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Singapore became the 104th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. [44] 24 August: The first daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance before the national flag was taken by 500,000 students at all 529 government and aided schools. [45] 1967: The Civilian Memorial is unveiled at the Kranji War Cemetery: 14 March
The Japanese Empire captured the British stronghold of Singapore, with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942. Singapore was the foremost British military base and economic port in South–East Asia and had been of great importance to British interwar defence strategy. The capture of Singapore resulted in the largest British surrender in ...
Singapore, renamed Syonan-to (昭南島 Shōnan-tō, "Bright Southern Island" in Japanese), was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. The Japanese army imposed harsh measures against the local population, with troops, especially the Kempeitai or Japanese military police , who were particularly ruthless in dealing with the Chinese ...
The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore between 1826 and 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca. Singapore was the capital and the seat of government of the Straits Settlements after it was moved from George Town in 1832.
The Japanese naval fleet in Singapore consisted of the destroyer Kamikaze [14] and two cruisers, Myōkō and Takao, both of which had been so badly damaged before that they were being used as floating anti-aircraft batteries. Two ex-German U-boats, I-501 and I-502 were also in Singapore. [15] Both were moored at Singapore Naval Base. [16]
Digital Media Academy, supported by Singapore Film Commission: $2,989 June 2006: We Are Family: Clifton Ko Chi Sum & Lau Jian Hua (HK) Spring Time Cinema (HK) / Impact Entertainment (HK) / MediaCorp Raintree Pictures: $83,844 3 August 2006: S11: Gilbert Chan & Joshua Chiang: Digital Media Academy, supported by Singapore Film Commission: $3,018 ...
Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun, November 1941. The Corps was involved in the defence of Singapore during the Second World War. As international tensions heightened during the 1930s, an increasing number of men of the various nationalities in the Settlements — predominantly European, Malay, Chinese, Indian and Eurasian — joined the SSVF.