levels reach past 400. October October – Great World City opens to the public. Cathay Cineleisure Orchard opens on the former site of Orchard Cinema. 1 October – PSA Corporation (present-day PSA International) is formed as a result of corporatisation of port activities. The Community Involvement Programme is launched. 10 October – The new KK Women's and Children's Hospital building is officially opened. November 8 November – The first i-Weekly issue is published. 12 November – SBS Limited is now known as DelGro Corporation (present day ComfortDelGro). 15 November – SingTel launches Magix, a broadband network. 17 November – The Ayer Rajah Expressway extension to Tuas is officially opened, formed by the expansion of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim into an expressway. The route will cater for the opening of the Second Link in 1998. 19 November – The Singapore Tourism Promotion Board is renamed the Singapore Tourism Board. 25 November – Construction of the North East MRT line starts. In addition, the Land Transport Authority has been conducting studies on potential MRT extensions. December 8 December – ST Engineering was created from a merger of four companies, namely ST Aerospace, ST Electronics, ST Kinetics and ST Marine. The merger was announced earlier on 28 August. 19 December – SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into Musi River near Palembang, Sumatra, killing all 104 people on board. 31 December – The National Arts Council launched Passion 99.5FM, a radio station focused on the arts. Date unknown – Hougang Mall and Anchorpoint are opened. Births 24 January – Samantha Yeo, swimmer 24 December – Marina Chan, swimmer Deaths 26 March – Lloyd Valberg, sole competitor for 1948 Summer Olympics (b. 1922). 12 October – Lee Chin Koon, storekeeper for Shell, father of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1903). 19 December – Bonny Hicks, model and writer (b. 1968). References Singapore Years of the 20th century in Singapore 1990s in Singapore Singapore