1985 in Singapore

Incumbents

• President: C.V. Devan Nair, Wee Chong Jin, Yeoh Ghim Seng, Wee Kim Wee
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

Events

January

• January - Funan Centre opens to the public. It evolved to Funan The IT Mall, and finally Funan DigitaLife Mall, closing its doors on 30 June 2016.

February

• 1 February – The Small Claims Tribunal is established as part of the Subordinate Courts, which mainly deals with small claims.

March

• 28 March – Singapore's third President Devan Nair resigns. Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin and later Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng temporarily serve as acting president during that time.

April

• 2 April – The NTUC Pasir Ris Resort starts construction. When completed, the resort will have a wide array of recreational activities, supporting up to 1,400 people at any time. The resort is officially opened in 1988.
• 15 April – The Feedback Unit is formed to allow people to feedback their concerns to the Government. It has since been replaced by REACH in 2006.

May

• 16 May – The first case of HIV is diagnosed at the Communicable Diseases Centre. The patient is subsequently warded at the CDC.
• 23 May - An 18 year old student, Winnifred Teo Suan Lie became a victim of rape and murder. Her naked body was discovered in bushes by police along Old Holland Road. It remains an unsolved case.

June

• 24 June – The National University Hospital is opened to the public, the first government-owned hospital to be privately run.

August

• 30 August – Wee Kim Wee becomes the fourth President of Singapore. He takes office on 2 September.

December

• 2 December – The Second Series Coins are launched, with the 5-cent, 10-cent, 20-cent and 50-cent coins the first to be issued.

Date unknown

• Singapore slips into its first recession during that time, as well as the Pan Electric crisis.
• Shop N Save starts operations as a supermarket.
• Sheng Siong starts operations as a supermarket, taking over from the Savewell supermarket chain, which closed down the following year due to financial problems.

Births

• 22 January – Yan Xu, table tennis player.
• 9 April – Romeo Tan, actor.
• 16 June – Andie Chen, actor.

Deaths

• 15 February – Chen Chong Swee, Artist.
• 2 March – Runme Shaw, Founder of Shaw Organisation and philanthropist.
• 21 June – Ng Aik Huan, prominent businessman, Hokkien community leader and member of the Nanyang University Council.
• 26 August – S. T. Bani, former unionist and politician.
• 15 December – Chew Swee Kee, former Minister for Education.