2021 in Singapore

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Events in the year 2021 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President: Halimah Yacob
• Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong

Events

Below, events for the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore have the "CP" prefix.

January

• 1 January -
  • The smoking age increases to 21.[1]
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore stops producing S$1,000 banknote, citing money laundering and terrorism financing risks.[2]
  • The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail project is terminated after failing to reach an agreement on 31 December the previous year.[3]
• 9 January - Robinsons shuts its last outlet in Raffles City, bringing an end to 162 years of operation since 1858.[4][5]
• 28 January - SilkAir is officially merged into Singapore Airlines.[6]

Predicted and scheduled events

• June - A ban on partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) will come into effect.[7]
• 1 September - A full ban on domestic ivory trade takes effect, with exemptions for educational and religious purposes, as well as musical instruments and personal effects with ivory.[8]
• The second and third stages of the Thomson–East Coast MRT line (spanning from Springleaf to Caldecott, as well as Mount Pleasant to Gardens by the Bay respectively) will open.

References

1. Choo, Felicia (30 December 2018). "Minimum legal age for smoking raised to 19 from Jan 1". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
2. "Singapore to stop issuing S$1,000 note to reduce money laundering risk". CNA. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
3. Tham, Yuen-C (1 January 2021). "KL-Singapore High Speed Rail terminated after both countries fail to reach agreement on M'sia's proposed changes to project". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
4. Lim, Jessie; Cheong, Mark (3 January 2021). "Robinsons' last outlet at Raffles City to close by Jan 10; multi-buy discounts on offer". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
5. Lim, Jessie (9 January 2021). "Robinsons clears all stock, bows out with closure of Raffles City outlet". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
6. Caswell, Mark (28 January 2021). "Silkair begins integration into Singapore Airlines". Business Traveller Asia Pacific. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
7. Kurohi, Rei (6 June 2019). "MOH to ban key source of artificial trans fats in food like cookies and pizzas from June 2021". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
8. Menon, Malavika (12 August 2019). "Singapore to ban domestic trade in elephant ivory from September 2021". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 September 2019.