Page numbers in bold denote the location of actual entries or boxed sections in the book.
Sa’adiah 407
Sa’at, Alfian 178
Sabah 19, 20, 51, 141
Sabana 455
Sabri Buang 326, 363
Sachdev, Mollamal 43
SAF Centre for Military Experimentation 455
Safri A. Manaf, M. 326
SAFTI MI 455
sago 308
Sahib, Fakrudin 534
Sai Baba Movement 233
Said Zahari 51, 455, 577
Saiedah Said 455
sailing 242, 476, 499
Saint Jack 194, 562
Saint, The 94–95
Sajahat formation 433
sajak 339, 455 See also pantun; syair
Sakidar Shah 63
sakoku (Japanese closed-door policy) 399
Sakura 82, 93, 114, 455
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple 456
Saleilles, Jean Casimir 126
Sali, J.M. 456, 534
Salim al-Kalali, Sheik 26
Salon Art Society 108
Salvation Army 121, 241, 456
Salway, William 402
Sam Kiang Huay Kuan 456, 470
Samad Ismail 61, 227, 371, 456, 471, 495, 577
Samaritans of Singapore 457
Samsoeddin, Amir 95
Samsudin 534
samsui women 80, 457
Samsung Electronics 94
Samu-Parna 260
San Qing Taoist Temple 550
San San 118
San Shan Primary School 489
San Yi Finger Painting Society 109, 582
San Yu Adventist School 140
sand 290
sandiwara 326
Sands, Frank Cooper 460
Sanfoqi 313
Sang Aji 420
Sang Nila Utama (Sri Tri Buana) 63, 76, 420, 457, 463, 516, 557
Sang Nila Utama Secondary School 278, 457
Sang Rajuna Tapa 389, 463
Sangam, Thamizhar Seerthirutha 536
Sanqing Gong 142
Santa Catarina incident 457
Santoso, Dimas 62
Santry, Denis 86, 458, 525
SAR 21 159, 458
sarabat stalls 458
Sarangapany, Govindasamy 30, 35, 458, 534: founding of Tamil Murasu 533
Sarawak 19, 20, 51, 141: shared currency arrangements 153
Sarawak, Anita 436, 459
Sarimbun Reservoir 450
Sarimbun, landing of Japanese at 329
Sarkasi Said 58, 459
Sarkies and Moses 42, 358
Sarkies, Arathoon 22
Sarkies, Aristarchus 205, 358
Sarkies, Arshak 459
Sarkies, Aviet 42, 459
Sarkies, Martin 42, 459
Sarkies, Tigran 42, 459
Sarkies Brothers 39, 42, 440, 459, 460
Sarma, S.S. 536
SARS See Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARS TV 555
Sasitharan, T. 284
Sassoon, Daniel 174
Sassoon, Victor 135, 459
satay 459
Satay Club 459
satellite television 459
satellites 505
Sathyalingam 34
Sathyalingam, Neila 459
Saudi Arabia, Singaporeans visiting during haj 226
Saunders, C.J. 111
Saurman 414
savings 460
SBS See ComfortDelGro
SBS Transit 77, 137, 340, 431
Scandal Point 460
scarab beetles 252
Schleesselmann, G.A. 414
scholarships See Colombo Plan; President’s Scholarship; Queen’s Scholarship; Rhodes Scholarship
School for the Blind 120
School of Commando Training 223
School of Mathematics and Science 246
Schools Registration Ordinance 107
Schuren, Henry 414
Science and Industry Quiz for Schools 552
Science Centre 40
Science Park 251
scorched earth policy 359
Scotts Holdings 270
Scouts 460: chief commissioner 593
scrap value 460
sculpture 46
Sculpture Square 352, 460
sea almond trees 288
sea apple trees 288
sea cucumbers 148
sea eagles 288
Sea Gull Theatre 125
Sea View Hotel 42, 460, 548
Seagate 161
Seah, Lynette 133, 461
Seah Eu Chin 410, 461, 461, 559
Seah Kim Joo 45, 58
Seah Liang Seah 60, 107, 461
seahorses 197
seal-carving 542, 586
Second Charter of Justice 299
Second Link See Tuas Second Link
second wing policy 461
secondary education 461
secret societies 105, 111, 113, 132, 146, 413, 426, 433, 450, 461, 475, 496: Ghee Hin 461, 475; Ghee Hok 462, 475; Ghee Kee 462; Ghee Sin 462; portrayed in film 451 See also Short Daggers Rebellion
Secretary of Chinese Affairs 113
securities 81
Securities Investors Association of Singapore 102, 462
security 567
Sedition Act 361, 423
See, Martyn 195, 455
See, Ronnie 524
See Chak Mun 353, 462
See Ewe Lay 291
See Hiang Tuo 44
See Hoy Chan Group 559
Seet, K.K. 182
Seet, Ken 462, 604
Seet Ai Mee 462
seismology 570
Sejarah Melayu 21, 152, 320, 322, 324, 389, 420, 438, 462, 516, 557 See also Badang; Bukit Timah, legend of; Iskandar Shah
