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{{Singapore in 2007}} | |||
''See also:'' [[2006 in Singapore]] | [[2007|Other events of 2007]] | [[2008 in Singapore]] | [[List of years in Singapore]] | |||
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== Events == | |||
* 12 May - [[Singapore]] acquires [[Formula One]] rights to host a leg of the [[2008 Formula One season|Formula One 2008 World Championship]] race series in September or October 2008.<ref>[http://www.singaporegp.sg/media/press.html The Official Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Website]</ref> | |||
* 28 June - The [[University of New South Wales Asia]] campus in Singapore closed. | |||
* 30 June - The [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]] held its official closing ceremony. | |||
* 1 July - The [[Goods and Services Tax (Singapore)|Goods and Services Tax]] was raised from 5% to 7%. | |||
* 20 July - [[SingTel]]'s [[mio TV]] was launched commercially. | |||
* 9 August - Singapore celebrates her 42nd ([[XLII]]) [[national day]], with her [[NDP 2007]] held at the [[Marina Bay Floating Stadium]]. | |||
* 15 October - [[Singapore Airlines]] takes delivery of the 1st [[Airbus A380]] superjumbo jet. | |||
* 11 November - [[MediaCorp]] officially roll out its [[MediaCorp TV HD5]] television signal. | |||
* 18 November to 22 November - Singapore hosted the [[ASEAN Summit#November_2007_summit|13th ASEAN Summit]] and [[East Asia Summit|Third East Asia Summit]]. | |||
* 19 November - Singapore was shortlisted as a candidate city to host the [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics|2010 Youth Olympics]]. | |||
* 24 November - A group of 5 national dragonboaters drowns in a [[dragonboating]] competition in [[Cambodia]]'s [[Tonle Sap]] river. | |||
* 6 December to 15 December - Team Singapore participated in the [[2007 Southeast Asian Games]] in [[Thailand]] and won 43 gold, 43 silver and 41 bronze medals. | |||
* 16 December - ''[[Singapore Idol]]'' [[Hady Mirza]] became the 1st ''[[Asian Idol]]''. | |||
== Sports == | |||
* February 4 - Singapore won the [[2007 ASEAN Football Championship]], thereby defending their championship. | |||
* November - The [[Singapore national football team|national football team of Singapore]] manages to get into the third round of the [[FIFA World Cup qualification|2010 World Cup qualifiers]] of the Asian qualifying section. | |||
* 28 December - Tennis queen [[Maria Sharapova]] arrives in Singapore for an exhibition match. | |||
== Deaths == | |||
* June 24 - Thaddeus Cheong Wing Kit, a [[triathlete]], dies after completing a [[triathlon]], which was part of the [[SEA Games]] selection trial. He was 17. | |||
* November 9 - [[Sim Kee Boon]], a former civil service head once credited for turning [[Singapore Changi Airport]] into a 'world-class airport', and who played a key role in the success of the airport | |||
== 2007 Malaysian and Singaporean events by month == | |||
[[January 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|January]] | [[February 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|February]] | [[March 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|March]] | [[April 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|April]] | [[May 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|May]] | [[June 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|June]] | [[July 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|July]] | [[August 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|August]] | [[September 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|September]] | [[October 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|October]] | [[November 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|November]] | [[December 2007 in Malaysia and Singapore|December]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
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[[Category:Years in Singapore]] | |||
Revision as of 20:20, 9 December 2011
See also: 2006 in Singapore | Other events of 2007 | 2008 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore
Events
- 12 May - Singapore acquires Formula One rights to host a leg of the Formula One 2008 World Championship race series in September or October 2008.[1]
- 28 June - The University of New South Wales Asia campus in Singapore closed.
- 30 June - The National Stadium held its official closing ceremony.
- 1 July - The Goods and Services Tax was raised from 5% to 7%.
- 20 July - SingTel's mio TV was launched commercially.
- 9 August - Singapore celebrates her 42nd (XLII) national day, with her NDP 2007 held at the Marina Bay Floating Stadium.
- 15 October - Singapore Airlines takes delivery of the 1st Airbus A380 superjumbo jet.
- 11 November - MediaCorp officially roll out its MediaCorp TV HD5 television signal.
- 18 November to 22 November - Singapore hosted the 13th ASEAN Summit and Third East Asia Summit.
- 19 November - Singapore was shortlisted as a candidate city to host the 2010 Youth Olympics.
- 24 November - A group of 5 national dragonboaters drowns in a dragonboating competition in Cambodia's Tonle Sap river.
- 6 December to 15 December - Team Singapore participated in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand and won 43 gold, 43 silver and 41 bronze medals.
- 16 December - Singapore Idol Hady Mirza became the 1st Asian Idol.
Sports
- February 4 - Singapore won the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, thereby defending their championship.
- November - The national football team of Singapore manages to get into the third round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers of the Asian qualifying section.
- 28 December - Tennis queen Maria Sharapova arrives in Singapore for an exhibition match.
Deaths
- June 24 - Thaddeus Cheong Wing Kit, a triathlete, dies after completing a triathlon, which was part of the SEA Games selection trial. He was 17.
- November 9 - Sim Kee Boon, a former civil service head once credited for turning Singapore Changi Airport into a 'world-class airport', and who played a key role in the success of the airport
2007 Malaysian and Singaporean events by month
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December