The following lists events that happened during 2017 in the Republic of Singapore.
Incumbents President: Tony Tan Keng Yam , J. Y. Pillay , Halimah Yacob Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Events January 1 January – The collection of iris images starts as amendments to the National Registration Act come into force. Some SingPost employees are appointed for that role. The re-registration of NRICs starts for those aged 55 and above. Those turning 55 on or after 1 January 2017 are required to re-register for a new NRIC if they had not replaced their NRIC within the past 10 years. The sale of 2G phones for use in Singapore are no longer allowed, with sales for export and overseas use still allowed. 4 January – Raffles Country Club will be acquired for the Singapore Rail Test Centre and Cross Island MRT line Western Depot, making it the second country club affected. 5 January – Maxwell Chambers will be expanded to meet demand for dispute resolution services, taking over the Red Dot Design Museum, which moved to Marina Bay in end-2017. The expanded section is now called Maxwell Chambers Suites. Due to strong demand, a second annexe block of 3,500 sq ft space is also constructed on top of the original 120,000 sq ft. 9 January – The re-employment age is raised to the age of 67 on 1 July, from 65 currently among changes to the Retirement and Re-employment Act passed. In addition, eligible employees can be re-employed by another firm, and an option to cut 10 percent of wages at age 60 is removed. 10 January – The Active Mobility Act is passed to regulate personal mobility devices and bicycles, and sets out penalties for non-compliance. 18 January – A NEWater plant is launched in Changi, built on top of an existing one. The Ministry of Health announced that the current six healthcare clusters will be merged into three, namely the National Healthcare Group, SingHealth and National University Health System. In addition, the National University Health System will form the National University Polyclinics. 20 January - The sleeper replacement project on the North–South and East–West lines are completed, resulting in longer lasting concrete sleepers. 21 January – The launch of homegrown bike sharing firm oBike. Since then, Ofo, Mobike, SG Bike, GBikes and other providers have launched in the following months, leading to the scrapping of the proposed national bike sharing scheme. 24 January - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that all nine Terrexes will return to Singapore after being detained in Hong Kong. The vehicles arrived back on 30 January.
February 6 February – Laws are passed to ban short-term renting services such as Airbnb. 9 February – The Committee of Future Economy releases its report, highlighting seven strategies to transform Singapore's economy. 17 February – The name Syonan-to is dropped from the Old Ford Factory exhibition after a controversy. 18 February – Tuas Viaduct is opened to traffic, making it Singapore's first road-rail viaduct. Hougang woman Low Soh Kim wins $162,550 in the MediaCorp Channel 8's long-running game show The Sheng Siong Show, surpassing Ang Siang Kiat's winnings of $135,150 as the biggest winner in the show's history until on 12 January 2019, where Chen Si Jie's winnings of $193,400 surpasses Low's total. 20 February – A new SMEs Go Digital Programme is announced to enable SMEs to digitalise with Industry Digital Plans, in addition to new SME Technology Hub to be set up. A new Tech Access Initiative is announced too. The Government announced a water price hike of 30% in two phases, fully taking effect on 1 July 2018. A 10 per cent water conservation tax on NEWater will be levied on businesses, with the sanitary appliance and waterborne fees combined into a single volume-based fee. A carbon tax is proposed at an initial rate of $10 to $20 per tonne of emissions, which will be implemented by 2019. Diesel taxes are restructured to a $0.10 volume duty per litre to reduce consumption. The Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS) will be replaced with the Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES), measuring four more pollutants other than carbon dioxide. The Early Turnover Scheme will be extended by two years. Motorcycles will be taxed with a three-tier Additional Registration Fee. 24 February – Hillion Mall opens its doors to the public. 27 February – Junction Tree debuts as the first bilingual preschool TV programme. 28 February – MINDEF is hit by a cyberattack which resulted in 850 personnel being affected. The Early Childhood Development Centres Act is passed, setting higher and more consistent standards in running childcare centres and kindergartens. Among them include a common licensing system lasting for three years each, more investigative powers, higher penalties matching the severity of offences and requiring approval by the Early Childhood Development Agency before working at such centres.
