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The collection of iris images starts as amendments to the National Registration Act come into force. Some SingPost employees are appointed for that role.[1]
The re-registration ofNRICs starts for those aged 55 and above. Those turning 55 on or after 1 January 2017 are required to re-register for a new NRIC if they had not replaced their NRIC within the past 10 years.[2]
The sale of 2G phones for use in Singapore are no longer allowed, with sales for export and overseas use still allowed.[3][4]
9 January – The re-employment age is raised to the age of 67 on 1 July, from 65 currently among changes to the Retirement and Re-employment Act passed. In addition, eligible employees can be re-employed by another firm, and an option to cut 10 percent of wages at age 60 is removed.[10]
20 January - The sleeper replacement project on theNorth–South andEast–West lines are completed, resulting in longer lasting concrete sleepers.[14]
21 January – The launch of homegrown bike sharing firmoBike.[15] Since then,Ofo,[16]Mobike,[17] SG Bike,[18] GBikes[19] and other providers have launched in the following months, leading to the scrapping of the proposed national bike sharing scheme.[20]
24 January - TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs announced that all nineTerrexes will return to Singapore after being detained in Hong Kong.[21] The vehicles arrived back on 30 January.[22]
Tuas Viaduct is opened to traffic, making it Singapore's first road-rail viaduct.[26]
Hougang woman Low Soh Kim wins $162,550 in theMediaCorp Channel 8's long-running game showTheSheng Siong Show, surpassing Ang Siang Kiat's winnings of $135,150 as the biggest winner in the show's history[27][28][better source needed] until on 12 January 2019, where Chen Si Jie's winnings of $193,400 surpasses Low's total.[29][30][31]
20 February –
A new SMEs Go Digital Programme is announced to enableSMEs to digitalise with Industry Digital Plans, in addition to new SME Technology Hub to be set up. A new Tech Access Initiative is announced too.[32]
The Government announced a water price hike of 30% in two phases, fully taking effect on 1 July 2018. A 10 per cent water conservation tax onNEWater will be levied on businesses, with the sanitary appliance and waterborne fees combined into a single volume-based fee.[33]
Acarbon tax is proposed at an initial rate of $10 to $20 per tonne of emissions, which will be implemented by 2019. Diesel taxes are restructured to a $0.10 volume duty per litre to reduce consumption. The Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) will be replaced with the Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES), measuring four more pollutants other than carbon dioxide. The Early Turnover Scheme will be extended by two years.[34] Motorcycles will be taxed with a three-tier Additional Registration Fee.[35]
24 February – Hillion Mall opens its doors to the public.[36]
27 February – Junction Tree debuts as the first bilingual preschool TV programme.[37]
The Early Childhood Development Centres Act is passed, setting higher and more consistent standards in runningchildcare centres andkindergartens. Among them include a common licensing system lasting for three years each, more investigative powers, higher penalties matching the severity of offences and requiring approval by theEarly Childhood Development Agency before working at such centres.[39]
3 March –MINDEF announced plans to create a Defence Cyber Organisation to beef up against futurecyberattacks. In addition, SAFTI City will be built for urban training.[40][41]
7 March –
TheMinistry of Education announced that academic tests will no longer be allowed underDirect School Admission changes to focus on students' other strengths.[42] Other measures include reserving 20% of non-affiliated students in schools from 2019[43] and allowing students to take subjects at a higher level in all schools from 2018.[44] A newITE technical diploma will be launched soon, along with SkillsFuture work-study degree programmes in several universities. The Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) will be introduced for ITE admissions (making up 15 percent), along with an increase in EAE intake to polytechnics to 15 percent.[45]
TheMinistry of National Development announced thatJTC Corporation will be appointed the master developer of Punggol North, Singapore's first "enterprise district" housing digital and cybersecurity industries and connected to the futureSingapore Institute of Technology campus. JTC will be allowed to vary land use instead of using zoning rules. A master developer will be appointed when Kampong Bugis, a residential district, is developed.[46]
9 March – TheMinistry of Health announced a new 5-year Community Mental Health masterplan to improvemental health care, with help from agencies as well as services in polyclinics. Palliative care will also be strengthened too.[47]
21 March – Construction starts onTan Tock Seng Hospital's new Integrated Care Hub. The 500-bed complex will rehabilitate patients, which will be completed by 2022. In addition, ahospice care provider will move there.[52]
7 April –City Harvest Church Criminal Breach of Trust Case: An appeal regarding the conviction last year concluded; the sentences of the six accused church pastors ofCity Harvest Church were shortened, this happened as the crimes were convicted under a less serious form of criminal breach of trust as compared to the 1976 judgement.[63][64] All the convicted pastors (with the exception of Chew Eng Han who was on bail; Chew later served his sentence on 22 February 2018) began their jail sentences on 21 April.
