Tag Archives: Japanese Occupation

Reminiscences of the Old Beauty World

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Remember Singapore

Located at the junction between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Jurong Kechil, used to be known as the Bukit Timah Road 7.5 milestone, was once a popular market and shopping destination for locals during weeknights and weekends. Before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Amoy Canning, Beauty World, Beauty World Centre, Beauty World Market, Beauty World MRT Station, Beauty World Plaza, Beauty World Town, Bin Seng Rubber, Bukit Timah, Bukit Timah Road 7.5 Milestone, Bukit Timah Village, Cheong Chin Nam Road, Chin Huat, Chun Tin Road, Ford Motor Company, Gay World, Giam Kok Eng, Great World, Jalan Jurong Kechil, Japanese Occupation, Lam Choon Rubber, Lam Soon Cannery, Mass Rapid Transit, New World, Pidemco Land, Second World War, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Cold Storage, Tiong Hwa Cinema, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Yeo Hiap Seng | 13 Comments

Exploring the Ruins of Syonan Jinja at MacRitchie Reservoir

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Remember Singapore

During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese constructed two of their sacred sites in Singapore. One was the Syonan Chureito at the top of Bukit Batok Hill, while the other was the better-known Syonan Jinja at MacRitchite Reservoir. The Syonan Jinja … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged 5th Division Engineers Regiment, Japanese Army, Japanese Occupation, MacRitchie Reservoir, Second World War, Shigeo Odate, Syonan Chureito, Syonan Jinja, The Syonan Times, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Yasuji Tamura | 10 Comments

Broadcasts, Dramas and Dreams… Caldecott Hill in 80 Years

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Remember Singapore

Singapore’s broadcasting history officially started in 1935, 82 years ago, when the British Malayan Broadcasting Company (BMBC) was set up at Caldecott Hill. However, the first commercial wireless station had already existed in Singapore as early as 1915. In 1924, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Amateur Wireless Society Of Malaya, Arriflex BL, Arts Central, British Broadcasting Corporation, British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service, British Malayan Broadcasting Company, Caldecott Hill, Caldecott Hill Estate, Channel 12, Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel NewsAsia, Chitiram Pesuthadi, Fog Over Nanyang, Fogden Brisbane And Co., Japanese Occupation, Kids Central, Lee Kuan Yew, Malayan Broadcasting Corporation, Malaysia Cup, Marconi Mk IV, MediaCorp Singapore, Ministry of Culture, Navroji Mistri, Premier 12, Prime 12, Radio Corporation Of Singapore, Radio Malaya, Radio Malaysia, Radio Singapura, Radio Television Singapura, Science & Industry Quiz, Second World War, Sharp Night, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, Singapore International Media, Singapore Television Twelve, Sir Shenton Thomas, Suria, Syonan Hoso Kyoku, Talentime, Television Corporation Of Singapore, The Awakening, Vasantham Central, Voice Of Britain | 9 Comments

A Brief Jewish History in Singapore

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Remember Singapore

After the British East India Company established Singapore as a trading post in 1819, various trading communities began to arrive and settle on the island, one of which was the Jewish community. Although there was only a handful of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Abdullah Shooker, Abraham Solomon, Amber Road, Ashkenasi Jews, Belle Vue, Boat Quay, British East India Company, Changi Gaol, Chesed-El Synagogue, David Elias, David Elias Building, David Marshall, Dhoby Ghaut, Elias Road, Ellison Building, Fort Canning, Issac Ellison, Jacob Ballas, Jacob Ballas Centre, Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, Japanese Occupation, Jewish Cemetery, Maghain Aboth Synagogue, Manasseh Meyer, Meyer Road, Middle Road, Mount Sophia Conservation Area, Mount Sopia, North Bridge Road, Old Cemetery, Oriental Jews, Second World War, Selegie Road, Sephardi Jews, Short Street, Sime Road Camp, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Solomon Street, Star Of David, Swan & Maclaren, Synagogue Street, Wilkie Road | 11 Comments

15 February – A Trip to The Bukit Batok Memorial

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Remember Singapore

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore. During Japan’s invasion of Singapore, one of the fiercest battles between the Allied troops and the aggressors took place at the Bukit Timah area. It was also near the former … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Arthur Ernest Percival, Bukit Batok, Bukit Batok Memorial, Fall Of Singapore, General Commanding Officer Malaya, Japanese Occupation, Lorong Sesuai, National Heritage Board, Second World War, Syonan Chureito, Syonan Jinja, Yamashita Tomoyuki | 1 Comment

Singapore’s Street of Religious Harmony (Part 1) – Telok Ayer Street

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Telok Ayer Street is truly Singapore’s representative street of religious harmony. Several major places of worship – a mosque, Indian Muslim shrine, Chinese temple and church – have made this street, a short 350m-long stretch between Boon Tat Street and Cecil … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, General, Religious | Tagged Al-Abrar Mosque, Chinese Methodist Church, Japanese Occupation, Nagore Dargah Indian Muslim Heritage Centre, Nagore Dargah Shrine, National Monuments of Singapore, Second World War, Telok Ayer Basin, Telok Ayer Street, Thian Hock Keng Temple | 5 Comments

S.R. Nathan (1924-2016) – President, Diplomat, Crisis Leader

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Remember Singapore

At his lowest point in life, he almost could not survive out there in the streets. Yet in the later part of his life, he would go on to become Singapore’s sixth and longest-serving President (2011). It was a colourful and … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Ambassador To The United States, Darjah Utama Temasek, High Commissioner To Malaysia, Japanese Occupation, Laju Incident, Lieutenant Kokubu, Michael Fay, Ministry Of Defence, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Order Of Temasek, Pedra Branca, President of Singapore, President's Challenge, Pulau Bukom, Second World War, Security And Intelligence Division, Sellapan Ramanathan Nathan, Singapore Press Holdings, SR Nathan, University of Malaya | Leave a comment

The Sarimbun Beach Landing and Jalan Bahtera

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Remember Singapore

On 8 February 1942, in a quiet and dark night at Lim Chu Kang, the worst nightmare had arrived at Singapore as the Japanese invaders crossed the Straits of Johore and landed near the Sarimbun Beach. Sarimbun Beach Landing It … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Bahtera Adventure Centre, Bahtera Track, Camp Christine, Choa Chu Kang, Chua Chu Kang, Jalan Bahtera, Japanese Occupation, Lim Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang Road, Ministry of Education, Sarimbun Beach, Sarimbun Scout Camp, Second World War, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Girl Guides Association, Singapore Scout Association, Sungei Gedong | 5 Comments

The Lost Cause and Forgotten Ruins of Fort Serapong

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

Built between the 1870s and 1890s, Fort Serapong, together with Fort Siloso, Fort Connaught and the Imbiah Battery, formed an integrated part of the British’s southern coastal defence at Pulau Blakang Mati (present-day Sentosa). The fortifications, along with Fort Pasir … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic, Historic | Tagged Blakang Mati Artillery Barracks, Coastal Fortifications, Fort Connaught, Fort Fullerton, Fort Palmer, Fort Pasir Panjang, Fort Serapong, Fort Siloso, Fort Tanjong Katong, Imbiah Battery, Japanese Occupation, Mount Serapong, Pulau Blakang Mati, Royal Artillery, Second World War, Sentosa | 16 Comments

The Mystery of a Deserted Japanese Tomb at Mount Faber

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Remember Singapore

The “rediscovery” of Keppel Hill Reservoir hit the newspapers’ headlines in 2014, but there was another forgotten relic at the southern slope of Mount Faber not known to many people. Hidden in the forested slope, at almost the top of … Continue reading →