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1958 in Singapore

Singapore-related events during 1958

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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.^[2]^[3]

3 April – Times House is officially opened, serving as the operation headquarters of Singapore's newspapers.^[4]

13 May – The third Merdeka Talks took place, which concluded with the same agreement from 1957.^[5]

1 July – The Legal Aid Bureau is created to assist the need with legal matters.^[6]

1 August – Royal assent was given to the State of Singapore Act 1958, providing for internal self-government for Singapore
8 August – The Master Plan, which was intended to guide Singapore's development over a two-decade period, is approved by the Singapore government and comes into force.^[7]
9 August – The first air-conditioned supermarket, Fitzpatrick's Supermarket is officially opened. Since then, the area has been taken over by The Paragon.^[8]^[9]

22 November – The Shaw House, a 10-storey office block, is officially opened by then Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock.^[10]
24 November – The Syariah Court is established to tighten divorce processes and safeguard marriages.^[11]

^ "Last Chief Secretary". Singapore Standard. 30 January 1958. p. 4.
^ "Nanyang University". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Nanyang University opens". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Times House". NLB. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Merdeka talks – Third all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ "Legal Aid Bureau is created". NLB. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ "Master Plan gets approval of Govt". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 August 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "1st air-con supermart". The Straits Times. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "Fitzpatrick's Supermarket at Orchard Road, between 1958 and 1963". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "Shaw House (Lido)". NLB. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "Syariah Court is established". NLB. Retrieved 3 February 2021.