2009 in Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 2009 in the Republic of Singapore.

Events

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

2009 flu pandemic in Singapore

• 28 April – 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.
• 30 April – 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.
• 11 May – Ministry of Health lowered the country's Disease Outbreak Response System from orange to yellow alert.
• 27 May – Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (Total 1).
• 28 May – Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 4).
• 31 May – Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 5).
• 1 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 7).
• 2 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 8).
• 3 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 11).
• 4 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 12).
• 5 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 14).
• 6 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 1 additional case of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 15).
• 9 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 18).
• 11 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 3 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 21).
• 12 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 6 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 27).
• 13 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 7 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 34).
• 14 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 6 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 40).
• 15 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 7 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 47).
• 16 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 2 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 49).
• 17 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 17 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 66).
• 18 June – 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.).
• 19 June – 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.).
• 20 June – 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) .
• 21 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 16 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 142).
• 22 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 168).
• 23 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 194).
• 24 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 26 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 220).
• 25 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 95 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 315).
• 26 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 50 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 365).
• 27 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 89 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore (Total 454).
• 28 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 145 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 599).
• 29 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 30 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 629).
• 30 June – Ministry of Health confirmed 72 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 701).
• 1 July – 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.).
• 2 July – Ministry of Health confirmed 95 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 878).
• 3 July – Ministry of Health confirmed 91 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 969).
• 4 July – Ministry of Health confirmed 34 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1003).
• 5 July – Ministry of Health confirmed 52 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1055).
• 6 July – Ministry of Health confirmed 56 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1111).
• 7 July – Ministry of Health confirmed 106 additional cases of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in Singapore, (Total 1217).
• 8 July – Ministry of Health stops updates on the number of cases.

Law

• 1 January – 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.
• 8 May – The authorities reported the capture of Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Singapore's Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader who escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre on 27 February 2008. He was arrested in Johor, Malaysia on 1 April 2009.

Sports

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

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