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In 1964, Singapore was a State under the Federation of Malaysia. We had a Yang-Di-Pertuan Agong.
In this year a series of riots occured in Singapore. It took place twice in the month of July and September 1964.
There were hundreds of deaths and injured.
The worst riot took place close to the former Kg Soopoo close to the Kallang Gasworks and Geylang Serai.
The Police declared curfew and this was lifted only during certain times to enable people to buy food.
Singapore became a ghost-town during the curfew as only essential services like the army, police, medical staff and journalists were allowed on the road during curfew hours
The Royal Malaysian Police or Polis-Di-Raja Malaysia were present here to restore law and order.
Compared to our local policemen, these policemen from Malaysia were really tough to deal with.
The Malaysian policemen were ruthless, abused their authority and had no mercy for "curfew-breakers". Many were beaten senseless.
Once some friends and I came out in Lorong Koo Chye (well-known for gangsters and criminals) during the curfew hours.
A Black Maria appeared and out jumped the policemen with wicker-shields (made from rotan) and long batons.
Some of these officers were armed with rifles that had bayonets attached to it.
We ran helter-skelter and they started chasing us.
I managed to enter a Chinese house and quickly bolted the main door with a long rectangular wooden peice.
Next moment we heard heavy bangs on the door and at a stage the bayonet penetrated the termite-ridden door.
Many of us were wet in the pants with fear and quickly clambered onto the ceiling above via a small asbestos-cover.
The policemen entered and started shouting at a bed-ridden old man who could only mutter.
They then left the house. After some tense moments we came down, thanked the old man and left.
That old man was muttering Hokkien expletives at us.
I was then only about 16 years old. You can now guess my age, hahaha.........
Even the so-called Lorong Koo Chye "pai-kias" (gangsters) remained anchored at home too frightened of being beaten by these policemen.
What do you all think about the situation then, especially about the role of the Malaysian policemen in Singapore?
In this year a series of riots occured in Singapore. It took place twice in the month of July and September 1964.
There were hundreds of deaths and injured.
The worst riot took place close to the former Kg Soopoo close to the Kallang Gasworks and Geylang Serai.
The Police declared curfew and this was lifted only during certain times to enable people to buy food.
Singapore became a ghost-town during the curfew as only essential services like the army, police, medical staff and journalists were allowed on the road during curfew hours
The Royal Malaysian Police or Polis-Di-Raja Malaysia were present here to restore law and order.
Compared to our local policemen, these policemen from Malaysia were really tough to deal with.
The Malaysian policemen were ruthless, abused their authority and had no mercy for "curfew-breakers". Many were beaten senseless.
Once some friends and I came out in Lorong Koo Chye (well-known for gangsters and criminals) during the curfew hours.
A Black Maria appeared and out jumped the policemen with wicker-shields (made from rotan) and long batons.
Some of these officers were armed with rifles that had bayonets attached to it.
We ran helter-skelter and they started chasing us.
I managed to enter a Chinese house and quickly bolted the main door with a long rectangular wooden peice.
Next moment we heard heavy bangs on the door and at a stage the bayonet penetrated the termite-ridden door.
Many of us were wet in the pants with fear and quickly clambered onto the ceiling above via a small asbestos-cover.
The policemen entered and started shouting at a bed-ridden old man who could only mutter.
They then left the house. After some tense moments we came down, thanked the old man and left.
That old man was muttering Hokkien expletives at us.
I was then only about 16 years old. You can now guess my age, hahaha.........
Even the so-called Lorong Koo Chye "pai-kias" (gangsters) remained anchored at home too frightened of being beaten by these policemen.
What do you all think about the situation then, especially about the role of the Malaysian policemen in Singapore?
