1986 in Singapore
# 1986 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1986 in Singapore.

## Incumbents

* President: Wee Kim Wee
* Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

## Events

### January

* January – The Ministry of Education introduces a Single Session System for schools.
* 18 January – NETS was officially launched in Singapore, allowing people to pay electronically instead of using cash.

### March

* 15 March – Hotel New World collapses, killing 33 people and leaving 17 injured.

### June

* 17 June – The National University Hospital is officially opened.

### July

* 8 July – The first MRT train is delivered to Bishan Depot.

### September

* 1 September – The first Town Councils are established.

### October

* 3 October – Raffles City, a mixed-use development, is officially opened. During the opening, several proposals to revamp tourism attractions are announced, including upgrading Haw Par Villa, enhancing historic areas like Chinatown and Bugis, a heritage link in the city, revamp of Sentosa and Fort Canning Park, and hosting more sports and cultural events.

### November

* 13 November – Wisma Atria opens to the public.
* 18–20 November – Chaim Herzog visits Singapore.
* 30 November – The first episode of Crimewatch is shown on SBC 5.

## Births

* 5 May – Dawn Yeoh, actress.
* 5 August – Oon Shu An, actress and host.
* 19 August – Desmond Tan, actor.
* 26 September – Rebecca Lim, actress.
* 17 October – Nicole Seah, politician.

## Deaths

* 15 October – Alex Josey, journalist and writer (b. 1910).
* 14 December – Teh Cheang Wan, former Minister for National Development (b. 1928).
