as a mall-cum-residential development, jointly developed by CapitaLand and Sun Hung Kai Properties. Changi Airport's Budget Terminal officially opens. November 5 November – The first refurbished C151 train enters service, with the whole project completed by 2008. 8 November – The Ministry of Home Affairs announced several proposed changes to the Penal Code, including modifying the marital immunity currently enjoyed by a husband against raping his wife, and to decriminalise oral and anal sex by a consenting heterosexual couple aged 16 years and above. A one-month consultation is subsequently held. 10 November - Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre is progressively opened, but officially opened on 28 October the following year. 30 November – IKEA opens a new store in Tampines Retail Park. December 1 December – VivoCity is officially open to the public. Wireless@SG is officially launched at several hotspots, allowing for free WiFi connections in public spaces. 6 December – Phase 2A of Fusionopolis starts construction. 8 December – The National Museum of Singapore officially reopened. The government selects Genting Group and Star Cruises as its management for the Integrated Resort at Sentosa among three casino operators. 16 December – Courts opens Courts Megastore in Tampines, followed by Giant Hypermarket opening in Tampines in 2007. Deaths 15 February – Lim Hock Soon, Singaporean nightclub owner and murder victim 22 February – Sinnathamby Rajaratnam (formally known as S Rajaratnam), former Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Minister (b. 1915). 27 February – Lai Kew Chai, judge (b. 1941). 19 June – Arthur Yap, poet (b. 1943). 12 July – Humphrey Morrison Burkill, director of Singapore Botanic Gardens from 1957 to 1969 (b. 1914). 20 July – Lim Kim San, former Cabinet Minister (b. 1916). 25 July – Chen Jin Lang, former songwriter (b. 1961). 2 September – Anthony Poon, artist (b. 1945). 14 September – Elizabeth Choy, educator, war heroine, politician (b. 1910). 5 December – Lim Chor Pee, lawyer, playwright (b. 1936). Notes Years of the 21st century in Singapore Singapore Singapore 2000s in Singapore