1968 in Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1968 in Singapore.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 17 January – Britain announces its intention to withdraw its armed forces from Singapore by 1971.
- 30 January – The Ellenborough Market is destroyed in a fire, causing S$253,000 in damages and affecting about 1000 hawkers and stall-holders. The market is demolished a few years later.
April
- 13 April – The PAP wins the 1968 General Election.
May
- 1 May – The Hindu Endowments Board is formed.
- 23 May – Singapore Pools is formed as a state-owned lottery firm to combat triads and illegal syndicates.
June
- 1 June – Jurong Town Corporation is formed to develop Singapore's industries, taking over this role from the Economic Development Board.
- 7 June – Institute of Southeast Asian Studies is established as a think-tank to research on trends and politics in Southeast Asia and beyond.
July
- 1 July – The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore is established.
September
- 1 September -
- *The Development Bank of Singapore commences operations.
- *Keppel Shipyard is established to take over PSA's ship-repair and shipbuilding services.
- *The Singapore Air Defence Command is formed.
- 17 September – The first A&W store opens at MSA Building, making it Singapore's first fast food restaurant. This went on until 2003, when A&W decided to leave Singapore. It made a return in 2019 to Jewel Changi Airport.
October
- 1 October – The Keep Singapore Clean campaign is launched.
- 17 October – The two marines were hanged for their roles in the MacDonald House bombing.
November
- 5 November – Intraco Ltd is formed to promote Singapore goods overseas.
December
- 17 December – Sembawang Shipyard was handed back to Singapore.
- 30 December – Neptune Orient Lines is formed as Singapore's national shipping line.
Births
- 10 January – Zoe Tay, actress.
- 8 June – Teo Ser Luck, former politician.
- 16 June – Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, politician.
- 8 July – Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information.
- 14 July – Michael Palmer, 6th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.
- 8 August – Ng Chee Meng, Former Minister in Prime Minister's Office.
- 10 August – Kumar, comedian.
- 16 October – Mark Lee, comedian.
- 27 December – Lim Wee Kiak, politician and ophthalmologist.
Dates unknown
- Lau Siew Mei, writer.
- Benjamin Pwee, politician, business development strategist and consultant.
Deaths
- 19 July – Emily Sadka, historian.
- 9 August – Lee Poh Neo, daughter of famous Straits Chinese businessman and philanthropist Lee Choon Guan.
- 7 October – Goh Tong Liang, former legislative assemblyman for Bukit Panjang Constituency.
- 27 October – Sir George Oehlers, 1st Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore.
- 2 November – Richard Lim Chuan Hoe, barrister and former Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore.
- 7 November – A. J. Braga, 1st Minister for Health and legislative assemblyman for Katong Constituency.
- 6 December – Lim Keng Lian, Hokkien tea merchant and community leader.