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Guillemard's obituary published in The Straits Times began by stating he was "not likely to be regarded by Malayan historians as a great Colonial Governor." However it went on to call him "a sound administrator, and the right man for Malaya at the end of the first world war," praising him for his decentralisation efforts, reforms expanding the ...
Shots were also fired at the police boat, hitting PC 3776 six times. He fell overboard, but was pulled back into the police boat as it sped off to summon for help. PC 3776 died in hospital a day later, [12] while PC 1315 escaped unhurt. 5 June 1947: PC 3776: Attan Bin Haji Siraj: 30 28 October 1947: SC 5221: Teo Kim Swan: 23 —
The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. [2] [3] [4] Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience.
The Straits Times 14 July 1949 carried the news on page 5. "Eight Policemen are killed in Bandit Ambush" i.e. 'half the strength of a jungle squad - were killed when they fought back against a force of communists that outnumbered them by about seven to one a few miles north of Rawang.
Organisations with which Rajaratnam was associated in life published obituaries in The Straits Times; these included the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Ceylon Sports Club, Singapore Ceylon Tamils' Association, Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society, Nanyang Technological University, Old Rafflesians' Association, Raffles Institution, Raffles ...
Singapore maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the Government of Singapore, known as National Service (NS). [1] This requires all qualified male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve a period of active duty military service in the uniformed services, in either the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Civil ...
Bronze memorial panel of James MacRitchie. MacRitchie died 26 April 1895, aged 47, at his home 'Woodside', Grange Road, Singapore. [12]The esteem in which MacRitchie was held, and the shock of his untimely death, resulted in a memorial panel being commissioned in 1896 to be installed in the Town Hall (part of the modern day Victoria Concert Hall).
Kwek Hong Png (simplified Chinese: 郭芳枫; traditional Chinese: 郭芳楓; pinyin: Guō Fāng Fēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Hong-png; 1912 - 8 November 1994) was a Singaporean businessperson, known for establishing Hong Leong Group, of which he was also chairperson.