Sekolah Indonesia 256
Selarang Barracks 463
Select Bookstore 463
Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme 577
Seletar Airbase 406, 449, 464
Seletar Airport See Seletar Airbase
Seletar Reservoirs, Upper and Lower 450, 464
Seletar River 464
self-government 144, 295, 346, 447, 605
Selkirk, Lord 306, 464
Selvaganapathy, T. 534
Selvam, G.P. 464
Selvanathan, G. 536
Semac 426
Sembawang 464
Sembawang Airbase 449
Sembawang Kalai Mandram 536
Sembawang Naval Base 389, 595
SembCorp Industries 426, 464, 473, 495
semiconductor technology 94, 519, 575
Seng Ong Bio 464
Sengkang 433, 434, 465
senior citizens 230: Senior Citizens’ Health Care Centres 237
Senior Counsel 436, 465
senior minister 465
Sennett, C.W.A. 491
Senoko Power 465, 497
Sentosa 119, 135, 271,414, 431,432, 465, 607: integrated resort 254; Tourism Academy 557
Seow, Francis 255, 465, 594
Seow, Lee Heah and Partners 141
Seow Yit Kin 133, 162, 466
sepak takraw 386, 466
Separation 19, 20, 57, 217, 296, 333, 334, 437, 466, 567, 584, 591 See also Merger
separation of powers 143
Sephardic Jews 265
Sepoy Lines 81
Sepoy Mutiny 27, 320, 399, 409, 467, 595
sepoys 80, 467, 468
Serangoon 468
Serangoon River 452, 468
Serangoon Road 249, 468, 533
Serène, Raoul 149
Seri Rama Wira Kerma 52
Serjeant-at-Arms 316, 468
services sector 251, 468
Seth, George G. 42
Seven Summits 279
Seventh Day Adventists 121
77th Street 99
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 50, 278, 469, 536, 546
sewerage 158, 238, 469
sex 119, 137
Sex and the City 87
sex change operations 445
sexually transmitted diseases See venereal diseases
Shades, The 180
Shafi’i School 258, 469, 530
Shahbandar 469
Shahul Hameed 534
Shahul Hamid Durgha See Nagore Durgha
Shalom 61
Shamsuddin, S. 75
Shangguan Liu Yun 470
Shanghai 144
Shanghai Electric Tramways Company 570
Shanghai Singapore International School 256
Shanghainese 470
Shangri-La Hotel 470
Shankar, Uday 155
Shanks, Ernest 470
Shanmugam, A.P. 534
Shanmugam, Re 536
Shanmugam, S.V. 470
Shanmugaratnam, Tharman 535
Shantanand Saraswathi, Swami 272
shared values 470
shares 81, 88
sharks 197
Sharma, Haresh 182, 378, 471
Sharma, P.V. 471, 495
Sharpley, John 133
Shavuot 265
Shaw, Run Run 471, 472
Shaw, Runme 470, 471
Shaw Brothers 30, 82, 193, 284, 444, 445, 450, 471
Shaw Foundation 471, 472
Shaw House 302
Shaw Organisation 28, 302, 472
Shaw Towers 28
Shaw Vee Meng 29, 472
Sheares, Benjamin 61, 187, 280, 284, 441, 445, 472, 519
Sheares Bridge Run and Army Half Marathon 61
Sheik Alauddin 472
Shek, Blossom 155
Shell 389, 412, 432: Shell Oil Refinery 289
Shellabear, William 350, 472, 463
Shelley, Rex 472
shen 116
Shenton Way 442, 473
Sheridan, Lionel Astor 298
sheykh haji 226
Shi Fazhao 218
Shi Ming Yi 447, 473
Shi Xiangtuo 108, 293
Shi’a 156, 469, 473
Shi’a Ithna Asheri 473
Shiau, Daren 178, 564
Shin Min Daily News 381, 473
Shinozaki Mamoru 176, 473, 511
ship-building and repair 473
shipping 148, 401, 521, 524: during colonial era 179–81; importance to economy 168
Shishapangma 279
Shonan Daily 365
Shook Lin & Bok 91, 473, 561, 603
shophouses 38, 428, 474, 555: renovation of 189; five-foot ways and 196
shopping 475
Short Daggers Rebellion 475
Short Street Tamil Methodist Church 350
Shree Lakshminarayan Temple 43, 233, 236, 475, 495
Shui Cao San Chong Chang 281
Shui Lan See Lan Shui
Shulan, Raja 152
Shuntian Gong (Temple in Submission to Heaven) 549
Si Ma Lu Guanyin Tang 285
Sia Kah Hui 475
Siak sultanate 268
Siaw-Tao Chinese Seal-Carving, Calligraphy & Painting Society 109
Siberhegner 161
Siemens 476
Siew Shaw Her 476
Siglap Five, The 476
SiGNeL 238
Sikh Advisory Board 476
Sikh Welfare Council 476
Sikhs 248, 249, 476
silambu 247
silat 455, 472
Silat Road Sikh Temple 476, 477
silicosis 221
SilkAir 477, 479: MI 185 SilkAir crash 135
silver dollars 153
