Page numbers in bold denote the location of actual entries or boxed sections in the book.
Kadayanallur 248, 573
Kadir, Tengku 20
Kaffa Kaldi 232
kalai nigalchi 247
Kalaivaanar Arts 536
Kalaivaani Nadaga Kuzhu 536
Kalamandhir Temple of Fine Arts 247, 272
Kallang Airport 62, 72, 272, 327, 406, 479: Belfast crash at 272; resettlement due to construction of 325
Kallang Extension River Scheme 361
Kallang River 272, 450, 452, 588
Kallang River Reservoir 450, 584
Kallang Roar 508
Kallang Theatre 272
Kallang/Whampoa 272
Kam Kee Yong 272
Kam Ning 133, 273
Kamaruddin, E.F. 326
Kamish, J. 418
Kampong Bukit Chermin 261
Kampong Glam 28, 35, 143, 258, 273, 324, 331, 576
Kampong Glam Malay School 580
Kampong Java 261
Kampong Kapor Methodist Church 350, 472
Kampong Lorong Buangkok 273
Kampong Pachitan 261
Kampong Selak Kain 273
Kampong Tempei 261
kampongs 212, 273, 324, 431: last in Singapore 325
Kampung Ayer Gemuroh 325
Kampung Lorong Buangkok 325
Kampung Melayu Jalan Eunos 325, 357
Kampung Melayu West Coast 325
Kampung Temenggung 324
Kampung Tengah 325
kampung See kampongs
Kamsin 476
Kan Ting Chiu 273
Kandang Kerbau 119 See also Tekka Market
Kandang Kerbau Hospital 280, 445, 472 See also KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Kang Le Music Research Society 106, 118, 125, 273
Kang Tai 433
Kang Youwei 104, 142, 274
Kannabiran, Rama 274, 534
Kannadi 35
Kannottam 35
kapitan cina 274, 546
karayuki-san 261, 274, 427
Karimun Island 578, 597: Sir Stamford Raffles’ and Colonel William Farquhar’s exploration of 190
Karthigesu, M. 274
Kassim Ismail Mansur 467
katak 247
kathakali 247
kati 52, 275: conversion to tahil 532
Katong 24, 275
Katong Confectionery and Bakery 269
Katong Convent 145
Katz, Aaron 275
Katz, Herman 275, 359
Katz Brothers 275
Kausikan, Bilahari Kim Hee P.S. 444
kavadis 560
Kawamura Saburo 58, 275, 511, 583
kaya toast 275
Ke Chaoping 273
Keasberry, Benjamin Peach 121, 275, 421, 425
Keat Hong Community Centre Chinese Orchestra 106
Kecik, Raja 268
Kee, Leslie 414
Kee Pookong 108
Kee Soon Bee 584
Keep Singapore Clean campaign 311
Kelana Purba 161
Kelly, Ann 510
kelongs 433
Kempeitai 120, 275, 305, 389, 440, 511, 525, 526, 604: torture of Lim Bo Seng 305; War Crimes Commission 583 See also Japanese Occupation
Kent Ridge Canopy Walk 276
Kent Ridge Park 276
Keppel, Sir Henry 134, 276
Keppel Corporation 276, 473, 523
Keppel Energy 276
Keppel Harbour 276, 313: establishment of 181; defences in 204, 287
Keppel Land 276, 426
Keppel Offshore and Marine 276
Keppel Railway Station 276, 333, 443: stonework 384
Keppel Shipyard 276
Keppel Strait 239, 578, 579
Keppel TatLee Bank 400
Kerala 249
keramat 117, 277
Keramat Habib Noh 226, 277
Keramat Iskandar Shah 258, 277
Keramat Kusu 277, 285
Keramat Panjang 277
Keramat Radin Mas 277, 438
Keris Film 234
Keris Mas 46, 322
Kerry Media, Holdings and Group 285
Kesatuan Guru-Guru Melayu Singapura 277
Kesatuan Melayu Singapura 20, 30, 264, 356: first local political party 416
Kew Gardens 451
Keys, P.H. 280
Keys & Dowdeswell 39, 82, 207
Khairul Anwar Salleh 326
Khalsa 477
Khan, Ahmad 278
