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See also:	Other events of 1967; Timeline of Singaporean history;

The following lists events that happened during 1967 in Singapore.

National Service was first introduced in Singapore by Defence Minister, Goh Keng Swee

Incumbents

Events

January

27 January – The Chartered Industries of Singapore is established to produce ammunition for the Singapore Armed Forces.

February

15 February – The Civilian War Memorial is unveiled at the War Memorial Park.^[1]
24 February – 1967 by-elections: Nomination day is held for the by-elections. After nominations closed, People's Action Party (PAP) candidates Teo Hup Teck (Jalan Kayu), Chew Chin Han (Tampines), Patma Salvadurai (Bukit Panjang) and Lim Soo Peng (Havelock) win their seats via a walkover. However, there is a contest for the Thomson seat, where PAP's Ang Nam Piau campaigned against two independent candidates, M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong.^[2]

March

7 March – The 1967 by-election is held in the Thomson constituency only. After polling closed, PAP's Ang Nam Piau won by a huge majority of 9,407 votes against M. P. D. Nair and Chan Yoke Kwong, who had garnered 1,310 and 537 votes respectively. The by-election resulted in the PAP having all the seats in Parliament until the 1981 Anson by-election, where J. B. Jeyaretnam from the Workers' Party wins the by-election.^[2]
14 March – The National Service bill is passed by the parliament.^[3]
18 March – Shin Min Daily News is launched.
28 March – Registrations for National Service begin at the Central Manpower Base.
30 March – The SEACOM cable is launched. The cable went in operation until its decommissioning in 1986.^[4]

April

7 April – The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore (present day Monetary Authority of Singapore) is established with the power to issue Singapore currency.^[5]

May

5 May – The Republic of Singapore Navy is formed.
11 May – The Garden City vision was introduced to make Singapore a clean and green city, with the planting of trees.^[6]

June

12 June – The first currency notes, known as the Orchid series were issued, as well as the Marine Series.^[7]

July

July – The first batch of the army is drafted for National Service.

August

8 August – Singapore is one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).^[8]

October

30 October - The Science Council of Singapore is formed to develop Singapore's capabilities in science and technology.^[9]

Births

1 July – Kym Ng, actress.^[10]
13 April – Jimmy Nah, actor and comedian. (d. 2008)
6 October – Terence Cao, actor.^[11]
30 October – Murali Pillai, politician.^[12]
31 October – Mardan Mamat, golf player.
21 November – Benedict Tan, former national sailor.^[13]
Claire Tham – author.^[14]

Deaths

2 June – Lee Kong Chian – Businessman, philanthropist (b. 1893).^[15]
14 June – Yeo Chan Boon – Teochew community leader (b. 1881).^[16]
6 November – Ng Keng Siang – architect (b. 1908).^[17]

References

^ "Civilian War Memorial". NLB. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "March 1967 Parliamentary By-election". NLB. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "National Service becomes compulsory". NLB. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Toh launches Seacom phone, cable link-up". The Straits Times (Archived from NLB). 31 March 1967. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore is established". NLB. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "'Garden city' vision is introduced". NLB. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Singapore issues its first currency". NLB. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "The Asean Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) Bangkok, 8 August 1967". ASEAN. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
^ "Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)". NLB. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Style Evolution: Kym Ng". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Insta-Buzz: What The Stars Were Up To This Week". 8days. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "Murali Pillai" (PDF). People's Action Party. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "Benedict Tan". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "Claire Tham". NLB. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
^ "Lee Kong Chian". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ "A Glimpse of his Past: Yeo Chan Boon (1881–1967)". biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "He created landmarks of S'pore". The Straits Times. 7 November 1967. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

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[1] "Civilian War Memorial". NLB. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[1967_by-elections-2] "March 1967 Parliamentary By-election". NLB. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[3] "National Service becomes compulsory". NLB. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[4] "Toh launches Seacom phone, cable link-up". The Straits Times (Archived from NLB). 31 March 1967. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[5] "Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore is established". NLB. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[6] "'Garden city' vision is introduced". NLB. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[7] "Singapore issues its first currency". NLB. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[8] "The Asean Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) Bangkok, 8 August 1967". ASEAN. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

[9] "Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)". NLB. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[bd-to-10] "Style Evolution: Kym Ng". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[11] "Insta-Buzz: What The Stars Were Up To This Week". 8days. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[CV-12] "Murali Pillai" (PDF). People's Action Party. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[13] "Benedict Tan". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[14] "Claire Tham". NLB. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

[15] "Lee Kong Chian". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[16] "A Glimpse of his Past: Yeo Chan Boon (1881–1967)". biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[17] "He created landmarks of S'pore". The Straits Times. 7 November 1967. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

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