March 3 March – MINDEF announced plans to create a Defence Cyber Organisation to beef up against future cyberattacks. In addition, SAFTI City will be built for urban training. 7 March – The Ministry of Education announced that academic tests will no longer be allowed under Direct School Admission changes to focus on students' other strengths. Other measures include reserving 20% of non-affiliated students in schools from 2019 and allowing students to take subjects at a higher level in all schools from 2018. A new ITE technical diploma will be launched soon, along with SkillsFuture work-study degree programmes in several universities. The Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) will be introduced for ITE admissions (making up 15 percent), along with an increase in EAE intake to polytechnics to 15 percent. The Ministry of National Development announced that JTC Corporation will be appointed the master developer of Punggol North, Singapore's first "enterprise district" housing digital and cybersecurity industries and connected to the future Singapore Institute of Technology campus. JTC will be allowed to vary land use instead of using zoning rules. A master developer will be appointed when Kampong Bugis, a residential district, is developed. 9 March – The Ministry of Health announced a new 5-year Community Mental Health masterplan to improve mental health care, with help from agencies as well as services in polyclinics. Palliative care will also be strengthened too. 13 March - The Infocomm Media Development Authority awards FM89.3 and FM96.3 to Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). The radio stations will have financial content and another in Chinese catering to seniors. The stations will be launched this year. 17 March – SIM University comes under the Ministry of Education, renamed as the Singapore University of Social Sciences. It is awarded autonomous university status on 11 July 2017, making it the sixth autonomous university in Singapore. 21 March – Construction starts on Tan Tock Seng Hospital's new Integrated Care Hub. The 500-bed complex will rehabilitate patients, which will be completed by 2022. In addition, a hospice care provider will move there. 29 March – The Urban Redevelopment Authority unveiled plans to rejuvenate the Kallang River area. These include more cycling paths and developments along the riverside. 30 March – The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority announced an upcoming expansion of Woodlands Checkpoint to cope with future traffic growth. 31 March – Samudera LRT station is opened. The Botanic Gardens' new Learning Forest opens.
April 1 April – The 2G network ceases with the shutdown completed on 18 April. The Singapore Art Museum will undergo enhancement works, which will finish in 2021. 2 April – Strollers are now allowed on buses in a bid to be family-friendly. A new vehicle underpass linking the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway and Nicoll Highway opens to traffic. 7 April – City Harvest Church Criminal Breach of Trust Case: An appeal regarding the conviction last year concluded; the sentences of the six accused church pastors of City Harvest Church were shortened, this happened as the crimes were convicted under a less serious form of criminal breach of trust as compared to the 1976 judgement. All the convicted pastors (with the exception of Chew Eng Han who was on bail; Chew later served his sentence on 22 February 2018) began their jail sentences on 21 April. 9 April – United Overseas Bank and OCBC Bank announced that fees for their shared ATMs will be waived until the end of 2017 to raise awareness of the scheme, in place since 1988. 10 April – The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth announced that The Esplanade will be building a new mid-size waterfront theatre. Costing $30 million, the venue can seat 550 people and will be completed by 2021. 16 April – The Ministry of National Development unveils Remaking our Heartland plans for Woodlands, with the vision "Star of the North". It will have new residential blocks in the north, as well as six new attractions including business parks, recreational facilities, a new hospital park and new linkways. Full day Sunday trials of the new signalling system on the North–South Line begin. At the same time, the new C151B train debuts. 18 April – Woodlands Health Campus begins construction works, which will be ready by 2022. 20 April – The first four sets of junior colleges will be merged from 2019. Lazada launched the LiveUp programme in preparation for Amazon's impending launch in Singapore. 22 April – The Ministry of National Development unveils Remaking our Heartland plans for Toa Payoh, with the vision "Our Charming Toa Payoh". Two new housing areas will be built, along with more dragon replicas, two new parks, initiatives for the arts and heritage, and amenities for the elderly. The 10 km Tanah Merah Coast Road extension, which has on-road cycling lanes, opens to traffic. The extension replaces the Changi Coast Road, closing for airport expansion works. 27 April - The one-way Sentosa Gateway Tunnel is opened to traffic after a two-year delay. The tunnel can only support cars due to a height constraint of 3.5 metres. 29 April – The Ministry of National Development unveils Remaking our Heartland plans for Pasir Ris, with the vision "Our Urban Sanctuary". Among them include a new mixed-use development with a bus interchange, several new linkways including a 1.2 km Central Greenway, new flats near the sea, and improved neighbourhood facilities. Elections for the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) leadership were held, with Lim Kia Tong and Bill Ng as contenders. Lim Kia Tong's team wins in a landslide. Meanwhile, the police had raided the FAS and Bill Ng's football clubs over alleged misuse of funds.
May 1 May – The Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) is formed to speed up digital initiatives with expertise from Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Communications and Information and Smart Nation Programme Office. GovTech is now under the Prime Minister's Office, together forming the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG). 3 May – Fox+ is launched by Fox as a streaming service. 4 May – A fire breaks out in a building at Toh Guan, causing one death. Subsequent investigations by the Singapore Civil Defence Force found that the building's cladding is flammable and 39 buildings used similar cladding. As a result, 3 cladding brands are found to be unsafe.