Khattar, Sat Pal 278
KhattarWong 278, 444, 561
Khaw Boon Wan 278
Khek See Hakka
Khoja 473
Khong Guan Biscuit Factory 99, 278
Khoo, Eric 120, 193, 278, 280, 572
Khoo, Michael 465
Khoo, Warren 279
Khoo Boon Hui 279
Khoo Foundation 279, 280
Khoo Oon Teik 31, 122, 225, 279, 371
Khoo Seok Wan 142, 274
Khoo Swee Chiow 279
Khoo T.S. 279
Khoo Teck Him 274
Khoo Teck Puat 279, 280, 342
Khoo Yang Thin 280
Kian Guan 388
Kidnapping Act 81
Kidney Dialysis Foundation 280
Kiew Lee Tong Temple 112, 230
Kilgour, Jessie 213
killer litter 280
Killiney Kopi Tiam 135, 275
Kim Eng Securities 292
Kim Eng Teochew Opera 112
Kim Mui Hoey Kuan 552
Kim Seng & Co. 214
Kim Seng Bridge 500
Kim Seng Road 30
king cobra 134–35
King Edward VII College of Medicine 20, 31, 97, 280, 375, 440, 445, 541, 577
Kingman, Doug 585
Kiong Kong Tuan 123
Kipling, Rudyard 280
Kittapa, A. 247
Kiung Chow Hwee Kuan 226
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital 280, 504, 552 See also Kandang Kerbau Hospital
KLM 135
K-mart 351
KMS See Kesatuan Melayu Singapura
Knight, Glenn 148
knowledge-based economy 23, 139, 281
KNTA Architects 40
Ko Teck Kin 281, 353
Kobberø, Finn 563
Koch, Alexander 221
Koek, Edwin 281
Koh, Billy 114, 310, 281 See also Chinese popular music
Koh, C.Y. 39
Koh, Edmund 281
Koh, Joyce 133, 281
Koh, Kirby 414
Koh, Tommy 47, 48, 87, 108
Koh Beng Seng 282
Koh Boon Hwee 282
Koh Boon Pin 572
Koh Cher Siang 423
Koh Eng Kian 282
Koh Nguang How 43
Koh Seow Chuan 218, 304
Koh Sok Koon 149
Koh Tian Kit 119
Koh Yong Guan 282
Kok Heng Leun 118, 163, 282
kolam 417
Kolam Ayer Youth Orchestra 247
kompang 282
Kon, Stella 182, 282
Kong Chow Wui Koon, 313
Kong Hee 129, 235
Kong Hwa School 132
Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery 74, 283, 580
Kong Mui Yee 408
Koochoo Palli See Al-Abrar Mosque
kopitiam See coffee shops
Korean War 295
koro panic 283
Kota Baru, Japanese landing at 328
Kota Raja Malay School 580
koyan 283
Krait, HMAS 394
Kranji-Jurong Line 283 See also Malaya Campaign
Kranji Reservoir 450
Kranji War Cemetery and Singapore Memorial 93, 283, 518
Kreta Ayer 284
Kreta Ayer People’s Theatre 112, 217
Krishna Our Guide 233
Krishnan, L. 193, 284
Krishnan, P. 284, 534, 536
Kristang 186
Krohcol, 395
ku kheh 506 See also sinkheh
Kucinta 483
Kulasekaram, T. 284
Kumar 284
Kunalan, C. 284
Kuo International 392
Kuo Pao Kun 24, 118, 182, 217, 284, 420, 471, 524, 561
Kuok, Robert 285, 470
Kuok Group 29
Kuok Khoon Ean 285
Kuomintang 102, 104, 511, 526: first political party in Singapore 416; and Lim Bo Seng 305 See also Sun Yat Sen
Kusu Island 259, 285
Kwa Geok Choo 57, 285, 292, 436
Kwa Soon Bee 285
Kwan, Robert 285, 286
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho 285, 515, 602
Kwan Loong 229
Kwan Sai Kheong 285, 286, 349
Kwang Hok 462
Kwasniewski, Aleksander 143
Kwek Hong Png 129, 238, 286
Kwek Leng Beng 129, 286
Kwek Leng Joo 286, 507
Kwok, Aaron 292
Kwong Wai Shiu (secret society) 462
Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital 286, 313, 546
Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng 65, 80, 131, 286
Kwong Yik Bank 55