4 May –
Filipinadomestic worker Delia Maga and her 4-year-old charge, Nicholas Huang are found murdered in their flat.
Flor Contemplacion was subsequently tried for the murders and found guilty.[7]
3 June – The first
National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) replacement exercise takes place in MacPherson Community Club in a programme spanning three years. The programme replaces the existing laminated NRICs to credit-card sized ones with features for higher security. It will also indicate blood types for use in emergencies.[13]
6 June – The Civil Defence Academy starts construction. When completed in 1995, the
S$63 million complex spanning nine-hectares will train
Singapore Civil Defence Force officers, as well as offer computer simulations.[14]
The
National Institute of Education (NIE) is formed from the merger of Institute of Education (IE) and the College of Physical Education (CPE). The institution is now part of NTU.[16]
^Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore (1995). Flor Contemplacion: The Facts of the Case. Singapore: Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore.
OCLC419237137.