1958 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1958 in Colony of Singapore.

← 1957 1956 1955 1958 in Singapore → 1959 1960 1961
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1958 Timeline of Singaporean history

Incumbents

• Governor: Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode

Events

March

• 30 March - Nanyang University, a private university using the Chinese language (Singaporean Mandarin) is officially opened. It eventually merged with the University of Singapore to form the National University of Singapore.[1][2]

April

• 3 April - Times House is officially opened, serving as the operation headquarters of Singapore's newspapers.[3]

May

• 13 May - The third Merdeka Talks took place, which concluded with the same agreement from 1957.[4]

July

• 1 July - The Legal Aid Bureau is created to assist the need with legal matters.[5]

August

• 1 August - The State of Singapore Act 1958 passed, granting Singapore self-rule.[6]
• 9 August - The first air-conditioned supermarket, Fitzpatrick's Supermarket is officially opened. Since then, the area has been taken over by The Paragon.[7][8]

November

• 22 November - The Shaw House, a 10-storey office block, is officially opened by then Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock.[9]
• 24 November - The Syariah Court is established to tighten divorce processes and safeguard marriages.[10]

Births

• 13 October - Sam Tan, former politician
• 10 December - Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence

References

1. "Nanyang University". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
2. "Nanyang University opens". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
3. "Times House". NLB. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
4. "Merdeka talks - Third all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
5. "Legal Aid Bureau is created". NLB. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
6. "State of Singapore Act is Passed". NLB. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
7. "1st air-con supermart". The Straits Times. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
8. "Fitzpatrick's Supermarket at Orchard Road, between 1958 and 1963". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
9. "Shaw House (Lido)". NLB. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
10. "Syariah Court is established". NLB. Retrieved 3 February 2021.