a new Singapore Institute of Retail Studies (SIRS) will be established by 2006 to upgrade service standards. 29 October – Food Republic is officially opened in Wisma Atria as a food court, a joint venture between BreadTalk and Ristoranti Group. November 1 November – New controls for prepaid SIM cards take effect to deal with security threats caused by anonymity of such cards. Among them are compulsory registration for new and existing customers electronically instead of manually, an age limit of 15 years and above, and limiting the maximum number of prepaid SIM cards to 10 per holder. Unregistered SIM cards will be deactivated from 2 May 2006. 14 November – The Jewel Box is officially opened in Mount Faber, formed after refurbishing Mount Faber Cable Car station. 17 November – The Red Dot Traffic Museum is officially opened, helping to enhance Singapore as a place of design. 19 November – The Republic Polytechnic Centre is officially opened. 20 November – Sembawang Bus Interchange is opened. 21 November – JTC Corporation will be restructured. This will mean an exit from the ready-built factory market and warehousing activities, and continuing with strategic industrial activities and the standard factories market, which they may divest in future. End November - Singapore Media Academy is officially opened. December 2 December – Van Tuong Nguyen is hanged at the Changi Prison after found guilty for drug trafficking, which carries a death penalty under the Misuse of Drugs Act. An accident occurs at Escape Theme Park, leaving two children in critical condition. 5 December – Electronic Arts' new studio opens. Crazy Horse Paris starts showing in Singapore, making Singapore the first location. The Ministry of Sound, a pub, opened later that month. 15 December – The WE Centre for Addictions Recovery and Education (WE C.A.R.E.) is officially opened to tackle and research addiction and its causes. Deaths 18 April – Dhanalatchimi Devan Nair – Wife of former President Devan Nair (b. 1925). 2 May – Wee Kim Wee – 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915). 5 June – Wee Chong Jin – 1st Chief Justice of Singapore (b. 1917). 14 June – Dennis Bloodworth – Journalist (b. 1919). 2 September – Earl Lu – Art patron, philanthropist (b. 1925). 13 November – Tan Chin Tuan – Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation chairman, philanthropist (b. 1908). 7 December – Devan Nair – 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923). References