Page numbers in bold denote the location of actual entries or boxed sections in the book.
A*STAR See Agency for Science, Technology and Research
A.C. Harper and Co. 213
A.L. Johnston & Co. 268
Aandeappan, Naa. 534
Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque 18
Abdul Aleem Siddique, Maulana 18, 52, 260
Abdul Gaffar Mohamed Ibrahim 210
Abdul Gaffoor Mosque 18, 249
Abdul Gaffoor Shaik Hyder, Shaik 18
Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid 18, 45
Abdul Halim Haron 18
Abdul Jalil 227
Abdul Kadir, Tengku 30
Abdul Karim 476
Abdul Rahim Kajai 322, 577
Abdul Rahman, Maulana 277
Abdul Rahman, Sultan 18, 318
Abdul Rahman, Temenggong 19, 244, 324, 332, 439, 558
Abdul Rahman, Tengku 269
Abdul Rahman, Tunku 19, 23, 51, 295, 408, 437, 466–67, 530: Baling talks 330; Merger 347
Abdul Razak, Tun 20, 57, 434, 437
Abdul Samad 20
Abdul, Paula 135, 459
Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Munshi 20, 264, 322, 264, 530
Abdullah Badawi 333
Abdullah Majid See Dollah Majid
Abdullah Tarmugi 21
Abdullah, Sultan of Kedah 407
Abdullah’s School for Malay Children 21
Abingdon Tunnels 21
Abisheganaden, Alex 21
Abisheganaden, Jacintha 21, 292
Abisheganaden, Paul 21, 133
ABN AMRO 21, 55
Abu Bakar Pawanchee 22, 353, 573
Abu Bakar, Sultan 22, 29, 244, 268, 269, 546, 558, 572
Abu Hanifa al-Nu’man Thabit 228
Academy of Medicine 135, 279, 445
Aceh 250
ACS See Anglo-Chinese School
Act 3 182
Action Community for Entrepreneurship 181
Action for AIDS 22
ACTION Theatre 22, 182, 605
acupuncture 22, 109, 569
Acupuncture Research Clinic 22
Adamson, William 213
Adelphi Hotel 22, 42
ADLUS 238
Administration of Muslim Law Act 23, 258, 530: madrasahs 317; Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura 319; mosques 358; mufti 361; wakaf 581
Administrative Service 23, 431
Adnan Othman 418
Adnan Saidi, Lieutenant 23, 59, 323
A-Do 114
Adult Education Board 23
adversarial process 299
advertising 168
Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore 144
Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts 184
Advocates and Solicitors Society See Law Society of Singapore
AFTA See Association of Southeast Asia Free Trade Area
ageing population 509 See also demography; eldercare; ElderShield
Agency for Science, Technology and Research 23, 253: awards given by 373
agency houses 23, 225, 477
Aging Youth Productions 180
Agni Kootthu 24, 536
agriculture 24
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority 354
ah ku 25, 113, 274, 427 See also karayuki-san; prostitution
Ah Meng 503
Ahmad, Raja 572
Ahmad, Sultan (of Terengganu) 18
Ahmad Ibrahim 25
Ahmad Jaafar 25
Ahmad Jais 418
Ahmad Mattar 25
Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim 18, 26, 447
Ahmadiyya 26
Ai Hwa School 26: Ai Hua Music and Drama Society 125
Ai Tong School 26, 132: Ai Tong Alumni 106; founder of 541
Air Accident Investigation Bureau 354
air force See Republic of Singapore Air Force
airbases See Seletar Airbase; Sembawang Airbase; Tengah Airbase
airports 406: investment and management 130 See also Changi Airfield; Changi Airport; Kallang Airport; Paya Lebar Airport
Aitken, Alexander Muirhead 162
Aitken, James 511
Aitken and Ong Siang 511: and David Marshall 338
Akihito, Emperor 260
Akitek Tenggara 40, 552
Al-Abrar Mosque 26, 249, 258, 555
al-Haddad family 27
Al Imam 26, 258, 532, 531
Al Jama’ah Al Islamiyyah 265
Al-Khatib, Umar Abdullah 27
Al-Masalik wal Mamalik (Roads and Kingdoms) 319
Al-Mizan 367
Al-Wehdah Al-Arabiah Bi-Singhafura See Arab Association of Singapore
Alaapana 247
Alatas, Syed Hussein 27
Albrand, Father Étienne 84
Albukhary, Syed Mokhtar 361
Alexandra Barracks 27, 467
Alexandra Brickworks Company 69
