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  1. The following lists events that happened during 1979 in Singapore . Incumbents. President: Benjamin Henry Sheares. Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew. Events. January. 11 January – The Singapore Refining Company is formed by three oil companies, namely Singapore Petroleum Company, Chevron and BP. [1]

  2. 1979 to 1984: Economic Restructuring. By the late 1970s, more capital-intensive industries had been set up in Singapore. While Singapore was successful in using incentives to attract foreign investors and companies, the pace of growth was not quick enough. 1979: Three-Year Corrective Wage Policy.

  3. Singapore’s expansion focused on information technology, and in 1989 it became the world’s largest producer of disk drives and disk drive parts. By the mid-1970s, Singapore had become the third-largest oil refining center globally, attracting big oil companies like Shell and Esso.

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  4. Jun 26, 2012 · Four-digit postal code began in Singapore in 1979 and lasted until 1995 when they were replaced by the six-digit system. Before 1979, Singapore had 28 postal districts, and each was represented by a single- or double-digit code.

  5. This is a list of years in Singapore. See also Timeline of Singaporean history. 19th century

  6. Dec 6, 2018 · CHRONOLOGY OF KEY EVENTS SINCE 1979. 1979: Malaysia published a map depicting the limits of the territorial waters it claims, including in the areas in the eastern and western approaches to...

  7. It has been called Singapore’s “secret weapon” for helping to boost the country’s economic competitiveness, promoting harmonious labour-management relations, and contributing to Singapore’s overall progress. By 1970, about a decade after the industrialisation plan was first conceived, Singapore had achieved near full employment.