9 April –United Overseas Bank andOCBC Bank announced that fees for their shared ATMs will be waived until the end of 2017 to raise awareness of the scheme, in place since 1988.[65]
TheMinistry of National Development unveils Remaking our Heartland plans for Woodlands, with the vision "Star of the North". It will have new residential blocks in the north, as well as six new attractions including business parks, recreational facilities, a new hospital park and new linkways.[67]
Full day Sunday trials of the new signalling system on theNorth–South Line begin. At the same time, the newC151B train debuts.[68]
18 April – Woodlands Health Campus begins construction works, which will be ready by 2022.[69]
Lazada launched the LiveUp programme in preparation for Amazon's impending launch in Singapore.[71]
22 April –
TheMinistry of National Development unveils Remaking our Heartland plans for Toa Payoh, with the vision "Our Charming Toa Payoh". Two new housing areas will be built, along with more dragon replicas, two new parks, initiatives for the arts and heritage, and amenities for the elderly.[72]
The 10 km Tanah Merah Coast Road extension, which has on-road cycling lanes, opens to traffic. The extension replaces the Changi Coast Road, closing forairport expansion works.[73]
27 April - The one-way Sentosa Gateway Tunnel is opened to traffic after a two-year delay. The tunnel can only support cars due to a height constraint of 3.5 metres.[74][75][76]
29 April –
TheMinistry of National Development unveils Remaking our Heartland plans for Pasir Ris, with the vision "Our Urban Sanctuary". Among them include a new mixed-use development with a bus interchange, several new linkways including a 1.2 km Central Greenway, new flats near the sea, and improved neighbourhood facilities.[77]
Elections for theFootball Association of Singapore (FAS) leadership were held, with Lim Kia Tong and Bill Ng as contenders. Lim Kia Tong's team wins in a landslide. Meanwhile, thepolice had raided the FAS and Bill Ng's football clubs over alleged misuse of funds.[78][79]
3 May – Fox+ is launched byFox as a streaming service.[81]
4 May – A fire breaks out in a building at Toh Guan, causing one death.[82] Subsequent investigations by theSingapore Civil Defence Force found that the building'scladding is flammable and 39 buildings used similar cladding. As a result, 3 cladding brands are found to be unsafe.[83][84][85]
8 May – A debate on milk prices ensued in Parliament after The Straits Times reported in March that milk prices more than doubled over the past decade.[86][87] Two days later, theCompetition Commission of Singapore found that brand loyalty and demand for premium brands drove milk power prices up.[88][89] In response, theAgri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore announced new advertising guidelines that disallows nutrition and health claims, coupled with attractive images, and encourage breastfeeding.[90] In addition, various supermarket chains have introduced affordable milk brands, which are Einmilk (a made-in-Singapore milk brand),[91] Australia's Own,[92] Nature One,[93]FairPrice Gold,[94] andBlackmores.[95]
A Traffic Police officer, SSGT Nadzrie Bin Matin, succumbs to his injuries after colliding with a black van while performing his traffic patrol duties.[103]
Junction Nine shopping centre and Nine Residences in Yishun are officially opened to the Northern residences, followed by Wisteria Mall on 28 July the following year.
2 June –
Singapore records its largest count of retrenchments in the first quarter in 14 years according to Citi Research.[104]
TheMonetary Authority of Singapore will now allow banks to operate or acquire stakes in digital platforms and sell consumer goods and services online. Requirements will also be streamlined for acquisition of complementary non-financial services. However, banks will still not be allowed to venture into property and resort businesses.[114][115]
At the same time, PayNow is unveiled as a funds transfer service requiring only a mobile orNRIC number.[116]
29 June – Singapore's fourth desalination plant, theKeppel Marina East Desalination Plant starts construction. It will have a rooftop garden and a visitors' centre, with completion by 2020.[117]
30 June – Food & beverage outlets will no longer be allowed to apply for new smoking corners, and asmoking ban inOrchard Road will take effect on 1 July 2018.[118]
1 July – A cycling network is launched inJurong.[119]
3 July –Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong convenes a two-day special Parliamentary session to debate the accusations of abuse of power made by his siblings in the38 Oxley Road dispute.[120] At the end of the debate, no evidence of abuse of power was found.[121][122][123] Another statement was made regarding the purposes of the Ministerial Committee in charge of the house.[124]
7 July - The first curious place for children, which is the Artground at Goodman Art Centre at Mountbatten is officially opened to children aged 0 to 9 to explore the fun of arts which is followed by the second outlet at One Holland Village Mall in February 2024.
