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In Pursuit of Peace is a Singaporean television drama set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II.The series was first run on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 9 March to 11 May 2001 on Friday nights.
During the journey, they suffered a snapped prop shaft, which had to be repaired by a passing US submarine, while the heavily laden craft was later almost sunk by a force nine gale. Krait arrived off Singapore on 24 September. That night, six men left the boat and paddled 50 kilometres (31 mi) with folboats to establish a forward base in a cave ...
The Japanese issued "Banana Money" (so referred to due to the image of a banana tree printed on most of such notes of the currency) as their main currency during the occupation period since British Straits currency became rarer and was subsequently phased out when the Japanese took over in 1942.
Apt, considering the Singapore Bicentennial and all. This article, ‘The Singapore Grip’ is an upcoming British period drama set in Singapore during the Japanese occupation, originally appeared ...
This film is a dramatization of the Japanese occupation of Singapore, specifically the imprisonment of a large group of American, European and Australian women and children. As news of Japan's imminent invasion are shared across the area, many flee to the airport in hopes of escaping.
Thomas was a prisoner-of-war (POW) during the Japanese occupation of Singapore (15 February 1942 – 15 August 1945) having decided to stay in Singapore during the war. He was imprisoned in Cell 24 of Changi Prison along with missionary Ernest Tipson .
The Journey: Tumultuous Times (Chinese: 信约：动荡的年代, also known as Tumultuous Times) is a Chinese language period drama which aired on MediaCorp Channel 8.It is the second of The Journey trilogy which chronicles the history of Singapore through the eyes of immigrants during the pre-World War II era until contemporary times.
A tense encounter began when a Japanese officer reportedly remarked, "You are two hours late," only to be met with the reply, "We don't keep Tokyo time here." [21] By 18:00, the Japanese had surrendered their forces on the island. An estimated 77,000 Japanese troops from Singapore were captured, plus another 26,000 from Malaya. [18]