Silver Strings, The 95, 180
Sim, Desmond 182
Sim Chye Hock, Ron 398
Sim Kee Boon 477
Sim Lim Square 477
Sim Wong Hoo 150, 477
Sime, William Middleton 477
Sime Darby 477
Sime Road Pillbox 478
Simmons, Major-General Keith 478
Simons, Henry Minchin 406
simple plurality system 580
Simson, Brigadier Ivan 478
Sin Chew Jit Poh 51, 189, 302, 365, 478
Sin Feng Cross-Talk Society 227
Sin Kek Tong 495
Sin Pao 265
Sin Sai Hong Hokkien Wayang 112, 478
Sin Yong Hua Heng Troupe 112, 478, 559
Sinclair, Florrie 227
SINDA See Singapore Indian Development Association
Sindhi Merchants Association 232
Sindhis 249, 478
Singai Mukilan 479, 534
Singai Nesan 534
Singam, Constance 479
Singapore, early references to See de Barros, João; de Coutre, Jacques; de Eredia, E.G.; Desawarnana; Descripsao Chorographica dos Estreitos de Singapura e Sabbam Ano 1604; Dongxi Yangkao; Ma’it; Mao Kun Map; Pulau Panjang; Puluozhong; Reys-Gheschrift van de Navigatiën der Portugaloysers in Orienten (Travel Accounts of Portuguese Navigation in the Orient); Sabana; Shahbandar; Suma Oriental; Sunfeng Xiangsong; Thevet, André; Wubeizhi; Xingcha Shenglan; Yingya Shenglan See also pre-modern history
Singapore, as financial centre 49
Singapore, proclamation of 467
Singapore Academy of Law 101
Singapore Action Group of Elders 90
Singapore Agricultural and Horticultural Society 24
Singapore Airlines 50, 168, 415, 426, 477, 479, 569: formation of 327; sponsorship 291 See also Singapore Girl; SQ 006 crash; SQ 117 hijacking
Singapore Alliance Party 20, 210, 300, 466, 479
Singapore Amateur Football Association 508
Singapore Amateur Players 43, 118, 125, 311, 314, 551
Singapore American School 256
Singapore Anti-Opium Society 305
Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association 480, 571
Singapore Armed Forces 36, 101, 159, 355, 424, 432, 449, 455, 480; 523 See also Army; Commandos; Guards; peacekeeping; Republic of Singapore Air Force; Republic of Singapore Navy
Singapore Armed Forces Reservists’ Association 149
Singapore Army See Army
Singapore Art Museum 45, 481
Singapore Art Society 44, 212, 312, 414
Singapore Artists’ Association 114
Singapore Arts Centre Company 244
Singapore Arts Festival 124, 368, 480
Singapore Association for Kompang Ensembles 282
Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped 480
Singapore Association of Trade Unions 481, 502: formation of 374
Singapore Association of Writers 110, 481, 582: president 598
Singapore Automobile Club 50, 359
Singapore Aviation Academy 130
Singapore Badminton Hall 482, 563
Singapore Ballet Academy 482
Singapore Bible College 121
Singapore Biennale 483
Singapore Botanic Gardens 66, 239, 371, 398, 451, 454, 482: during World War II 46
Singapore Broadcasting Authority 343, 506
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation 100, 343, 483, 554, 556: Chinese Drama Division 98; Chinese Orchestra 106; orchestra 25
Singapore Buddhist Federation 483
Singapore Buddhist Lodge 74, 483
Singapore Buddhist Missionary Society 74
Singapore Buddhist Welfare Services 72
Singapore Bus Services 77 See also ComfortDelGro
Singapore Bus Workers’ Union 199, 235, 306, 483
Singapore Business Federation 483
Singapore Cable Vision 554
Singapore Camera Club 32, 414 See also Photographic Society of Singapore
Singapore Cantonese Wong Clan Association 131
Singapore cat 483
Singapore Chamber Ensemble 21, 133
Singapore Chamber of Commerce 224
Singapore Changi Airport Enterprise 130
Singapore China Relief Fund Committee 172
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry 107, 461, 484
Singapore Chinese Girls’ School 246, 305, 484
Singapore Chinese Middle School Students’ Union 109, 125, 342, 484, 512
Singapore Chinese Opera Performing Ensemble 111
Singapore Chinese Orchestra 106, 484, 487, 600
Singapore Chinese Recreation Club 95
Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Union 485
Singapore Chronicle, The 381, 485
Singapore Chuang & Ngiam Clansmen’s Association 131
Singapore City Gallery 486
Singapore Civil Defence Force 354, 432, 485
Singapore Civil Service 431, 485, 520, 522, 581
Singapore Classical Guitar Society 21
Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers’ Union 310
Singapore Club 207, 486
Singapore Conference Hall 487: architect, 306
Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises 354, 426
Singapore Council of Social Service 368, 593
Singapore Cricket Club 401, 487, 508, 568: archaeological finds at 37
Singapore Cultural Foundation 368
Singapore Cup 507
Singapore Customs 487
Singapore Dance Theatre 155, 483, 487, 562
Singapore Democratic Alliance 412, 487, 495
Singapore Democratic Party 95, 101, 417, 487, 495
Singapore Dental Council 354
Singapore Department of Statistics 488
Singapore dollar 153, 169
Singapore ear 488
Singapore Electric Tramways Company 225, 570
Singapore Electricity Pool 177
Singapore Exchange 47, 49, 81, 88, 488, 520: closure of 402
Singapore Expo 488
Singapore Factory and Shop Workers Union 199, 306, 352, 363, 434, 488, 593
Singapore Family Planning and Population Board 221
Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations 107, 108, 131, 488
Singapore Federation of Trade Unions 210, 287, 402, 488
Singapore Film Commission 195, 343, 489
Singapore Film Society 489
Singapore Finance 286
Singapore Fire Service 485
Singapore flap 489
Singapore Flyer 338
Singapore Fodder Company 148
Singapore Foochow Association 200, 489
Singapore foot 489
Singapore Fortress 327 See also Fortress of the East
Singapore Free Press 70, 136, 323, 356, 367, 485, 489: Malay-language version 577
Singapore Free School, first Tamil class in Singapore 532
Singapore Futsing Association 236
Singapore General Employees’ Union 54, 199
Singapore General Hospital 119, 371, 489, 504
Singapore General Labour Union 73
Singapore Girl 124, 479, 490
Singapore Glass 404
Singapore Grand Prix 490
Singapore Gujarati Society 224, 232
Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan 226, 490
Singapore Hakka Methodist Church 227
Singapore Harbour Board 427: Staff Association 503
Singapore Herald 206, 380, 490: closure by government 423
Singapore Heritage Society 490
Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan 26, 107, 130, 236, 364, 491, 541, 542, 549, 562: donation of land to Nanyang University 575; Drama Group 118; first president of 542
Singapore Human Resource Institute 401
Singapore Idol 141, 491, 556
Singapore Improvement Trust 39, 213, 428, 436, 491, 566
Singapore Income Tax Department 253
Singapore Indian Artistes Association 247, 536
Singapore Indian Association 218, 491, 492
Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 492
Singapore Indian Development Association 249, 492, 535, 536: tuition classes 572
Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society 155, 247, 492
Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir 247
Singapore Indians Music Party 247
Singapore Indoor Stadium 40, 89, 235, 492
Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation 386
Singapore Infantry Regiment 42
Singapore Institute of Architects 40, 590
Singapore Institute of Labour Studies 374
Singapore Institute of Management 420, 492
Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research 513
Singapore Institution 430 See also Raffles Institution
Singapore International Chamber of Commerce 492
Singapore International Film Festival 167, 193, 492, 567
Singapore International Foundation 492
Singapore International Media 554
Singapore International Monetary Exchange 493
Singapore International School (Hong Kong) 256
Singapore International School of Bangkok 256
Singapore International School See United World College of South East Asia
