The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Singapore. Incumbents President: S. R. Nathan Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong Events January 1 January – 2004 Media Merger: Channel U was officially transferred to national public broadcaster Mediacorp. At 1:30am SST, Channel i officially ceased broadcasting and transmission with the very final and last programme usually very final and last repeat programme of the very final and last edition of the Channel i News (featuring footage from its local current affairs programming) and a message of thanks from the SPH MediaWorks team. The ident in use then played, then a video montage as part of the final shutdown sequence rolled showing footage of imported content, sporting events and local programming, set to Shirley Bassey's Thank You for the Years. This modulated to a farewell montage with similar clips interspersed with countdown digits, set to Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye. As the final lyric of the song ricocheted on the air, the real countdown in accelerated format before the channel ident was played for one last time, and concluding with "Farewell Singapore". A brief shot of static was followed by the national anthem music video being played and screen fades to black as going off-the-air to ceased broadcast and ceased transmission to television transmitter officially shut down so switch off was ceased broadcasts the end. All Channel i shows officially shift and moved to officially replaced by Channel 5. Streats ceases publication and merges with Today. The Competition Commission of Singapore is formed to ensure fair competition. The NUS High School of Math and Science is officially opened. 11 January – The Building and Construction Authority launches the Green Mark for Buildings Scheme (Green Mark) to encourage buildings to have environmentally friendly features. Targets for tourism are unveiled, aiming for 17 million arrivals, S$30 billion in tourism receipts and an additional 100,000 jobs by 2015. 16 January – The Singapore national football team wins the 2004 Tiger Cup. 29 January – The West section of the Sengkang LRT line and East section of the Punggol LRT line are opened. February 4 February – After a successful trial, Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) hours will end at 5pm on all weekdays in a bid to attract tourists into Singapore. 23 February – SMRT's Raffles Xchange is officially opened, leading to more of such hubs in subsequent years. March 7