1991

"The Next Lap" is published.
The White Paper is issued.
The kucinta is advertised as a national icon.
January: the Constitution is amended to provide for popular election of the President, who has the power to veto appointments in the civil service and the use of government reserves, examine the administration's enforcement of the ISA and religious harmony laws, and look into investigations of corruption.
26 March: 4 Pakistanis hijack SQ 117, arriving to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur, and demand the release of Pakistani People's Party members from Pakistani jails.
27 March: Singapore Special Operation Force members storm the plane, killing all hijackers and freeing all 118 passengers and crewmembers.
July: Jukeboxes are finally legalised when a licence is given for Hotel Asia's ownership of one. Jukeboxes were banned by LKY shortly after PAP takeover in 1999.
August: PM Goh calls for snap parliamentary elections. Chiam See Tong organises the opposition so that PAP candidates run unopposed for 41 seats, thus automatically keeping the government in power: the "protest vote" causes PAP to win only 61% of the vote in contested districts; the opposition's biggest victory since 1963.