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2010 in Singapore

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2010
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Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 2010 in the Republic of Singapore.

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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  • 4 to 6 June – The Shangri-La Dialogue is held in Singapore.
  • 4 June – The Competition Commission of Singapore issued a fine to Sistic for abusing its dominant position through exclusive agreements with venues.[37]
  • 14 June – CNBC Asia's new studio inside the Singapore Exchange is opened, with the official opening a day later.[38][39]
  • 16 June – Heavy downpour causes flash floods around Singapore, Orchard Road being the worst hit.
  • 19 June – *SCAPE, a youth-oriented space in Somerset was officially opened.
  • 21 June – Sembcorp starts construction of its new yard in Tuas.[40]
  • 23 June – Opening of the second phase of Marina Bay Sands, which includes the Event Plaza along Marina Bay, more shops, additional dining options, and nightlife offerings. A day later, Sands SkyPark was opened to public.

July

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August

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September

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October

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  • 2 October – Kwa Geok Choo, wife of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, and mother of the current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, dies at age 89.[51]
  • 11 October – The first phase of CleanTech Park (known as CleanTech One) is launched.[52]
  • 21 October – The haze, which enveloped Singapore since 19 October, reached a PSI of 108 at 6pm, considered an unhealthy level. This is the worst PSI reading since the 2006 haze.[53]
  • 22 October – The Council for Estate Agencies is formed to regulate real estate agencies.[54]
  • 30 October – Downtown East Murder. 19-year-old Darren Ng Wei Jie, a student from Republic Polytechnic, was brutally slashed by a total of 12 youths from a rival gang after a staring incident. Darren suffered from a total of 28 knife wounds and he died in Changi General Hospital five hours after the incident. The case was classified as murder, and the police managed to arrest all the suspects. Six of them were charged with murder, but all except one were later sentenced to serve lengthy jail terms with caning for culpable homicide (the sixth was instead found guilty of rioting), while the others were dealt with varied jail terms and caning for rioting.

November

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December

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Deaths

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References

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