The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Singapore.

1985
in
Singapore

Decades:
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Incumbents

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Events

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January

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  • 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

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March

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April

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  • 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.[3]
  • 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 It has since been replaced by REACH in 2006.[4]
  • 16 May – The first case of HIV is diagnosed at the Communicable Diseases Centre (present day National Centre for Infectious Diseases). The patient is subsequently warded at the CDC.[5]
  • 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

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August

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December

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  • 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.[8]

Date unknown

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  • Singapore slips into its first recession during that time, as well as the Pan Electric crisis. (Early 1985)[9]
  • Shop N Save starts operations as a supermarket.[10]
  • Sheng Siong starts operations as a supermarket, taking over from the Savewell supermarket chain, which closed down the following year due to financial problems.[11]

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "ABOUT THE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS". State Courts of Singapore. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ John, Alan (29 March 1985). "President resigns". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Pasir Ris Resort for workers" (PDF). NAS. 2 April 1985. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Feedback Unit is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ Tai, Janice (20 May 2018). "Last HIV candlelight memorial at CDC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "National University Hospital". NLB. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Dr Wee Kim Wee". Istana Singapore. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Circulation Currency: Coins". MAS. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Singapore experiences its first post-independence recession - Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ Lim, Jessica (3 April 2013). "Shop N Save outlets rebranded as Giant stores". Asiaone. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Sheng Siong". NLB. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  12. ^ "XU Yan". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Chen Chong Swee". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Runme Shaw". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.