Page numbers in bold denote the location of actual entries or boxed sections in the book.
La Salle Brothers 61
Labour Day 427
Labour Front 99, 144, 287, 300, 310, 346, 417, 502, 563, 594
Labour Party (British) 289
labour relations 170, 287
Labour Research Unit 242
Labrador Battery 287
Labrador Nature Reserve 288
Labuan 151, 522
Lady of Lourdes Church 249
Ladyhill Hotel 280
Lai Chun Yuen 63, 80, 112, 288
Lai Kew Chai 288
Lai Kui Fang 45, 414
Lai Siu Chiu 288
Lai Teck 94, 102, 175, 289, 330
Laila Majnun 193
Laju hijacking 289, 368, 552
lakawood 289, 313
Lake, Edward 203, 399
laksamana 463
Lam, Sandy 292
Lam, Sean 140
Lam Soon Tang Chong Huay 131
Lamangan, Joel 145
Lambert, Father L. 126
Lan Shui 133, 290, 501
Lanchester, William 149
Land Acquisition Act 35, 86, 290: resettlement of kampong dwellers 325
land reclamation 136, 147, 241, 290, 333, 401, 432, 433, 435, 442, 506, 555: effect on mangroves 336, 376
Land Sale Policy 40
land titles system 207
Land Transport Authority 290, 340, 354, 431
land use 576, 577
landed property 290 See also District 10
landfill 432
Landing Ship Tank 291
landowners 290
Lanka Union 89
Lantern Festival 606 See also Zhong Qiu Jie
Lao Sai Tao Yuan Teochew Wayang 112
Lao Zi’s birthday 550
Las Vegas Sands 255
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts 45, 253, 291, 343
Lat Pau 110, 118, 291, 381
Latha 534
Lau, Dorcas 56
Lau Pa Sat See Telok Ayer Market
Lavanya 272
Law Society of Singapore 291, 299, 465: disbarring of J.B. Jeyaretnam 266
Laycock, John 291, 295, 498: and orchids 398
Lazarus Island 259 See also Pulau Sakijang Pelepah
Le Blond, Max 291
Le Cain, John 292, 496
Le Corbusier 580
Le Keran 124
Leader of the House 292
leaf insects 252
leather 151
Lee, Aaron 178
Lee, Ang 230
Lee, Dennis 566
Lee, Dick 133, 180, 292, 392
Lee, George 209
Lee, Gloria 292
Lee, Katherine 234
Lee, Lawrence 95
Lee, Madeline 178
Lee, Stephen 126
Lee & Lee 31, 57, 124, 292
Lee Boon Wang 45
Lee Boon Yang 292, 559
Lee Brothers Studios 414
Lee Cheng Yam (Lee Cheng Yan) 107, 292, 523, 549
Lee Chiaw Meng 292
Lee Choon Guan 113, 292
Lee Choon Seng 222, 400
Lee Dai-Soh 446, 521
Lee Ek Tieng 293
Lee Foundation 293, 295, 296
Lee Gee Chong 564
Lee Hee Seng 293
Lee Hock Moh 109, 293
Lee Howe Choral Society 106
Lee Hsien Loong 84, 234, 250, 251, 293, 296, 353, 387, 423: as secretary-general of People’s Action Party 408; on press freedom 423
Lee Hsien Yang 294
Lee Huei Min 133, 294
Lee Khoon Choy 106, 265, 294
Lee Kim Yew 292
Lee Kok Seng 510
Lee Kong Chian 108, 131, 293, 294, 296, 297, 364, 371, 400, 430, 549
Lee Kong Chian Art Museum 362
Lee Kong Chian Reference Library 371
Lee Kuan Yew 249, 285, 293, 294, 295, 300, 353, 393, 401, 437, 440, 441, 444, 465, 466–67, 498, 530, 549, 593: and Dominic Puthucheary 434; and E.W. Barker 57; and Fang Chuang Pi 188; as first prime minister 144; involvement in Malayan Forum 330; involvement in Merdeka Talks 346; and James Puthucheary 434; and John Laycock 291; jury trials 570–71; and Kwa Geok Choo 292; as member of Presidential Council for Minority Rights 422; and orders to detain 148; on press freedom 423; as secretary-general of People’s Action Party 408; and security implications of British withdrawal from Singapore 73; support by Toh Chin Chye 566–67; and trade unions 502; water agreement with Malaysia 584
