face value of $100 Portek, a medium-sized terminal operator and port equipment engineering provider is founded. Zoe Tay was crowned the winner in the finals of the inaugural season of the reality television programme Star Search on SBC-8. The finals, which saw her compete against the likes of fellow contestants such as Aileen Tan and Chen Hanwei, was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Births 29 January – Tay Kexin, Singer. 14 June – Sylvia Ratonel, Singer, runner-up of Singapore Idol (Season 3). 5 August – Lawrence Wong, Actor. 14 September – Charlie Goh, Actor. 3 October – Jeffrey Xu, Actor. 2 November – Dee Kosh, Radio DJ and YouTube personality. Deaths 10 March – Lü Chen Chung, Bible Chinese translator (b. 1898). 3 April – Lee Man Fong, artist (b. 1913). 22 December – Kouo Shang Wei, pioneer photographer (b. 1924). References Singapore Years in Singapore Singapore