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racial riots singapore 1969 - Google Search

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The 1969 race riots of Singapore were one of the two riots encountered in post-independence Singapore. The seven days of communal riots from 31 May to 6 June 1969, a result of the spillover of the 13 May Incident in Malaysia, resulted in a final toll of 4 dead and 80 wounded.

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25 YEARS AGO What The Straits Times reported on July 22, 1964 THE Acting Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, appealed for calm in a broadcast last night on the clashes which occurred in Singapore yesterday in which four people were killed and 178 injured,

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A summary of the Racial Riots during 1964. I've received comments saying that this is bias and all, and I'm sorry if it seems that way. I just got my info of...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV-ijcP6vDM

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Macdonald House Bombing claimed third victim with the death of Mohammad Yasin Bin Kesit , 45 yrs old , a car driver . Mohammad was in a coma and died in the afternoon.

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TheHousingandDevelopmentBoardisestablished

1st Feb 1960

Established on 1 February 1960, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) was formed for the primary functions of managing new and existing buildings, the clearance and redevelopment of slums and urban areas, and the development of rural and agricultural areas for resettlement.[1] These tasks were previously undertaken by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), but the latter was replaced by the HDB due to its poor performance.[2] At the time, the HDB’s most urgent task was to provide low-cost public housing to a growing population, particularly low-income groups who lived in high-risk dilapidated housing structures with overcrowded, unsanitary living conditions. Singapore’s rate of natural increase then was 4.3 percent, that is, about 60,000 citizens added to the population each year.[3]

After Singapore attained self-government in June 1959, a large number of experienced professional and technical officers at SIT either resigned or were served leaving notices. Only a handful of officers remained, together with several newly recruited local officers who had no practical experience.[4]

According to the Housing Development Board Act, a board was to be set up for HDB comprising a chairman, deputy chairman, and no less than three but no more than five members, all of whom were appointed by the Minister for Law and National Development.[5] Led by Chairman Lim Kim San, the Board of HDB comprised Reginald Quahe (deputy chairman), Cheng Kai Shui, Fong Kim Heng and Lim Chong Keat. The board began to build up the staff strength of the HDB. It retained experienced officers and recruited qualified workers to form the seven departments of HDB — Secretariat, Finance, Statistics and Research, Building, Estates, Urban Renewal and Resettlement.[6] These departments worked directly with chief executive officer, Howe Yoon Cheong, as well as Lim. As a result, decisions were made quickly and work coordinated effectively. This restored staff confidence and boosted their morale.[7]

A major focus of the HDB was to provide affordable housing for low-income families. The government rented out HDB flats at $20 per month (estimated to be no more than 20 percent of the average wage earner’s monthly income) to address this need.[8] Each flat had piped water, electricity, gas, modern sanitation and convenient refuse disposal chutes. Planning not just for isolated blocks of flats, the HDB built housing estates, providing residents with pleasant surroundings and easy access to basic amenities.[9] The low rentals could not cover the cost of construction, hence the government provided the HDB with a housing subsidy.[10]

The HDB rolled out its first five-year building programme, launching 51,031 housing units between 1961 and 1965 at an estimated cost of $194.1 million.[11] At least 10,000 low-cost flats were set aside for low-income groups. These flats were situated near the central area where many low-income groups conducted their  livelihoods.[12] At the end of 1960, the HDB had completed 1,682 units, with about 6,608 flats under construction.[13]

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National service (NS) was introduced in post-independence Singapore when the National Service (Amendment) Act came into effect on 17 March 1967.1 Then Defence Minister Goh Keng Swee justified the government’s decision to introduce compulsory conscription of male youths on the grounds of establishing a credible defence force and nation-building for Singapore.2 NS was also seen as the best way to quickly build up Singapore’s defence forces without placing a heavy burden on the country’s financial and manpower resources.3

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Paya Lebar Airport was officially opened, albeit with an interim terminal building, on 20 August 1955.
Paya Lebar Airport was built to replace Kallang Airport.
Control of the airport was transferred to RSAF in 1980 when it was renamed Paya Lebar Air Base

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Gp 1: Syarah, Jannah
Gp 2: Afini, Qairunishah
Gp 3: Fahmi, Aiman, Hadif
Gp 4: Hui Rong, Arunesh,
Gp 5: Hamzah, Bari
Gp 6: Jeremiah, Lawrence
Gp 7: Nisha, Nura, Asmidah
Gp 8: Kian Sheng, Justin, Duncan