Alexandra Hospital 27: Alexandra Hospital massacre 27
Alfian Sa’at 28, 564: involvement in Malay theatre 326
Alfred Wong Partnership 40, 590
Alhadi, Syed Sheik 26
Alhady, Syed Alwi 326
Alhambra 28
Ali, Raja Haji 75, 572
Ali ibn Abu Talib 473
Ali Iskandar Shah, Sultan 28, 20, 244, 259, 324
Aliman Hassan 28
Aljunied, Syed Abdul Rahman 317
Aljunied, Syed Mohammed Harun 28, 35, 205
Aljunied, Syed Omar Ali 28, 35, 60, 205, 391
Aljunied family 28
Alkaff, Syed Mohamed Abdul Rahman 28
Alkaff, Syed Shaik 28
Alkaff Bridge 500
Alkaff family 28, 35
Alkaff Gardens 28
Alkaff Mansion 29
Almahdi Al-Haj Ibrahim See Nadiputra
Alsagoff, Syed Abdul Rahman 29, 30
Alsagoff, Syed Abdul Rahman Taha 20
Alsagoff, Syed Ahmad 30, 191
Alsagoff, Syed Ali Redha 301
Alsagoff, Syed Ibrahim 30
Alsagoff, Syed Mohamad Ahmad 30, 226, 317
Alsagoff, Syed Mohamed 29
Alsagoff, Syed Umar 30
Alsagoff family 29, 35, 38, 212
Alwaleed Talal Alsaud, Prince 286
All Malaya Missionary Society 18
all-party delegation 144, 339, 346
All-Singapore Fire Brigade Employees’ Union 25
Allen, Christopher 29
Allen, R.G.D. 298
Allen & Gledhill 29, 120: and David Marshall 338
Allgreen Properties 29
Alliance Française 29, 471
Alliance Party (Malaya/Malaysia) 19 See also Singapore Alliance Party
Allied Land Forces South East Asia 583
Amallathasan 30, 534, 573
Amaruddin 534
Amateur Stage Play Society 118
Amateur Theatre Society, The 118
Ambassador Hotel 141
Amber Road 265
Ambo Sooloh, Haji 30
Ambrose, James 30
Amelia Bishop Press 360
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 121, 275
American British Dutch Australian Command 189
American Business Committee 30
American Business Council 30
American Chamber of Commerce 30
American Club, The 30
American President Lines 379
Amin, M. 228
Aminah Mohamed 231, 337
Amitabha Buddhist Society of Singapore 74
Amma’s Society 233
Amoy University 306
amphibians See reptiles and amphibians
amusement parks 30, 112, 114, 127, 471 See also Gay World; Great World; New World
Anbazhagan, M. 534
ancestor worship 116
Anchor Beer 47
Anderson Bridge 31, 500
Anderson Secondary School 51
Anderson, Arthur 401
Anderson, Carrie 408
Anderson, John (author) 425
Anderson, Sir John (businessman) 31, 225
Anderson, Sir John (governor) 31
Ando Kozo 31
Ang, Andrew 31
Ang, Belinda 31
Ang, Geoff 414
Ang, Sunny 31
Ang & Partners 31
Ang Chwee Chai 32, 415
Ang Keng Leng 39
Ang Kok Peng 32
Ang Mo Kio 32
Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital 32, 569
Ang Peng Siong 32, 215
Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya 45
Angkatan Sasterawan 50 See ASAS 50
Anglican Crisis Relief Outreach and Support Singapore 33
Anglicans 32, 121
Anglo-Chinese (Independent) 246
Anglo-Chinese School 33, 121, 350, 355, 390
Anglo-Dutch Treaty 18, 33, 150, 188, 205, 440
Anglo-Japanese alliance 595
Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement 73
Anglo-Swiss Trading Company 243
Anglo-Tamil schools 532
angsana 231
Angsana resorts and spas 56
Angullia, Ahmadd Mohamed Salleh 34
Angullia, Eusof Ebrahim 34
Angullia, Mohamed Salleh Eusoff 34
Angullia family 34
Angullia Mosque 34
Angus, J.W. 135
anime 261
Ann Siang Hill 100
Annalakshmi 272
annual wage supplement 34
Anson by-election (1981) 34, 266, 417, 487
Anson Road Stadium 508, 510
anti-corruption measures 148
Anton Bruckner Society, Singapore: founder-president of 538
ants 252
Anuar, Hedwig 330, 430
Anwarul Haque 34
APEC See Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APL Logistics, 379
Appau, Edmund 247
Appeals Board 290
Application of English Law Act 299
Apsaras Arts 34, 247, 460
Aquosos 243
Arab Association 35
Arab Street 34
