See also: 1960 in Singapore | Other events of 1961 | 1962 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore

Events

• 25 May - The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills 4 people and destroys 2,200 attap houses.
• 27 May - Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.

Sports

Deaths

1961 Malaysian and Singaporean events by month

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