Singapore Island Country Club 149, 493
Singapore Jain Religious Society 224, 260
Singapore Jazz Festival 358
Singapore Journal of Commerce 358
Singapore Justice Party 487, 495
Singapore Kerala Samajam 327
Singapore Khalsa Association 477, 493
Singapore Kindness Movement 79
Singapore Korean School 256
Singapore Kwangtung Hui Kuan 130, 493, 560
Singapore Labour Foundation 493
Singapore Labour Party 310, 363, 417, 494, 562, 589
Singapore Land 388
Singapore Lee Clan General Association 131
Singapore Literature Society 110, 494
Singapore Liu Kwee Tang 131
Singapore Lyric Opera 120, 133, 301, 310, 494
Singapore Malay Artists Association 18
Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry 494
Singapore Malay National Organisation See Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura
Singapore Malay Photographic Society 32
Singapore Malay Teachers’ Union 277
Singapore Malay Union See Kesatuan Melayu Singapura
Singapore Management University 40, 371, 420, 494, 575
Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation 401
Singapore Maritime Command 289
Singapore Medical Association 494, 515
Singapore Medical Council 354
Singapore Middle School Arts Society 106
Singapore Mint 495
Singapore Monitor, The 380, 495
Singapore Musical Society 133
Singapore Nanyang Girls’ School See Nanyang Girls’ High School
Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation 401
Singapore National Cooperative Federation 147
Singapore National Employers’ Federation 495
Singapore Naval Base 25
Singapore News and Publications Limited 365, 495, 497
Singapore North Indian Hindu Association 232, 233, 495
Singapore Nursing Board 354
Singapore ONE 251
Singapore Penal Code See Penal Code
Singapore People’s Alliance 300, 310
Singapore People’s Anti-British League 495, 512
Singapore People’s Party 417, 487, 488, 495
Singapore Petroleum Company 276, 495
Singapore Philatelic Museum 496
Singapore Philharmonic Orchestra 133
Singapore Planning and Urban Research Group See SPUR
Singapore Police Force 354, 432, 496, 512, 553: Gurkha Contingent 224
Singapore Polytechnic 417, 497, 590
Singapore Pools 497, 567
Singapore Post See SingPost
Singapore Power 497
Singapore Power Building 40
Singapore Press Club 279
Singapore Press Holdings 61, 78, 361, 365, 381, 439, 473, 497, 523
Singapore Prison Service See prisons
Singapore Progressive Party 281, 291, 300, 302, 310, 334, 339, 443, 498, 535
Singapore Recreation Club 186, 401, 460, 498, 568
Singapore Refining Company 96, 389, 496
Singapore Repertory Theatre 182, 498
Singapore River 67, 132, 316, 324, 338, 452, 469, 483, 498, 584: bridges 500; godowns along 214; 1984 swim across 199
Singapore Science Centre 537
Singapore Science Park 269
Singapore Scout Association 460 See also Scouts
Singapore Seamen’s Union 319
Singapore Securities Industries Act 402
Singapore Sevens 499
Singapore Sinhala Association 505
Singapore Sling 499
Singapore Socialist Party 339, 562
Singapore Societies Ordinance 287
Singapore Soka Association 499
Singapore Sports Council Hall of Fame 499
Singapore Sports School 246, 499, 593
Singapore Standard 444
Singapore State Arms and Flag and National Anthem Ordinance 370
Singapore stone 52, 500
Singapore Strategy 595
Singapore Students’ Anti-British League 495
Singapore Swimming Club 72, 500, 584
Singapore Symphony Chorus 310
Singapore Symphony Orchestra 120, 133, 310, 501, 535, 603
Singapore Tamil Radio Station 536
Singapore Teachers’ Union 501
Singapore Technologies 291
Singapore Technologies Marine 291
Singapore Telecommunications See SingTel
Singapore Telephone Board 554
Singapore Telephone Exchange 397
Singapore Tiger Standard, The 501
Singapore Tissue Network 210
Singapore Totalisator Board 208, 497, 501, 502
Singapore Tourism Board 240, 483, 501, 568 See also tourism
Singapore Tourist Promotion Board 349
Singapore Traction Company 77, 501
