Tag Archives: Singapore 1960s

Kampong Spirit and Gotong Royong

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Remember Singapore

The phrase “kampong spirit” has been mentioned frequently in recent years, especially in the media or used by the community leaders in their speech. Another phrase “gotong royong“, a term widely used in the sixties and seventies but relatively unknown … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Gotong Royong, Kampong Spirit, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s | 6 Comments

A Forgotten Past – ‘Prison on Fire’ at Pulau Senang

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Remember Singapore

Many movie fans are familiar with Chow Yun-Fat’s blockbuster “Prison on Fire”, a 1987 Hong Kong classic that featured inmates rioting against the prison authorities. Few, however, are aware that a similar incident had happened in Singapore in the early … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Daniel Stanley Dutton, Penal Reform Experiment, Pulau Senang, Secret Societies, Singapore 1960s | 25 Comments

A Forgotten Past – The Prisoners of Conscience

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Remember Singapore

It was 2nd February 1963. Some 113 left-wing activists, including main opposition party Barisan Sosialis’ (Socialist Front) secretary-general Lim Chin Siong (1933-1996), were arrested by the authority through the notorious Operation Cold Store. The operation, planned by Internal Security Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Barisan Sosialis, Chia Thye Poh, Communist Party of Malaya, Internal Security Act, Lim Chin Siong, Lim Hock Siew, Member of Parliament, Operation Cold Store, People's Action Party, Political Prisoner, Singapore 1960s | 8 Comments

Rediffusion And Its Glorious 63 Years

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Remember Singapore

Rediffusion has officially walked into the history books as the midnight struck on the 30th of April 2012, bringing down the curtains of its glorious 63 years of operation. It was 1949 when the first office of Rediffusion was set … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Chinese Dialects, Chong Soon Fat, Clemenceau Avenue, Lee Dai Soh, Ng Chia Kheng, Ong Toh, Radio Television Singapore, Rediffusion, Roger Kool, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Speak Mandarin | 21 Comments

Headlines that shook Singapore (since 1955)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Remember Singapore

Below is a collection of some of the biggest news headlines that shook the Singapore society since 1955, when Singapore was given self-governance (Extending the timeline from the previous version of “1970 to Present”). The headlines are categorised into Social … Continue reading →