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''See also:'' [[2006 in Singapore | |||
''See also:'' [[2006 in Singapore]] | [[2008 in Singapore]] | [[List of years in Singapore]] | |||
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== Events == | == Events == | ||
* 12 May - | * 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. | * 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. | * 30 June - The [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]] held its official closing ceremony. | ||
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* 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. | * 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 | * 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 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Years in Singapore]] | [[Category:Years in Singapore]] | ||
Revision as of 00:53, 30 May 2012
See also: 2006 in Singapore | 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