1990

JBJ is successfully sued by LKY for libel. To pay damages, he has to put his house up for sale.
Bonny Hicks publishes “Excuse Me, Are You a Model?”
Kuo Pao Kun wins Cultural Medallion.
The Substation founded.
Parliament passes the Maintenance of Religious Harmony act, giving the government power to arrest religious leaders whom it feels are engaging politics.
1 May: The Vehicle Quota System (VQS) is implemented to regulate traffic growth in Singapore. Vehicle owners would now have to bid for a certificate of entitlement (COE) for the rights to own one.
June: The last of the Operation Spectrum detainees, Vincent Cheng and Teo Suh Lung, are freed.
6 July: The East-West line of the MRT is completed.
22 November: Changi Airport Terminal 2 opens.
28 November: Goh Chok Tong sworn in as PM.