2024 in Singapore

• President: Tharman Shanmugaratnam
• Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (until 14 May), Lawrence Wong (from 15 May)

January

• 1 January – The Goods and Services Tax was raised from 8 to 9 per cent.^[1]
• 5 January – Four telcos will offer international call blocking services in an attempt to deter scams.^[2]
• 9 January – Land Transport Authority announced that EZ-Link cards that had not yet been upgraded to SimplyGo, and Nets Flashpay cards would be deprecated on 1 June 2024.^[3][4]
• 12 January – The Central Public Library at the National Library Building at Victoria Street is officially reopened with a marine-themed children's section that is sponsored by S.E.A. Aquarium (which will be reopened as Singapore Oceanarium later this year) and National Library Board. The library also has an AI-inspired storyline booth and areas paying tribute to Singapore's history and culture.^[5][6][7][8]
• 18 January – S. Iswaran resigns as Minister for Transport, Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC, and from People's Action Party after being charged with 27 counts relating to bribery and corruption by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.^[9] Chee Hong Tat succeeded Iswaran as Transport Minister, with Grace Fu taking over as Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations.
• 19 January – Nike Asia's largest sports store in Singapore is officially opened at Orchard Road.
• 22 January
  • Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat reverses an initial decision to terminate EZ-Link cards without SimplyGo and NETS FlashPay cards after 1 June, pledging S$40 million to extend the system's lifespan.
  • The first Total Defence Day Exercise is announced, simulating disruptions to power and food supplies to commemorate 40 years since the launch of Total Defence. This is whereby the National Day Parade 2024 will be held at the Padang on 9 August for this 40th anniversary of Total Defence commemorations.
• 29 January – Cosford Container Park opens.^[10]

February

• 3 February – The Artground at One Holland Village is officially opened to family with kids as its second outlet to the one opened at Goodman Arts Centre in 2017.
• 9 February - The Taste Orchard shopping mall at Orchard Road which is previously occupied by OG is officially opened with great varieties of foods from different parts of the world are officially opened to shoppers.
• 16 February – Ed Sheeran's +–=÷× Tour is held at the National Stadium.^[11]
• 20–25 February – The Singapore Airshow is held at Changi Exhibition Centre.^[12]
• 28 February – Ahmed Salim, a Bangladeshi painter, becomes the first death row offender executed for murder in Singapore since 2019, having been convicted for killing his Indonesian ex-girlfriend in 2018.^[13]

March

• 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 March – Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour is held at the National Stadium (Opening Act: Sabrina Carpenter) (was officially main public live radio station and broadcasting companies aired by 987).
• 14 March - The Sentosa Sensoryscape is opened.^[14]
• 19 March – Secretary-General of the Workers' Party Pritam Singh gets charged with two counts of perjury, with Faisal Manap issued an advisory for his role in the Committee of Privileges hearing against ex-Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan.^[15]
• 25 March – Ex-Minister S. Iswaran gets eight new charges for corruption in relation to Lum Chang's Managing Director Lum Kok Seng.^[16]

April

• 2 April – Singaporean swimmer Joseph Schooling, who won Singapore's first ever Olympic gold medal, retires from swimming at 28.^[17]
• 3, 5, and 6 April – Bruno Mars' Bruno Mars Live in Singapore tour is held at the National Stadium.^[18][19]
• 15 April – Lee Hsien Loong announces his impending resignation as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore slated on 15 May 2024, paving the way for the assumption of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong as the 4th Prime Minister of Singapore.^[20]
• 16 April – Lawrence Wong confirms that Lee Hsien Loong will stay in Cabinet as Senior Minister, adding that there will be a new Cabinet without major changes before his term starts.
• 22 April - The new Rail Corridor at Buona Vista is officially opened with a large new playgrounds and exercise corners along the area of one north, aside from the Rail Corridor at Bukit Timah Railway Station.

Predicted & scheduled events

• 15 May – Lawrence Wong becomes Singapore's fourth Prime Minister.^[21]
• 23 June – The Thomson–East Coast MRT line stage 4 between Tanjong Rhu and Bayshore stations will officially open for service.^[22][23]
• September – The Jurong West Bus Package operations will be handed over to SMRT Corporation from SBS Transit spanning Joo Koon and Boon Lay Bus Interchanges and Soon Lee Bus Depot.^[24]

• 6 January – Ho Weng Toh, pioneer Singapore Airlines and former Flying Tigers pilot. (b. 1920).^[25]
• 16 January – Ajit Singh Gill, Singapore’s oldest Olympian. (b. 1928).^[26]
• 3 February – Wee Cho Yaw, Singaporean billionaire and United Overseas Bank's longest serving chairman (b. 1929).^[27]
• 14 February – Tan Kue Kim, Singaporean chef and restaurateur.^[28]
• 1 March – Ch'ng Jit Koon, Former Senior Minister of State and retired politician (b. 1934).^[29]
• 2 March – Eugene Wijeysingha, Former Raffles Institution headmaster and historian (b. 1934).^[30]