A number of commemorative events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore and the Japanese Occupation took place across the country on Wednesday (15 February). Experience the darkest ...

For many History students, World War II is one of those important yet inaccessible topics. After all, it took place over 70 years ago (1943 – 1945), and it’s hard to imagine how modern day Singapore ...

Singapore, a small island nation with no significant natural resources, transformed from a mangrove to a global economic ...

You might have heard of Fort Seropong and Fort Siloso on Sentosa, but do you know about Fort Connaught? Fort Connaught was built for the defence of Keppel Harbour, an important ship-building and ...

A Toddler in Singapore at the Outbreak of WW2. Or The Early Years of an Urchin in WW2 We were on the high seas in 1939 when war was declared. I was four and a half, accompanying my parents to ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Perhaps the biggest consequence of the fall of Singapore was the destruction of Britain’s Asian empire. Depleted by the First World War and then squeezed dry ...

The Battlebox was constructed in 1938 to serve as a highly secret command center under Fort Canning Hill. Find out its secrets from World War II and its new place in Singapore’s history.

Singapore's history starts long before its independence, and its many years under British Colonial rule and its occupation by Japan during World War II have left behind fascinating traces of the ...

The footage is part of a new tour rolled out by the Singapore History Consultants aimed at giving visitors a deeper understanding of the frame of mind the defending forces were in, and the events ...

At Singapore When we got to Singapore this Frenchman took me to his home, which he was sharing with another Frenchman. They said they would give us a room to sleep in and we’d be alright.

I have come to Singapore to find the part of its history that was, for two generations, mostly lost.

A Toddler in Singapore at the Outbreak of WW2. Or The Early Years of an Urchin in WW2 We were on the high seas in 1939 when war was declared.