Singapore Traction Company Employees’ Union 25
Singapore Trades Union Congress 25, 310, 502
Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trade Marks 594
Singapore Turf Club 191, 497, 501, 502
Singapore 21 216
Singapore Tyler Print Institute 502
Singapore UMNO See Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura
Singapore United Front 594
Singapore University See University of Malaya
Singapore Volunteer Air Force 449
Singapore Volunteer Artillery Corps 523
Singapore Volunteer Corps 385, 409, 467, 523
Singapore Volunteer Infantry 305
Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps 42, 409
Singapore Water Reclamation Study 380
Singapore Watercolour Society 392, 585
Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra 485
Singapore Youth Choir 133 See also Singapore Youth Choir Ensemble Singers
Singapore Youth Choir Ensemble Singers 304, 502
Singapore Youth Orchestra 133
Singapore Zoo 217, 383, 393, 503
Singapore–Kranji Railway 340
Singapura 557: naming of 457, 463
Singh, Bhai Maharaj 476
Singh, Choor 502
Singh, Davinder 465
Singh, Gurmit 413
Singh, Hanuman Bheem 515
Singh, Harbans 502
Singh, Jamit 502, 593
Singh, Mohan 248, 503, 504
Singh, Pritam 248, 503, 504
SingHealth 354, 424, 504
single member constituencies 173
Singlish 177–78, 217, 230, 504 See also English; TalkingCock
SingNet 256
Singora 395
SingPost 419, 504, 505, 554
SingTel 168, 294, 419, 426, 505, 554, 569
SingTel Mobile 355
Sinhalese 248, 505
sinkheh 104, 111, 146, 414, 505
Sinnathuray, T.S. 506
Sinniah, V. 247
Sino Group 189
Sintercom 506
Siong Leng Musical Association 112, 558
Siong Lim Temple 74, 314, 506
Siow Lee Chin 506
Siput Sarawak 444, 459
Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus See Infant Jesus Sisters
Sisters’ Islands 32, 506 See also islands
SIT See Singapore Improvement Trust
sitar 247
Sjaarup, J. 563
Sky Cinema 222
slander See defamation
slavery 137, 507, 570 See also indentured labour
S.League 507, 508
small- and medium-sized enterprises 49, 148, 507
Small Claims Tribunal 270, 524
Smart Automobile 551
smelting 566
Smith, C.F. 447
Smith, Keith 190
Smith, Ross 190
Smith Street 25
smoking 507: campaign 80; National Smoking Control Programme 229, 507
Smoking Act 507
SMRT Buses 77
SMRT Corporation 431, 507
SMRT Taxis 551
SMRT Trains 340
snakes See reptiles and amphibians; pythons
Sng, Junie 508
Sng Boh Khim 178
soccer 188, 332, 499, 508 See also Malaysia Cup; National Stadium; S.League; soccer legends
soccer legends 510
Social Development Service 508
Social Development Unit 508
social indicators 159 See also healthcare
social security 88
social services 139
social welfare 509 See also welfare
Social Welfare Department 213, 353, 390
socialism 494: Fabian 295
Socialist Club 308
Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris 61, 83, 84
Societies Ordinance 105, 132, 496
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 509
Society of Chinese Artists 44, 108, 312
Society of Malay Artists 44
Society of Malayan/Malaysian Architects 40
Soin, Kanwaljit 50, 509
solicitor-general 465, 509
Solomon, Abraham 265
Som Said 509, 516, 517 See also Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts
Somasundaram, Re 536
Song, Robert 95
Song, Wykidd 511
Song + Kelly 511
Song Kok Hoo 292
Song Koon Poh 511
Song Ong Siang 104, 235, 410, 511: first Asian called to the Bar 299
Soo Wai Cheong 387
Sook Ching 275, 334, 384, 389, 473, 511, 523, 552, 571, 583, 599 See also Japanese Occupation; Kempeitai
Soon, Robert 511
Soon Ai Ling 110, 512
soon hock 512
Soon Peng Yam 477
Sound Blaster 150
South Pole 279
South Seas (Nanyang) Communist Party 255
Southeast Asia Command 72, 102, 583
Southeast Asia Write Award 18, 257, 274, 284, 312, 339, 356, 361, 385, 403, 512, 564, 582
Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization 446, 447