13 July –CapitaLand unveils a 280m tower that replaces the Golden Shoe Car Park. It started construction in 2018, later known asCapitaSpring. The building, which will incorporate a park at Market Street, will be completed by 2021.[126][127][128]
14 July – A new viaduct adjacent to the slip road from Upper Changi Road East toPIE collapses during casting of deck, killing one construction worker and injuring 10 others.[129][130]
17 July – The Pioneer Polyclinic opens, the first polyclinic to be built in more than 10 years.[131]
27 July –Amazon launches its services in Singapore, along with its new HQ.[137]
28 July –FairPrice launches its first unstaffed, cashless Cheers store inNanyang Polytechnic. A QR code will be required for access to the store.[138][139]
4 August – ProfessorHuang Jing, a Director of Center on Asia and Globalization atLee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, becomes the first person known to be permanently banned from Singapore after being accused by the Ministry of Home Affairs for working with a foreign government to influence its foreign policy.[142][143]
5 August – A construction worker dies of highly contagious bacterial infectiondiphtheria, the first case to resurface in 25 years.[144]
- The new Tampines Regional Library is officially reopened at Our Tampines Hub premises.
9 August - The National Day Parade (NDP) 2017 returns to the Float at Marina Bay for its 10 year hiatus from its first parade since 2007,as well as being discovered that the Singapore Sports Hub is too costly for hosting future NDPs at the National Stadium after the previous year's parade was held there since 2016.
11 August – TheLand Transport Authority had announced plans for the fully cashless ticketing system. Cash top-ups in Passenger Service Centres (PSCs) were terminated by March 2018, and everyone have to use the machines or ticket offices. Sale of Standard Tickets were also phased out from 2021; while all stations have changed to Top-Up Kiosks (TUK) as a result, only one or two machines allows cash payment. Cash payment is still allowed on buses following consultations from Singapore Prisons Service, Singapore Tourism Board, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and Migrant Workers Council (MWC). Also, minimum top-up value decreased to $2 from $5 for students and $10 for adults. Also, the LTA wants everyone to be in the SimplyGo system.[146]
16 August –POSB launches a smart watch for primary school children to track their saving and spending habits as part of the POSB Smart Buddy programme.[147]
Singapore beat Malaysia 17-4 to win its 27th SEA Games gold medal in men's water polo. This is the country's longest winning streak in the sport.[149]
Several new plans are unveiled. There will be 40,000 more pre-school places by 2022, with new Early Years Centres (EYCs) for children up to 4 years old, leading to MOE Kindergartens catering to children aged 5 and 6. TheMinistry of Education will set up 50 kindergartens by 2023 compared to 15 now. In addition, a National Institute of Early Childhood Development will be set up under theNational Institute of Education to raise pre-school teachers' standards.[150] In addition, bilingual education will be emphasised at a young age.[151] Other plans include smart lamp posts as part of the Smart Nation Sensor Platform (SNSP) for surveillance and data collection,[152] Parking.sg app to reduce reliance on coupons,[153] and several moves to encourage cashless transactions.[154] Several moves to curbdiabetes are announced too,[155] with seven drink companies pledging to lower sugar content in drinks to 12 percent two days later.[156]
21 August –
10 US marines perished after destroyer USS John S. McCaincollided with an oil tanker Alnic MC east of Singapore at 5:24am.[157] All the bodies are found on 28 August.[158]
Touche, a biometric payment method part of the POSB Smart Buddy programme, will be an option for students to pay for items in school from 2018.[159]
22 August –Alipay will be launched in Singapore.[160] Since then,Grab,NETS,Razer, among other companies have announced plans to set up cashless systems.[161][162][163]
A masterplan for Jurong Lake District is released by theUrban Redevelopment Authority. They include jobs, homes, and centralised infrastructure in a car-lite setting for sustainability.[166]
Mediacorp announced that it will acquireSingapore Press Holdings's (SPH) stakes in Mediacorp TV (at 20 percent) and Mediacorp Press (at 40 percent) forS$18 million, which SPH will divest. This comes after Mediacorp announced that it will stop publishing theToday paper and go fully digital. In addition, Mediacorp will stop publishing any soft copy or digital format of Today that is similar to a hardcopy newspaper for five years.[167][168][169][170][171][172] The acquisition is completed on 29 September.[173]
A new crossover track will be built atCanberra MRT station to lessen the impact of train service disruptions should they happen.[182]
2017 Presidential Election: formerSpeakerHalimah Yacob is announced by the Presidential Elections Commission as the only candidate issued with both the certificate of eligibility and community certificate.[183]
13 September –
Two ships collide near Singapore waters, causing two casualties and seven injured, with another three missing.[184]
Thesmoking ban is extended to autonomous universities' compounds, private hire vehicles, private education institutes, within 5m of education institutions, excursion buses and trishaws.[193]
Parking.sg is launched, initially open to car users.[194]
2 October – The Infrastructure Protection Act is passed to provide important buildings with adequate security measures during planning stages.[195]