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy 296, 318
Lee Kuo Chuan 294
Lee Lim 296, 415
Lee Pan Hon 133
Lee Rubber Company 293, 294, 296, 297
Lee Seiu Kin 297
Lee Seng Gee 293, 295, 296
Lee Seng Hong 462
Lee Seng Tee 295, 296
Lee Seng Wee 295, 297
Lee Shoon Seng 30
Lee Shu Fen 155, 297
Lee Siew Choh 56, 297, 308, 385, 567, 594: and Francis Seow 466
Lee Sze-Chin 401
Lee Tiah Khee 297
Lee Tzu Pheng 178, 297, 564
Lee Wah Bank 183, 574
Lee Wee Nam 559
Lee Wen 297, 415
Lee Yock Suan 298, 423
Lee Yong Kiat 225
Lee Yong Leng 298
Lee Yuk 414
Leembruggen, Jean 385
Leeson, Nick 194, 298, 493
Legal Deposit 430
legal education 298
legal profession 299, 465
Legal Profession Act 291, 299: Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 465
Legal Service Commission 50, 101, 270
legal system 150, 299, 571
legal tender 153
Legends, The 568
Legislative Assembly 299
Legislative Assembly Election (1955) 287, 299, 408, 479, 498
Legislative Assembly Election (1959) 151, 295, 300, 594
Legislative Council 24, 213, 224, 299, 404, 539, 541
Legislative Council Election (1948) 174, 300, 498
Legislative Council Election (1951) 300, 498
Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud 300
Lembaga Melayu 357
Lemieux, Lawrence 476
lemongrass 212
Leng Yuen Hung 288
Lennox-Boyd, Alan 301
Leong, Raymond 436
Leong Chee Whye, 384
Leong Yoon Pin 133, 301
Leow, Vincent 43
Leow Siak Fah 301
lepers 432
Les Amis 301
lesbians 237 See also People Like Us
Leung, Alfred 152
Leung Heng Keng 51
Leung Kai Fook Medical Company 51
Leung Kar Fai, Tony 114
Leung Yun Chee 51, 473
Lew Poo Chan See Dan Ying
Lewis, Gough 119
Li, K.C. 235
Li Jiawei 95, 267, 301, 391
Li Li 301
Li Lien Fung 182, 235
Li Nanxing 301
Li Sisong, Peter 114, 302
Li Weisong, Paul 114, 302
Li Wei Song School 114
Li Xueling 302, 606
Li Yeqi 106
Li Yu Chuan 106
Lian Seng Weighing Company 154
Lian Shan Shuang Lin Shi 506 See also Siong Lim Temple
Lian Shisheng 110, 302
Lian Yak Building 240
Liang Po Po 379
Liang Tian 572
Liang Wenchan 273
Liang Wenfu 110, 114, 302
Lianhe Wanbao 302, 365, 381, 478
Lianhe Zaobao 302, 365, 381, 478, 497
libel 423 See also defamation
Liberal Socialist Party 287, 291, 302, 498
Liberal Socialist Party 535
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam 255
libraries See public libraries
Lido Theatre 39, 302
Lien, Margaret 303
Lien Foundation 303, 401
Lien Ying Chow 303, 400, 559
Liew, Anastasia 60
life expectancy 229 See also demography
life insurance 168, 222
Lift Upgrading Programme 577
light rail transit 431 See also Mass Rapid Transit/Light Rail Transit system
Light, Francis 407
Lim, Adrian 193, 303
Lim, Arthur 303
Lim, Catherine 178, 303, 387
Lim, Charles 401
Lim, David (Lim Kim San) 304, 502
Lim, David (Lim Tik En) 304
Lim, Lena 463
Lim, Peter 304
Lim, Raymond 304, 454
Lim, Sir Han Hoe 304
Lim, Suchen Christine 304
Lim, Susan 150
Lim, Sylvia 417, 594
Lim, William 139, 174, 218, 304, 463, 490, 513
Lim Beng Hong, first woman admitted to the Singapore Bar 299
Lim Bo Seng 94, 104, 125, 304, 309
Lim Bo Seng Memorial 305, 435
Lim Boon Heng 305, 559, 568
Lim Boon Keng 104, 107, 142, 274, 280, 305, 410, 473
Lim Chee Onn 306
Lim Cheng Hoe 585
Lim Cheng Hong 225
Lim Cheong Keat 304, 306
Lim Chin Huat 167
