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January - A pipeline feeding gas to Singapore from Indonesia's Natuna field in
South China
Sea opens.
19 January - The national anthem, Majulah
Singapura is re-arranged to use a lower 'F' key, and recorded
in seven official versions.
3 March - A police land rover from the Airport Police Division
lost control and flipped several times across Airport
Boulevard near the SATS Inflight Catering Centre in the
direction towards the Singapore Changi Airport,
killing two officers, SC/CPL Dzulkha Bin Basru, 22, and NSPI
Ranosasni Bin Mohamed Salleh, 23. The driver, SGT98227 Tan Chiew
Leong Benny, 23, died a day later in hospital. Seven other officers
survived the accident, which remains the worse traffic accident in
terms of casualties to involve members of the Singapore Police Force.
26 May: A smoke grenade explosion during a life exercise on Pulau
Senang injures eight police officers, including one who lost
his right forearm as a result.
14 June: A police Sergeant, Quek Yew Ming was killed when the
police scooter he was riding met with a traffic accident at Ophir Road.
12 August - A 'fireball' UFO was spotted by some 15 people at
the Tuas Second Link connecting Malaysia and Singapore.