5 October – TheLand Transport Authority signs an agreement with all five bike-sharing companies (GBikes, Mobike, oBike, ofo and SG Bike),NParks and all 16 Town Councils to deal with inconveniences caused by irresponsible bike-sharing users. They will also be required to adoptgeofencing technologies by end-2017.[196]
7 October – A major disruption of train services between Ang Mo Kio and Newton lasted 21 hours due toflooding in the MRT tunnels of the North–South Line, caused by a malfunctioned pump.[197][198]
19 October – TheHousing and Development Board announced a new resale portal by 2018, cutting transaction time from 16 weeks previously to 8.[203]
20 October –
NETS launches NETSpay, allowing users to pay through their phones.[204] However, errors caused transactions to fail, which resolved at 3:30pm.[205]
A review of transfer fares between MRT stations is announced to remove second boarding charges, thereby saving fares when walking to a nearby station.[206]
26 October - A new version of theSingapore passport is launched with new designs featuring six Singapore landmarks and new security features.[208]
30 October –The Float @ Marina Bay will be renamed to NS Square to acknowledge the contributions of National Servicemen. At the same time, the NS Gallery will be built below the new venue to showcase the importance of National Service.[209][210]
3 November –The Workers' Party'sLow Thia Khiang announced that he is stepping down as Secretary-General of the Party before the next Party election to enable younger leaders to take charge. In addition, WP's town councils now run an advanced management software.[212]
6 November – Radio station 938LIVE is rebranded to938Now.
7 November – Amendments are passed to raise thesmoking age from 18 to 21 in stages, as well as ban people from buying, using and owning imitation tobacco products such as e-cigarettes, e-cigars and e-pipes.[213]
8 November – All healthcare providers will soon be required to contribute to the National Electronic Health Record, an online health record in operation since 2011.[214]
11 November – The first active aging hub officially opened in Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital.[215]
16 November – All new homes are required to havesmoke detectors (also known as Home Fire Alarm Device (HFAD)) from June 2018, allowing for early fire alerts. Existing home owners are encouraged to install such devices.[217]
20 November – The second phase of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System starts construction. It will mainly serve western Singapore, to be completed by 2025.[218]
23 November – Those born before 1 January 1962 will be able re-register their NRIC in an optional exercise come next year.[219]
25 November –NParks announced thatSembawang Hot Spring Park will be developed into a public park for everyone to enjoy. The works will finish in 2019.[221]
9 December – The 5-year Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) is completed, costingS$1.1b. The enhancements injected 1,000 buses and introduced 80 new services.[225]
11 December – The Government has decided to partially conserveDakota Crescent, one of the oldest housing estates in Singapore. The area will still be redeveloped for public housing.[226]
12 December –BlueSG launches Singapore's first electric car sharing programme.[227]
15 December – After a week's delay, the first Prudential Marina Bay Carnival opens as Singapore's biggest carnival.[228] The carnival runs for about four months until 1 April 2018. By then, a total of 1.4 million people have visited the Carnival.[229]
19 December –Singapore Power announced that the North-South, East-West and Jurong Island Cable Tunnels will progressively start operations from end-2018.[231]
20 December – Parking.sg is extended to those using motorcycles and heavy vehicles, making it available for all vehicle users at all car parks.[232]
22 December –Keppel O&M agrees to pay up to US$422m in fines for a bribery case to US, Brazilian and Singapore authorities in a plea deal.[233]
31 December – Emeritus Senior MinisterGoh Chok Tong put out a post, hoping that a fourth-generation successor to the Prime Minister is decided by 2018, the first time a senior politician waded into the issue.[234]
1 June – SSGTNadzrie Bin Matin, a Traffic Police Officer succumbs to his injuries after colliding with a black van while performing his traffic patrol duties (b. 1988).[247]
^Boh, Samantha (14 November 2016)."NRIC re-registration for Singapore citizens and PRs turning 55 years old from 2017".The Straits Times. Retrieved27 December 2019.From next year (2017), Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) will have to apply for a new National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) when they turn 55. Citizens or PRs who turn 55 but have replaced their NRIC in the last 10 years will be exempt.
^"LTA | The Rail Report: Rail Reliability Continues to Improve – More Rail Renewal Projects in the Pipeline".www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved4 January 2024.LTA and SMRT have been closely monitoring and increasing the number of trains trial-running on the new signalling system on the NSL. The trials started on 28 March with the switching over to the new signalling system during the last hour of passenger service. This involved 30 trains. Starting 16 Apr 2017, we extended trials to full-Sunday service, involving 55 trains. SMRT will extend the trial to running on the new signalling system on weekdays using the full NSL fleet of 124 trains from the week starting 29 May 2017 to test the new system more robustly.