Lim Chin Siong 51, 105, 109, 306, 352, 464, 488, 593: involvement in Chinese middle school riots 434; Merdeka Talks 346; in People’s Action Party 408
Lim Chong Keat 306
Lim Chong Yah 307
Lim Chor Pee 182
Lim Chuan Poh, Lieutenant-General 307
Lim Eng Keng 107
Lim Fei Shen 307, 409
Lim Hak Tai 44, 108, 307, 364, 365, 585
Lim Hng Kiang 307, 559
Lim Hock Koon 307
Lim Hock Siew 308
Lim Hong Bee 308: involvement with Malayan Democratic Union 330
Lim Kay Siu 308
Lim Kay Tong 308
Lim Kean Chye 308, 495: involvement with Malayan Democratic Union 330
Lim Kim San 101, 308: as first chairman of Council of Presidential Advisors 149
Lim Kok Boon 401
Lim Kwee Eng 309
Lim Leong Geok 309
Lim Loh 238
Lim Nang Seng 349
Lim Nee Soon 107, 131, 309, 559, 560, 603: and United Chinese Library 573
Lim Pin 309, 436
Lim Shu Pann 140
Lim Siauw Chong 561
Lim Siong Guan 309
Lim Soon Lee 133
Lim Suat Yen 195
Lim Swee Say 309
Lim Tay Boh Report 171
Lim Teck Long 416
Lim Thean Soo 178
Lim Tze Peng 45, 109, 310
Lim Wee Guan 436
Lim Yau 133, 310, 501
Lim Yew Hock 20, 65, 144, 265, 310, 339, 346, 408, 434, 447, 494, 502, 562: and Labour Front 287
Lim Yew Kuan 45
Lim Yong Liang 510
Lin, JJ 281, 310
Lin Chen 118, 311
Lin Mingzhou 311
Lin Qidong 273
Lin Zhujun 311
Lincoln Modern 40
Linehan, W. 463
Ling Chin Mee 200
Ling How Doong 462, 487
Linggiu Dam 584, 585
linghun 116
lion city 349
lion dance 311
Liong, Angela 43
Lippo Land 426
liquefied natural gas 177, 209, 250
littering 79, 195, 311
Little, Cursetjee and Company 267
Little, John M. 267
Little, Martin 267
Little, Robert 267, 399
Little Company, The 498
Little India 143, 311, 576 See also Serangoon Road
little red dot 250
Little Sisters of the Poor 85
Little Unicorn 312
Liu, Edison 64, 210
Liu Beian 110, 312
Liu Haisu 108, 124
Liu Huchen 312
Liu Jiechen 273
Liu Jilin 457
Liu Kang 44, 58, 312, 366
Liu Peifang 110
Liu Thai Ker 87, 312
Livonia 180
Lizard’s Convention, The 180
lizards See reptiles and amphibians
LNG See liquefied natural gas
lo hei 605 See also yusheng
Locke, Arthur 231, 337
Locke, Keith 436
Lodge Zetland, Master of 320
Loh, Robert 312
Loh Ngak Hua 303
Loi Fei Huay 114
Loke Wan Tho 83, 108, 193, 234, 313, 319, 414
Loke Yew 313
Lon Mohamed Noor 391
London Declaration 138
London Missionary Society 120, 275, 421, 424, 518
London Talks 19
Long, Tengku 268 See also Husain Shah, Sultan
Long Beach Restaurant 102
long hair, campaign against 79
Long Say Lee See Kong So 292
long-tailed macaque 357
Longyamen 59, 163, 313, 420, 526, 557, 579, 581, 597, 598, 602
Look Yan Kit 313
Looking Glass 238
Lord, Herbert 456
Lothaire, Brother 38
Lot’s Wife 288 See also Batu Berlayar
lotteries 567 See also gambling; integrated resorts; Toto and 4-D
Lou Mee Wah 313
Loveday, Carl 563
Low Cheang Yee 107
low-cost carriers 314
Low Ing Sing 314
Low Kim Pong 314, 549
Low Mei Yoke 206
Low Teck Seng 314
Low Thia Kiang 314, 417, 559, 594
Lower Peirce Reservoir 87
Loy Keng Foo 314
Loyalty Week 368, 370
Lu, Earl 315
Lu Ban 470
Lucky Plaza 315
Lui Pao Chuen 315
Lum, Olivia 243, 315
Lum May Yee 572
Luna-Id 182
Lunar New Year See Chinese New Year
Luo Jieying 572
Lutheran Church 315: Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer 315
Lutherans 121, 315
Lycée Français de Singapour 256
Lyford, Alan 564
Lynn, Elsie 213
Lyon, Ivan, 395
Lyon Motors, 359