2026 in Singapore
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The following lists events that will happen during 2026 in the Republic of Singapore.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 14 January – Parliament passes a motion to declare Pritam Singh unsuitable as Leader of the Opposition, with all Workers' Party MPs objecting.
- 15 January – Pritam Singh is removed as Leader of the Opposition by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.[1]
- 30 January – The Economic Strategy Review reveals seven strategies in their mid-term update to keep Singapore's economy moving forward, including four on boosting AI adoption and readiness, as well as several moves to reform risk-taking and get into new industries.
February
[edit]- 1 February – The Singapore Civil Defence Force sounded the important message signal from the Public Warning System at 1500 hrs for the first time instead of 15 February, to mark the start of Exercise SG Ready in times of crisis.[2]
- 2 February – Minister in-charge of Energy, and Science and Technology Tan See Leng announced that Singapore will form the National Space Agency of Singapore by 1 April to strengthen space development and policies on that front.[3]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- 31 March – The Equatic-1 seawater carbon dioxide removal plant will begin operations in Tuas, with an initial capacity of removing 1 tonne of CO2 per day.[4]
- 31 December – Singapore will implement a Cell Broadcast System, enabling delivery of emergency alerts to the public via mobile phones.[5]
Deaths
[edit]- 8 January – David Chia Kim Cheok, veteran singer and performer (b. 1952).[6]
- 18 January – Liu Thai Ker, architect and a former master planner of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (b. 1938).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore's opposition leader stripped of title after conviction for lying". BBC. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Island-wide Sounding of the Public Warning System (PWS) Sirens on Sunday, 1 February 2026 at 3pm". www.scdf.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Singapore to set up new national space agency on Apr 1". CNA. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "World's largest facility to help remove CO2 from the ocean to begin operations in S'pore in 2026". The Straits Times. 24 August 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Emergency broadcast system to alert S'pore public of disasters on their mobile phones: Edwin Tong". The Straits Times. 20 August 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "患末期前列腺癌 新加坡福建歌王谢金石病逝". Zaobao (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Architect Liu Thai Ker, Singapore's first master planner, dies at 87". The Straits Times. 18 January 2026. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
