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Event 1901: 1 January: Singapore-Kranji Railway officially opened to the public. [25] 5 November: Sir Frank Swettenham was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements. 1904: 16 April: Sir John Anderson was appointed as the Governor of the Straits Settlements. 1905: 1 June: Singapore change its time zone to GMT+07:00 from the original ...
The precursor of the 1969 race riots can be traced to the 13 May Incident in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya in Malaysia. It was triggered by the results of the 1969 Malaysian general election, which were marked by Sino-Malay riots unprecedented in Malaysian history – 196 people were killed and over 350 injured between 13 May and 31 July.
The 1964 race riots in Singapore involved a series of communal race-based civil disturbances and racially-motivated violence between the Malays and Chinese in Singapore following its merger with Malaysia in 16 September 1963, and were considered to be the "worst and most prolonged in Singapore's postwar history".
Authorities in Singapore have been urged to halt the hanging of two people on drug related convictions, including the first woman set for execution in nearly 20 years. The two are due to be hanged ...
According to Amnesty International, some 400 criminals were hanged between 1991 and 2003, mostly for drug offenses and murder. [8] [9] The government argues that death penalty is meted out for the most serious crimes to curb the drug menace as Singapore is particularly vulnerable due to its small size and location near the Golden Triangle. [10]
1915 Singapore Mutiny: February 15, 1915 Singapore 36 British Indian Army's 5th Light Infantry: Sook Ching massacre: February 18 – March 2, 1942 Singapore: 40,000–50,000 Imperial Japanese Army, Military Police Corps [1] Selarang Barracks Incident: August 30 - September 5, 1942 Singapore: ≥4 Indian National Army [2] Double Tenth incident ...
Amnesty International, an international human rights group, condemned the Singaporean government for executing the five Thai workers despite the clemency plea from Thailand, and they stated that the death penalty was an "ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment", and would continue to push for Singapore to abolish the death penalty ...
Riots in Singapore have been documented since the former British colony became part of the Straits Settlements in 1826. In the present day, under the penal code, rioting refers to the unlawful gathering of five or more people where force or violence is used by any member of the assembly; an affray is committed if two or more people fight in a public place. [1]