts.[1] He was arrested on November 23 after fleeing Singapore for 272 days. Subsequently, Nick Leeson plead guilty to two out of three charges of forgery and eight charges of cheating. He was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison.[2]

March

April

May

June

July

  • 1 July
    • CityCab starts operations, formed from the merger of three taxi companies: Singapore Airport Bus Service Ltd (SABS), Singapore Bus Service Taxi Pte Ltd (SBS Taxi Pte Ltd) and Singapore Commuter Pte Ltd.[14]
    • The West Coast Barter Trade Centre closes due to declining use.[15]

August

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The UOB Plaza

September

October

November

December

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