2009 in Singapore

Events

• January 9 to September 30 - The mass EZ-Link card replacement exercise.
• January 22 - The Singapore Budget 2009 was announced.
• January 23 - The Public Transport Council and public transport operators announced intentions to reduce bus and train fares.
• January 30 to January 31 - Chingay Parade took place from City Hall to Raffles Avenue.
• February 12 - The Singapore Tourism Board launched a year-round campaign to attract tourists.
• February 28 - Pioneer and Joo Koon MRT Station has opened.
• March 26 - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reshuffled Cabinet as part of continuing leadership renewal.
• April 1 - Bus and train fares have reduced by 4.6%.
• Early April - Mass food poisoning incident involving an Indian rojak stall at the Geylang Serai temporary market caused more than 150 people to be affected, 1 miscarriage and claimed 2 lives.
• May 23 - Malaysia proposes to build the third crossing bridge connecting Pengerang in the eastern of Johor to Changi in Singapore.
• May 28 - Stage 3 of the Circle MRT Line has opened.
• May 29 to July 26 - The Great Singapore Sale.
• June 3 - Singapore commemorates 50 years of self-governance.
• June 16 - The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts says it will be enhancing and extending the Wireless@SG programme till March 2013.
• July 6 to July 10 - The 9th World Convention of the International Confederation of Principals 2009 was held at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
• August 9 - Singapore celebrates her 44th (XLIV) year of independence with National Day Parade, 2009.
• August 14 - One Year Countdown Event for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics at the Padang.
• August 16 - The National Day Rally 2009 speech was delivered.
• September 13 - The Singapore Cable Car closes for major upgrading.
• November - APEC Singapore 2009 is held.
• November 11 - China offers a 10-year loan of two giant pandas to Singapore.
• December 5 - The Ministry of Defence announced major changes to the National Service Basic Military Training and medical classification from 2010.
• December 8 - Singapore National Olympic Council announced that Singapore will not host the 2013 Southeast Asian Games due to Singapore Sports Hub delay.
• December 27 - The largest air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore, new Boon Lay Bus Interchange, opens.

2009 flu pandemic in Singapore

• April 28 - Ministry of Health elevated the country's Disease Outbreak Response System from green to yellow alert, following the 2009 swine flu outbreak in various countries.
• April 30 - Ministry of Health raised the country's Disease Outbreak Response System from yellow to orange alert even though there are no human cases of swine flu in Singapore recorded.
• May 11 - Ministry of Health lowered the country's Disease Outbreak Response System from orange to yellow alert.
• May 27 - Ministry of Health confirmed the country's 1st case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (Total 1).
• May 28 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 4).
• May 31 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 5).
• June 1 - Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 7).
• June 2 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 8).
• June 3 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 11).
• June 4 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 12).
• June 5 - Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 14).
• June 6 - Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 15).
• June 9 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 18).
• June 11 - Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 21).
• June 12 - Ministry of Health confirmed 6 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 27).
• June 13 - Ministry of Health confirmed 7 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 34).
• June 14 - Ministry of Health confirmed 6 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 40).
• June 15 - Ministry of Health confirmed 7 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 47).
• June 16 - Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 49).
• June 17 - Ministry of Health confirmed 17 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 66).
• June 18 - Ministry of Health confirmed 11 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 77. One of the additional cases confirmed may be Singapore's first unlinked local H1N1 flu case.).
• June 19 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 103, including 3 who appear to have acquired their infections in Singapore.).
• June 20 - Ministry of Health confirmed 23 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 126, including an Asian Youth Games athlete from the Philippines) .
• June 21 - Ministry of Health confirmed 16 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 142).
• June 22 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 168).
• June 23 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 194).
• June 24 - Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 220).
• June 25 - Ministry of Health confirmed 95 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 315).
• June 26 - Ministry of Health confirmed 50 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 365).
• June 27 - Ministry of Health confirmed 89 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 454).
• June 28 - Ministry of Health confirmed 145 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 599).
• June 29 - Ministry of Health confirmed 30 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 629).
• June 30 - Ministry of Health confirmed 72 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 701).
• July 1 - Ministry of Health confirmed 82 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 783, Singapore moves on from Containment to Mitigation Phase.).
• July 2 - Ministry of Health confirmed 95 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 878).
• July 3 - Ministry of Health confirmed 91 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 969).
• July 4 - Ministry of Health confirmed 34 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1003).
• July 5 - Ministry of Health confirmed 52 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1055).
• July 6 - Ministry of Health confirmed 56 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1111).
• July 7 - Ministry of Health confirmed 106 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1217).
• July 8 - Ministry of Health stops updates on the number of cases.

Law

• January 1 - The smoking ban is extended to all children's playgrounds, exercise areas, markets, underground and multi-storey carparks, ferry terminals and jetties, and also non-air conditioned areas in offices, factories, shops, shopping complexes and lift lobbies.
• May 8 - The authorities reported the capture of Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Singapore's Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader who escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre on February 27, 2008. He was arrested in Johor, Malaysia on April 1, 2009.

Sports

• January 8 to January 18 - 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race Singapore stopover
• January 10 - The official logo of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics was unveiled.
• March 22 - AVIVA Ironman 70.3 Singapore Triathlon 2009
• April 15 - The mascot for the 2009 Asian Youth Games is named as Frasia.
• June 29 to July 7 - Singapore hosts the 2009 Asian Youth Games.
• June 30 - Singapore won 2 bronze medals in the 2009 Asian Youth Games.
• July 1 - Singapore won the country's 1st gold medal in the 2009 Asian Youth Games.
• July 7 - Singapore won 9 gold, 6 silver and 15 bronze medals in the 2009 Asian Youth Games.
• September 27 - Singapore host hosted a leg of the 2009 Formula One World Championship, called the 2009 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
• November 21 - Lyo and Merly are mascots for 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
• November 21 to 22 - FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 is held at the Singapore Sports School.
• December 9 to December 18 - Team Singapore participated in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos.

Deaths

Notes

See also

• 2008 in Singapore
• 2010 in Singapore
• List of years in Singapore
• Other events of 2009