Singapore in 2005

Events

117th IOC Session Avian influenza prepareness Dengue outbreak Huang Na murder case Hurricane Katrina relief effort Kashmir earthquake relief effort NKF controversy National Day Parade Police MRT Unit established Presidential election Execution of Van Tuong Nguyen

Others

Current events in Singapore Counter-terrorism in Singapore Integrated Resorts proposal Singapore Flyer proposal

See also: 2004 in Singapore | Other events of 2005 | 2006 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore

Events

• January 15 - Singapore and Malaysia settle dispute over land reclamation work.
• January 16 - Singapore national football team wins the 2004 Tiger Cup.
• April 18 - Singapore government approves plan to legalise casino gambling and build two Integrated Resorts.
• July 8 - In the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong announces plan to set up a new Police MRT Unit to enhance the security of Singapore's public transport.

Sports

• 2-9 July - The 117th IOC Session was held in Singapore, the biggest international sporting event to come to Singapore to date.
• 3 July - Badminton: Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia beat Chen Hong of the People's Republic of China (15-9, 15-3) to win the men's singles event in the Aviva Open Singapore 2005.

Deaths

• May 2 - Wee Kim Wee, former president of Singapore
• December 7 - Devan Nair, former president of Singapore

2005 Malaysian and Singaporean events by month

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