Southern Islands 147, 259, 432, 506
Southern Pacific Hotel Corp 280
Southseas China Relief Fund 154,172
SP AusNet 497
SP PowerAssets 497
SP PowerGrid 497
SP Services 497
Speak Good English Movement 178, 504
Speak Mandarin campaign 79, 105, 114, 123, 336, 400
Speaker of Parliament 21, 132, 512: first 388
Speakers’ Corner 512
Special Assistance Plan schools 84, 105, 107, 512 See also Chinese education
Special Branch 255, 278, 292, 467, 512, 595
Special Economic Zones (in Riau) 250
Special Operations Command 512
Special Operations Executive 394
Special Operations Force 513, 514
Special Tactics and Rescue Unit 513, 513
SPH MediaWorks 513, 555, 556
Spice Islands 34
Spicer, James 453
spiders 514
spirit mediums 116
spitting 79
sponges 147
Spooner, Rear-Admiral E.J. 329
Sports Museum 374, 499, 513
SPRING Singapore 256, 469, 513
SPUR 513, 552
Spyros 93, 513
SQ 006 crash 514
SQ 117 hijacking 513, 514
squash 318, 605
squirrels 335: cream-coloured giant 335, 376, 378
Sree Narayana Mission 232, 515
Sreenivasan, B.R. 515
Sreenivasan, R. 534
Sri Anggerik Bansawan 54
Sri Aurobindo Society 232
Sri Bija Diraja 463
Sri Guru Nanak Satsang Sabha 515
Sri Krishnan Temple 286, 515
Sri Lanka 137, 248
Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple 505
Sri Mariamman Temple 38, 232, 248, 415, 515, 532, 561
Sri Rama Wikrama 463
Sri Sabari Fine Arts 247
Sri Samayapuram Mariamman Pillaigal 233
Sri Sivan Temple 232, 515
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple 38, 232, 515, 560
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple 516, 560
Sri Tri Buana See Sang Nila Utama
Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple 232, 516
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple 311
Sri Warisan 606
Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts 509, 516
Srivijaya Empire 320, 516
Sriwana 155, 326, 363, 509, 517
ST Aerospace 517
St Andrew’s Cathedral 32, 38, 136, 227, 434, 517: archaeological finds at 37 See also Revere Bell
St Andrew’s Community Hospital 33, 122, 517
St Andrew’s Junior College 33
St Andrew’s Mission Hospital See St Andrew’s Community Hospital
St Andrew’s School 33, 121, 355, 517
St Anthony’s Primary School 121
ST Assembly Services See STATS ChipPAC
ST Electronics 517
ST Engineering 517
St Francis Xavier Major Seminary 85,122
St Francis Xavier Minor Seminary 84
St George’s Church 39, 93, 518
St John’s Island See Pulau Sakijang Bendera
St John’s-St Margaret’s Church 33
St Joseph’s Church 186, 518
St Joseph’s Institution 38, 61, 121, 126, 246, 355, 518
ST Kinetics 64, 73, 424, 517 See also Ultimax 100 SAW
St Luke’s Chapel 93
St Luke’s Hospital 122, 518
St Margaret’s Girls’ School 33, 121, 213, 355, 518
ST Marine 517
St Mary’s Home 213, 241
St Nicholas Girls’ School 145
St Patrick’s Arts Centre 291, 343
St Patrick’s School 343
St Theresa’s Convent 145
Staff Training Institute 130
Stamford House 42, 63
Stamp Duties Act 253
stamps 496, 521
Stanbury, William Henry 39, 518
Standard Chartered Bank 55, 280, 519
Standard Chartered Sevens 499
standard of living 160
Standard Oil Company See ExxonMobil
Star Search 551
Star Theatre 125
Star, The (Malaysia) 20
starfish 147
StarHub 355, 498, 519, 554
StarHub Internet 256
Startup Enterprise Development Scheme 168
State and City Planning Study of 1967–71 340
State Cemetery 284, 472, 519
state crest 424, 519
State of Singapore Act 151
state symbols 368
statistics 488
STATS ChipPAC 519
statutory boards 167, 485, 520
steamships 24, 134: influence on haj 226
Stella Maris Catholic Seamen’s Mission 126
stem cell research 68
Step Out campaign 79
Stephens Paul & Co. 42
Stephenson, Ernest 460
Stewart, S.T. 520
stick insects 252
Stikfas 520
stingray, barbecued 520
Stirling, James 40
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific 156
Stock Exchange of Singapore See Singapore Exchange