Arabs 28, 34, 35, 38, 258: inter-marriage with Malays 331
Arasu, V.T. 35, 534
arbitration 35
Arcade, The 28
archaeological research 420
archaeological sites 36: coins 153 See also pre-modern history
Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People 318
Archiplan 40
Architects Act 1991 67
Architects Team 3 40
Architectural Heritage Award 18
architecture 38 See also conservation areas; Gothic style; Palladian style; shophouses
Archurban Architects Planners 40
Ardmore Park Apartments 141
Area Licensing Scheme and Restricted Zone 35, 82
Armed Forces Council 36
Armenian Church 36, 38, 120, 136, 167
Armenian Street 48
Armenians 36, 358
Armour Gunnery Tactical Simulator 159
armoured personnel carrier 64
Arms Offences Act 81
Army 21, 42, 138, 409, 480 See also Commandos; Guards; National Service; Republic of Singapore Airforce; Republic of Singapore Navy; Singapore Armed Forces
Army Civil Service Union 494
Arong Bilawa 75, 205, 324
arowana 43, 197
art 44, 401, 416, 480
Art Galleries Association of Singapore 124
Artists Village, The 43, 416, 547
ARTrium 352
arts awards See Cultural Medallion; Young Artist Award
Arts Fission Company, The 43
Arts House, The 43, 390
Arts Housing Scheme 368
Arts Theatre of Singapore 43, 118, 551
Arya Samaj 43, 232, 233
Asahi Isohi, Count 43
ASAS 50 46, 321, 322: founder members 339, 361; involvement in Malay theatre 326
ASEAN Cultural and Communication Award 97
ASEAN Free Trade Area 46, 138
ASEAN Regional Forum 46
ASEAN Sculpture Garden 46, 382
ASEAN See Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN-India summit 246
ASEM See Asia-Europe Meeting
Asia Evangelistic Fellowship 122
Asia Garden 47
Asia Insurance 47: building 39, 47
Asia Pacific Breweries 47, 100, 565
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 47, 166, 569
Asia Research Institute 47
Asia-Europe Foundation 46
Asia-Europe Meeting 47, 569
Asian Civilisations Museum 48, 176, 549
Asian Currency Unit 48 : first local bank to obtain licence 574
Asian dollar bond market 47
Asian dollar market 47, 400
Asian financial crisis 48, 148, 166, 445: bailout package for Indonesia 250; impact on income 245; preparations during to evacuate Japanese from Jakarta 260
Asian Games 18, 32, 34: first Singaporean woman gold medallist 95
Asian values 238, 471
Asian Women’s Welfare Association 49
Assemblies of God 121, 408
Assembly House 390
asset management 81
Assisi Home and Hospice 239, 359
Assizes: first held 362
Associated Theatres Limited 313
Associated, International and Loke Theatres 234
Association of Banks in Singapore, The 49
Association of Muslim Professionals 49, 52
Association of Singapore Tamil Writers 30
Association of Small & Medium Enterprises 49, 507
Association of Southeast Asian Nations 49, 166, 201–2, 333, 444, 461, 569
Association of the Blind 602
Association of Women for Action and Research 50
Assyafaah Mosque 40
Assyakirin Mosque 358
Atchison, James S. 299
athletics 539
Atlantic Cinema 222
attap chee 336
attorney-general 71, 509 See also legal
system
Attorney-General’s Chambers 50, 150
Au Kang See Hougang
Auditor-General’s Office 50
auspicious times 116
Australand Property Group 81
Australia 135, 137 See also Christmas Island
Australian International School 256
Automobile Association of Singapore 50
autonomous schools 50, 84, 580
avian flu See bird flu
aviation 50
Avicennia 36
Aw Boon Haw 51, 125, 167, 228, 229, 260, 365, 478, 501, 565
Aw Boon Par 51, 125, 228, 229, 478, 565
Aw Chu Kin 228, 565
Aw Kow 167
Awang Bakar 510
AWARE See Association of Women for Action and Research
AWOL 63
Axe Brand Universal Oil 51
Ayakanno Marimuthu 152
Ayambil Oli 260
Ayutthya 258
Azahari revolt 51
Aziz Sattar 75
Azman Abdullah 51