2008

← 2007	2009 →

Events

Date	Route	Event
2008		Evening peak trips introduced for Service 531.
21 January 2008	35	New service from New Upper Changi Road (Blk 65) to Bedok Interchange for Timothy Mok.
28 January 2008		Service 70X renumbered Service 70M.
		Service 98A renumbered Service 98M.
		Service 103W renumbered Service 103M.
		Service 107X renumbered Service 107M.
		Service 123M converted to a peak hour service between Tiong Bahru Rd and Bt Purmei Ave (Loop).
		Service 162# renumbered Service 162M.
		Service 163A renumbered Service 163M.
		Service 182X renumbered Service 182M.
25 February 2008	548	Introduced from Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	549	Introduced from Ang Mo Kio St 61 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	550	Introduced from Rivervale Dr to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	555	Introduced from Bt Panjang Ring Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	556	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang North 7 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	557	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	569	Introduced from Punggol Central to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
4 April 2008	546	Introduced from Geylang Bahru to Shenton Way as a peak hour service.
21 April 2008	552	Introduced from Tampines St 45 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	553	Introduced from Tampines Ave 9 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	554	Introduced from Tampines Ave 4 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	558	Introduced from Yishun Ring Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	559	Introduced from Yishun Ave 11 to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	585	Introduced from Bedok Reservoir Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
30 June 2008	560	Introduced from Pandan Valley to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	561	Introduced from Upp Aljunied Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	563	Introduced from Bt Timah Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	564	Introduced from Farrer Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	565	Introduced from Ah Hood Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	566	Introduced from Meyer Rd to Fullerton Rd as a peak hour service.
	587	Introduced from Woodlands Ring Rd to Shenton Way as a peak hour service.
	588	Introduced from Sin Ming Ave to Shenton Way as a peak hour service.
7 July 2008	128	Introduced between Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 and Anson Rd/Shenton Way as a peak hour service.
21 July 2008		Services 537, 540, 551, 575, 577 and 580 withdrawn.
		Service CT28 revised to operate during the pre-Lunar New Year period only.
11 August 2008		Service 68 withdrawn.
8 September 2008	590	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Cres to Shenton Way as a peak hour service.
	599	Introduced from Hougang St 51 to Shenton Way as a peak hour service.
20 September 2008		The Bartley Road East is extended to Airport Road.
1 October 2008	176	New service from Bukit Batok Central (opp Bt Batok Stn) to Bukit Batok East Avenue 2 (opp Blk 258) for Timothy Mok.
19 October 2008		Service 400 amended to skip Marina Way and Marina Grove.
28 October 2008		Service 576 withdrawn.
31 October 2008		Service 2N amended to ply Bedok Reservoir Rd.
		Service 3N amended to ply Jln Jurong Kechil, Bt Batok East Ave 6, Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok Central, Bt Batok West Ave 2, Bt Batok West Ave 5 and Bt Batok Rd after merger with Service 8N, skipping Bukit Timah Expressway, Bt Panjang Rd and Choa Chu Kang Rd.
		Service 4N extended to terminate at Pasir Ris Dr 1 after merger with Service 7N, skipping Bedok South Rd, Bedok North Rd, Bedok North Ave 3 and Bedok Reservoir Rd.
		Service 5N extended to terminate at Jurong West St 92 after merger with Service 8N, skipping Jurong West St 41, Jurong West St 52 and Jurong West St 42.
		Services 7N and 8N withdrawn.
16 December 2008		Services 160, 170X and 950 amended to ply Jln Tun Abdul Razak.

Events

• 9 January – Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 opens for operations.
• 12 February - Janice Judith Chan and Peter Lim had relocated to 24 Mimosa View.
• 15 to 16 February – Chingay Parade of Dreams took place at Marina Bay.
• 19 to 24 February – Singapore Airshow 2008 was held at the Changi Exhibition Centre.
• 21 February- The President of IOC, Jacques Rogge announces that Singapore will host the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
• 1 March – The Singapore Flyer officially opens.
• 3 March - Kevin Choo and Julie Koh were married.
• 8 March - Bert Koh and Ethel Ernest had relocated to 14 Regent Street.
• 23 May – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Pedra Branca to Singapore and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
• 28 March to 6 April – Singapore Fashion Festival 2008
• 23 May to 20 July – Great Singapore Sale
• 4 to 27 July – Singapore Food Festival 2008
• 25 July to 1 August – Singapore Garden Festival 2008
• 9 August – Singapore celebrated her 43rd (XLIII) year of independence with National Day Parade, 2008.
• 17 August – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong read out his annual National Day Rally speeches. The theme for National Day Rally 2008 was Celebrating our Singapore Story.
• 22 & 23 August – Singapore Fireworks Celebrations in Marina Bay. The theme was The World Celebrates with Us.
• 11 September to 16 November – Singapore Biennale 2008
• 12 September - Bert Koh and Ethel Ernest had relocated back to Block 117 Jurong East Street 13.
• 20 September – The Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway was fully opened.
• 1 October – Bus and train fares to be adjusted by 0.7%.
• 19 October – MediaCorp launches two free-to-air TV channels, okto and Vasantham, to replace Central.
• 10 November - Janice Judith Chan and Peter Lim relocated to 106 Lentor Street.
• 15 November to 2 January 2009 – Christmas in the Tropics 2008
• 23 December – Singapore Flyer stops turning due to technical problems.

Law

• 9 January – In the Taw Cheng Kong case, for the first time in Singapore's history the High Court strikes down a statutory provision as unconstitutional, holding that it is inconsistent with Article 12(1) of the Constitution. (The decision is reversed by the Court of Appeal later that year.)
• 27 February – Singapore's most wanted terror fugitive, Mas Selamat bin Kastari, escaped from detention under the country's Internal Security Act.

Sports

• 8 – 24 August – Team Singapore took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
• 17 August – Singapore won its first Olympic medal since independence in Women's Table Tennis team event, 48 years after its first medal--also a silver—by Tan Howe Liang in the 1960 Summer Olympics, on 17 August 2008.
• 6 – 17 September Team Singapore took part in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
• 7 September – Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore took place.
• 9 September – Singapore won its first-ever Paralympic medal, a bronze, through Equestrian by Laurentia Tan.
• 11 September – Laurentia Tan won the second Equestrian bronze medal.
• 13 September – Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu won the country's first silver medal at the Paralympics.
• 15 September – Yip Pin Xiu won Singapore's first gold medal at the Paralympics. Team Singapore won a total of 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze in the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
• 28 September – Singapore hosts a leg of the 2008 Formula One World Championship, called the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.

Deaths

• 4 January – Jimmy Nah
• 7 January – Robert Chandran
• 8 February – Ah Meng
• 8 February – Chua Ek Kay
• 14 July – Ong Chit Chung
• 30 September – Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam
• 3 October – Teo Soo Chuan
• 28 November – Lo Hwei Yen (A Singaporean held hostage killed during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks)

Notes

Template:Year box