stockbroking 54, 168, 402, 520
Stompin’ Ground 180
Stoned Revivals 180
Stop at Two campaign 79
storytelling 80, 500, 520
Strait of John de Silva 221
Strait of Johor 85, 433, 521
Straits Chinese British Association 461
Straits Chinese Magazine, The 305
Straits Chinese See Peranakans
Straits dollar 31, 153
Straits of Malacca and Singapore 320, 521, 524: Khoo Swee Chiow swimming across Strait of Malacca 279
Straits Settlements 122, 137, 522: first Asian justice of the peace 546 See also Crown Colony
Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School 280, 375
Straits Settlements Association 24, 150
Straits Settlements Civil Service 23, 522
Straits Settlements Legislative Council 20
Straits Settlements Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve 449
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force 511, 522
Straits Steamship Company 292, 523, 538, 541
Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce, The 593
Straits Times, The 21, 236, 279, 358, 381, 444, 497, 523, 593: founding of 42
Straits Trading Company 181, 431, 523, 566
strata title apartments and condominiums 141, 290
Strategic Economic Plan 160
Straydogs, The 180
streaming 424, 523
Streats 566
street opera 112
Street Smart 140
Streetscape Greenery Master Plan 209
strikes 109, 287
striptease 90
Student Service Centres 107
study mamas 524
Stylers, The 524, 553
Su Guaning 108, 524
Suara Merdeka 124
Suarez, Bobby A. 64, 562
Subandrio 141
Subar Darat 506
Subar Laut 506
Subordinate Courts 50, 188, 269, 299, 417, 524, 530
Subramaniam, Murugu 534
Substation, The 182, 282, 284, 420, 524
Sudarmadji, S. 407
Suez Canal 24, 181, 401, 524
Suez crisis 316
sugar 24, 524
Sugar King 388
Sugarflies, The 180
Sugumaran 534
Suharto 141, 249, 250, 587
Sukarno 141
Sukkot 265
Sulaiman, Sultan 75
Sulawesi 75
Sultan Hussein Ordinance 259
Sultan Mahmud 243
Sultan Mosque 39, 258, 458, 525
Suma Oriental 258, 416
Sumbawanese 324
Sumi Jo 562
Sumida Haruzo, Lieutenant-Colonel 525
Sumitomo 271
Sun, Stefanie 114, 123, 302, 525
Sun Thian Keng Temple 525
Sun Yat Sen 104, 309, 525, 526: inauguration of the United Chinese Library 573
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall 125, 525, 526
Sundararaju, Pon 534
Sunday Times, The 381
Sundramoorthy, V. 510
Sunfeng Xiangsong 526
Sung Li Sang 118
Sungai Pulai 526
Sungei Api Api 526
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 66, 151, 336, 377, 527
Sungei Jurong 578
Sungei Kallang 578
Sungei Seletar 578
Sungei Tengah, 578
Sunni 361, 469, 473
SunShare Investments 316
Suntec City 192, 526
Sunvic 135
sup tulang 527
Super XX 93
Supreme Court 50, 149, 269, 299, 417, 527
Supreme Court buildings 39, 41, 240, 384, 528
Suradi Parjo 528
Surat 249
Suratman Markasan 528
Surfers, The 180, 387
Suri Mohyani 44
Suryadinata, Leo 108
Susilo, Ronald 391, 528
Suzhou Industrial Park 103
Suzhou-Singapore International School (Jakarta) 256
Swallows, The 529
Swan & Maclaren 23, 39, 62, 72, 86, 99, 125, 185, 242, 265, 277, 319, 345, 441, 458, 518, 519, 525, 529, 557, 560, 580, 590
Sweet Charity 180
Swettenham, Sir Frank 487, 529
swimming 32, 90, 199, 215, 279, 379, 499, 508, 600
Swiss Club 529
Swiss School Singapore 256
Swissôtel The Stamford and Raffles The Plaza 440, 529
Switzerland 52, 160, 480
Sword, James 523
syair 212, 529
Syariah Court 23, 258, 270, 528, 530: first president of 532; kadhi 325
Sydney, HMAS 595
Syed Abdillah Ahmad al-Jufri 27, 35
Syed Abdul Kadir 530
Syed Abdul Rahman as-Saqaf 277
Syed Isa Mohamad Semait 27, 35, 530
Syed Ja’afar Hassan Albar 437, 530
Syed Sheik Alhadi 258, 531
Syme, Hugh 531
Syme & Co. 24, 359, 531
Synagogue Street 265
Syonan 262, 531
Syonan Chureito 75, 531, 531
Syonan Hoso Kyoku 438
Syonan Jinja 531, 531
Syonan Times 523
Syrian Christians 531
Syrian Orthodox Church 249
Sze Hai Tong Bank (Four Seas Communications Bank) 544