1975 in Singapore

Incumbents

• President: Benjamin Henry Sheares
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

  Events

January

• 1 January - The Singapore Maritime Museum is opened in Sentosa, albeit still under construction.

  February

• 19 February - The first SAFRA clubhouse is opened in Toa Payoh.

  April

• 30 April - The new Royal Sporting House outlet officially opens.

  June

• 2 June -
• *The Area Licensing Scheme was launched in a bid to control traffic into the city, the world's first area licensing scheme.
• *The Jurong Town Hall is officially opened. It served as the headquarters of the Jurong Town Corporation until 2000, spearheading Singapore's economy.

  July

• 30 July - The World Trade Centre will be ready by 1977.

  September

• 15 September - The Subordinate Courts Building starts operations, centralising various courts which were scattered around the city at that time including the Criminal District and Magistrates' Court; the Traffic Courts; and the Civil District Courts.
• 24 September - The last British warship, HMS Mermaid, left Sembawang Naval Basin.

  November

• 20 November - Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act were passed to introduce the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking cases.

  Date unknown

• The Kranji Reservoir and Pandan Reservoir are completed.
• DBS Building Tower One is completed.

  Births

• 20 January - Emma Yong - Actress, member of Dim Sum Dollies.
• 28 January - Tanya Chua - Singer.

  Deaths

• 13 February - Franklin Gimson - Singapore's first postwar Governor and commander-in-chief from 1946 to 1952.