1974 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Singapore.

← 1973 1972 1971 1974 in Singapore → 1975 1976 1977
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1974 Timeline of Singaporean history

Incumbents

• President: Benjamin Henry Sheares^[1]
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew^[2]

Events

January

• 26 January – The Brani Naval Base is officially opened as Singapore's first naval base.^[3]
• 31 January – Laju incident: Japanese Red Army bombs petroleum tanks at Pulau Bukom and hijacks a ferry boat.^[4]

February

• 15 February – The Singapore Cable Car is officially opened to link up Mount Faber with Sentosa, making it the first system to span a harbour.

April

• 1 April -
  • The Singapore Telephone Board merges into the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, forming a single statutory board. This will streamline telecommunication services and increase efficiency.^[5][6]
  • The Urban Redevelopment Authority is formed to redevelop the Central Area.^[7]

May

• 2 May - RTS Channel 5 and Channel 8 began its first colour television signal with the first colour comedy programme of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

June

• 25 June – Temasek Holdings is formed to manage investments in government-linked companies (GLCs).^[8]

July

• 7 July - RTS Channel 5 began its colour broadcasts at 10:20pm SGT with the first colour programme being a live telecast of that year's FIFA World Cup final between West Germany (two goal) and Netherlands (one goal) narrated by Brian Richmond relayed via satellite transmission was officially named as RTS Color/RTS Colour or RTS Channel 5 Color/RTS Channel 5 Colour.^[9] About 2,000 colour television sets were sold in Singapore three days before the match.

August

• 9 August – RTS Channel 5 and Channel 8 began its officially opening colour broadcasts at 4:44pm SGT with the first domestic colour live programme of Singapore's 9th national day parade was held at the Padang, Singapore for the first time in all four languages.^[10]
• 17 August – A second Satellite Earth Station with an antenna is launched at the Sentosa Satellite Earth Station.^[11]

Births

• 8 April – Adam Khoo, entrepreneur, author, trainer, and stocks and FX trader
• 16 May – Beatrice Chia, actress and director.
• 24 June – Andrea De Cruz, actress.
• 17 August – Low Yen Ling, politician.
• Corrinne May, singer.^[12]

References

1. "Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares in his office". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. Mydans, Seth. "Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singapore, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. "Official Opening of Pulau Brani Naval Base" (PDF). NAS. 26 January 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
4. "Laju incident: ST's portrayal of Nathan completely ignores ISD's contribution". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
5. "Singapore Telecom goes public". NLB. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
6. "TAS-STB merger to streamline telecoms and phone services". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 April 1974. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
7. "Urban Redevelopment Authority". NLB. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
8. "Temasek Holdings is incorporated". NLB. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
9. Lim Ann Qi, Angela (7 July 1974). "Singapore Colour Live Telecast on FIFA World Cup Via Satellite Transmission". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
10. Lim Ann Qi, Angela (9 August 1974). "Singapore First Colour Television". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
11. "Connecting Singapore to the World - From Submarine Cables To Satellite Earth Stations". NAS. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
12. "Corrinne May". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.