History project

THIS IA A HISTORY PROJECT I DID and was told to write it in a form of a blog so here it is



This are some names during the merger which were press and many more

Abdullah bin Abdul Khadir. The Hikayat Abdullah. Translation by A H Hill. Singapore: Malayan Publishing House, 1955.

Buckley, Charles B. An Anecdotal History of Old Times in Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1984.
Chew, Ernest C T., and Edwin Lee (ed.). A History of Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991.
Chopard, Kelly. Rochore: Eyewitness. Singapore: Landmark Books, 1989.
Clutterbuck, Richard. Conflict and Violence in Singapore and Malaysia 1945- 1983. Rev. ed. Singapore: Graham Brash, 1984.
Drysdale, John. Singapore:Struggle for Success. Singapore: Times Books International, 1984.
Flower, Raymond. Rames: The Story of Singapore. Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, 1984.
Fong, Leslie (ed.). Singapore 25 years: a Straits Times special, National Day, 9 Aug 1990. Singapore: Straits Times Press, 1990.
Geylang Serai, Down Memory Lane. Singapore: Heinemann and National Archives, 1986.
Jayapa1, Maya. Old Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Josey, Alex. Lee Kuan Yew: The Struggle for Singapore. 3rd ed. London: Angus & Robertson, 1980.
Lee, Edwin. The British as Rulers: Governing Multiracial Singapore, 1867-1914. Singapore: Singapore University Press, 1991.
Makepeace, Walter, et al. (ed.). One Hundred Years of Singapore. Reprint ed. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1991. 2v.
Mant, GiIbert. The Singapore Surrender. Kenthurst, Australia: Kangaroo Press, 1992.
Miksic, John N. Archaeological Research on the 'Forbidden Hill' of Singapore: Excavations at Fort Canning, 1984. Singapore: National Museum, 1985.
National Monuments. Singapore: Preservation of Monuments Board, 1 '385.
Pearson, Harold Frank. Singapore: A Popular History 1819-1960. Singapore:Times Books International, 1985.
Perumbulavil, Vilasini. From Singapore to Syonan-to, 1941 1945: A Select Bibliography. Singapore: Reference Services Division, National Library, 1992.
Recollections: People and Places. Singapore: Oral History Dept., 1990.
Road to Nationhood: Singapore 1819-1980. Singapore: Archives and Oral History Department and Singapore News and Publications Ltd, 1984
Seet, Khiam Keong. Singapore Celebrates. Singapore: Times Editions,1990.
Sharp, llsa. There is Only One Raffles: The Story of a Grand Hotel. Lonclon: Souvenir Press, 1981.
Singapore, An Illustrated History, 1941 -1984. Singapore: Information Division, Ministry of Culture, Singapore 1984.
Singapore: Island, City, State. Singapore: Times Editions, 1990.
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles : Book of Days. Singapore: Antiques of the Orient, 1993.
Song, Ong Siang. One Hundred Years History of the Chinese in Singapore. R eprinted. Singapore: oxford University Press, 1984.
The Japanese Occupation 1942-1945. Singapore: Archives and Oral History Department and Singapore News and Publications Ltd, 1985.
Thomas, Francis. Memories of a Migrant. Singapore: University Education Press, 1972.
Turnbull, Constance M. A History of Singapore, 1819-1988. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Warren, James Francis. Rickshaw Coolie. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1986.
Winstedt, Kichard O. The Malays: A Cultural History. Singapore: Graham Brash, 1981 .
Wise,Michael. Travellers' Tales of Old Singapore. Singapore: Times Books International, 1985.
Wurtzburgh, Charles E. Raffles of the Eastern Isles. Reprint ed. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1984.
Yap, Siang Yong. Fortress Singapore: The Battlefield Guide. Singapore: Times Books International, 1992.
Yen, Ching Hwang. A Social History of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya. 1800-1911. Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1986.

This part of the section talks about SElf -GOVERMENT
Towards Self-Government
The British forces returned in September 1945 and Singapore came under the British Military Administration. When the period of military administration ended in March 1946, the Straits Settlements was dissolved. On 1 April 1946, Singapore became a Crown Colony. Penang and Malacca became part of the Malayan Union in 1946, and later the Federation of Malaya in 1948.
Postwar Singapore was a contrast to the prewar country of transient immigrants. The people, especially the merchant class, clamored for a say in the government. Constitutional powers were initially vested in the Governor who had an advisory council of officials and nominated non-officials. This evolved into the separate Executive and Legislative Councils in July 1947. The Governor retained firm control over the colony but there was provision for the election of six members to the Legislative Council by popular vote. Hence, Singapore's first election was held on 20 March 1948.
When the Communist Party of Malaya tried to take over Malaya and Singapore by force, a state of emergency was declared in June 1948. The emergency lasted for 12 years. Towards the end of 1953, the British government appointed a commission under Sir George Rendel to review Singapore's constitutional position and make recommendations for change. The Rendel proposals were accepted by the government and served as the basis of a new constitution that gave Singapore a greater measure of self-government.
The 1955 election was the first lively political contest in Singapore's history. Automatic registration expanded the register of voters from 75,000 to over 300,000, and for the first time, it included large numbers of Chinese, who had manifested political apathy in previous elections. The Labor Front won 10 seats. The Peoples Action Party (PAP), which fielded four candidates, won three seats. David Marshall became Singapore's first Chief Minister on 6 April 1955, with a coalition government made up of his own Labor Front, the United Malays National Organization and the Malayan Chinese Association .
Marshall resigned on 6 June 1956, after the breakdown of constitutional talks in London on attaining full internal self government. Lim Yew Hock, Marshall's deputy and minister for Labor became the Chief Minister. The March 1957 constitutional mission to London led by Lim Yew Hock was successful in negotiating the main terms of a new Singapore Constitution. On 28 May 1958, the Constitutional Agreement was signed in London.
Self-government was attained in 1959. In May that year Singapore's first general election was held to choose 51 representatives to the first fully elected Legislative Assembly. The PAP won 43 seats, gleaning 53.4 percent of the total votes. On June 3, the new Constitution confirming Singapore as a self-governing state was brought into force by the proclamation of the Governor, Sir William Goode, who became the first Yang di-Pertuan Negara (Head of State). The first Government of the State of Singapore was sworn in on June 5, with Lee Kuan Yew as Singapore's first Prime Minister.
The PAP had come to power in a united front with the communists to fight British colonialism. The communists controlled many mass organizations, especially of workers and students. It was an uneasy alliance between the PAP moderates and the pro communists, with each side trying to use the other for its own ultimate objective--in the case of the moderates, to obtain full independence for Singapore as part of a non-communist Malaya; in the case of the communists, to work towards a communist take-over.
The tension between the two factions worsened from 1960 and led to an open split in l961, with the pro-communists subsequently forming a new political party, the Barisan Sosialis. The other main players in this drama were the Malayans, who, in 1961, agreed to Singapore's merger with Malaya as part of a larger federation. This was also to include British territories in Borneo, with the British controlling the foreign affairs, defense and internal security of Singapore.
The Malaysia Proposal...

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