Tag Archives: Straits Settlements

The Past of Pasir Laba… Countryside Road, WW2 Fort and Army Camp

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Remember Singapore

Even today, Pasir Laba is an unfamiliar name to many Singaporeans because it lies within a restricted area at the westernmost side of Singapore. In a 1911 map of Singapore, this area was known as Bajau instead. The name Pasir … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Elephant Hill, FOFO Hill, Goh Keng Swee, Good Morning Hill, Jurong Road, Malayan Communist Party, Ministry Of Defence, Operation Eagle, Pasir Laba, Pasir Laba Camp, Pasir Laba Road, Pasir Lebar, Peng Kang Hill, Poyan Reservoir, Rural West Police Division, SAFTI Bridge, SAFTI Military Institute, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute, Straits Settlements, Sungei Pasir Laba, Tanjong Karang, Tanjong Pasir Laba, Tengeh Reservoir, Upper Jurong Road, Wong Fook Kwong | 9 Comments

Singapore Trivia – Time Adjustment for Singapore in 1982

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Remember Singapore

Singapore’s 1982 New Year was a little special, as it arrived earlier at 11:30pm on 31 December 1981. To meet the correct time, Singapore’s government bodies, organisations, companies and people had to adjust their clocks and watches by 30 minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged British Malaya Mean Time, Coordinated Universal Time, Federated Malay States, Greenwich Mean Time, Japanese Occupation, Lee Kuan Yew, Mahathir Mohamad, Peninsula Malaya, Singapore Mean Time, Straits Settlements, Tokyo Standard Time | 2 Comments

100 Years of the Causeway

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Remember Singapore

The Causeway is finally reopened after almost two years of closure. Despite decades of congestion woes, trafficking issues or an occasional tool used in political bickering, the Causeway remains an important link between Singapore and Malaysia. The Land Connection Mid-1910s … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Bukit Timah Expressway, Covid-19 Pandemic, F.M.S Railway, Federated Malay States, First Earth Run, Johor Bahru, Johor Straits, Johore Causeway, Kampong Lorong Fatimah, Public Works Department, Singapore Bus Services, Singapore Passport, Singapore Restricted Passport, Straits Of Johor, Straits Settlements, The Causeway, Tuas Checkpoint, Tuas Second Link, Woodlands, Woodlands Checkpoint, Woodlands Immigration Checkpoint, Woodlands Road | 4 Comments

Mata.Mata: History of The Singapore Police

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Remember Singapore

The much-advertised English drama Mata.Mata has finally made its debut on Channel 5 last night. Mata refers to eye in Malay, but mata-mata generally means policeman (or watchman), where a patrolling policeman of the olden days was the “one on … Continue reading →

Posted in Historic | Tagged Beach Road, Central Narcotics Bureau, Central Police Station, Criminal Investigation Department, Detective Branch, Francis James Bernard, Hill Street Police Station, John Le Cain, Joo Chiat Police Station, Kampong Patrol, Lower Barracks, Mata-Mata, Maxwell Road, Neigbhourhood Police Centre, Neighbourhood Police Post, Police Coast Guard, Police Radio Division, Polis Negara Singapura, René Henry de Solminihac Onraet, Singapore Police Force, Song Kok Hoo, Straits Settlements, Thomas Dunman, Traffic Police, Upper Barracks, Volunteer Special Constabulary, Wilfred Skinner | 42 Comments

Printing and Minting: The Singapore Dollars and Coins

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Remember Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has just announced that the new set of Singapore coins will be introduced in mid-2013. Belonging to the Third Series since independence, the designs of the new coins feature five of Singapore’s most iconic … Continue reading →