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* 9 August - Singapore celebrates her 42nd (XLII) national day, with her NDP 2007 held at the Marina Bay Floating Stadium. | * 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. | * 15 October - Singapore Airlines takes delivery of the 1st Airbus A380 superjumbo jet. | ||
* 11 November - [[ | * 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. | * 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. | * 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. | * 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. | * 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. | * 16 December - Singapore Idol Hady Mirza became the 1st Asian Idol. | ||
== Sports == | == Sports == | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Events In Singapore]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 16 May 2024
Events[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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 .