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Straits Times
Established in the early days of British colonial rule, and can be considered the successor to various other newspapers from the time such as the Singapore Chronicle. -
Malaya Becomes a Crown Colony
The Straits Settlements, made up of Melaka, Singapore, Penang, a few other places, become directly under British rule as an official Crown Colony. There was a legislative political body, allowing the citizens to be governed by local authority, a seperate administrative government, and a civil service department -
Opening of the Suez Canal
The opening of the Suez canal had a widespread affect on the trade industry. For Singapore, it brought about more trade business and wealth. It revolutionized trade and was the cause of the boom in trade after 1869. Steamships were able to get to and from Asia faster and people were able to ship their items faster than ever before. -
Treaty of Pangkor
Signed on Jan 20th 1874, this treaty overrode the non-intervention policy when the British government took control of the Malayian sultanate. This was the official beginning of British Malaya. The British began to modernize and develop Malaya -
Anglo-Siamese Treaty
Also known as the Bangkok treaty, this was signed with England without Malaysia's consent or say. It effectively divided the northern Malay states into two separate parts. The border between Thailand and Malaysia is the result of this treaty -
British Naval Base Established
To the west of Sembawang Park is the Sembawang Shipyard, which was His Majesty's Naval Base (H M Naval Base) of the British Royal Navy from 1920s until Singapore's independence. The busy and geographically advantaged port in Singapore and the urgent need for a naval base made the British decide to establish a Naval Base in Singapore. In 1923, the construction of Naval Base began in Sembawang and completed in 1938. -
Japanese capture Malaya
Japanese troops launched an amphibious assault on the northern coast of Malaya at Kota Bharu and started advancing. The battle is notable for the Japanese use of bicycle infantry, which allowed troops to carry more equipment and swiftly move through thick jungle terrain. Royal Engineers, equipped with demolition charges, destroyed over a hundred bridges during the retreat, which did little to delay the Japanese. By the time the Japanese had captured Singapore, they had suffered 9,600 casualties -
Japanese take Singapore
The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II occurred between about 1942 and 1945 after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Singapore after defeating the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore Singapore was officially returned to British colonial rule on 12 September 1945, following the formal signing of the surrender instrument at City Hall.
