1978 in Singapore
See also: 1977 in Singapore | 1979 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore
Events
- 25 April – Police national serviceman Lee Kim Lai was murdered for his revolver by Ong Chin Hock, Yeo Ching Boon and Ong Hwee Kuan. En route to kidnapping him from his sentry post at Mount Vernon, they also killed the taxi driver, Chew Theng Hin.