Page numbers in bold denote the location of actual entries or boxed sections in the book.
M1 316, 554
Ma Huan 602
Ma Si Chang 288
Ma Yeshen 118
macaques, long-tailed 506
Macarthur, Douglas 395, 411
Macau 84
Macaulay, Thomas 407
MacDonald House 39, 141, 242, 316, 402, 444
MacDonald House bombing 249, 316
MacDonald, Sir Malcolm 18, 316, 577
Mace of Parliament 316, 468
MacMichael, Harold 331
MacPherson, Ronald 38, 517
MacRitchie, James 316, 317, 450, 469, 557
MacRitchie Reservoir 87, 316, 450, 531, 584
Madhatters Comedy Company 265
Madhavi Krishnan 317
Madrasah Fund 317
madrasahs 140, 258, 317, 532: administration of 319; development of 583 See Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah 317; Al-Irshad Al-Islamiah 317; Aljunied Al-Islamiah 35, 317, 532; Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah 317, 532; Alsagoff Al-Arabiah 29, 35, 38, 317; Wak Tanjung Al-Islamiah 317
Madrid Protocol 569
Madurai Boys Company, The 536
Maga, Delia 144
Maghain Aboth Synagogue 98, 265, 317, 351
Magistrates’ Courts 270
Magix 256
Magnolia 136, 205, 352
Mah Bow Tan 101, 318
Mah Li Lian 318
Maha Bodhi School 74
Mahabharata 561
Mahalingam, T.R. 247
Mahathir Mohamad 20, 85, 166, 280, 584
Mahavir, Lord 260
Mahavir Jayanti 260
Mahbubani, Kishore 296, 318, 479
Mahmoud, Tengku 259
Mahmud, Sultan 18, 19, 268, 318
Mahmud Ahmad 318
Mahua wenxue 110
maids 318
Main Strait 221
Main Upgrading Programme 577
Maintenance of Parents Act 318
Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 121, 319, 422
Ma’it 319
Majapahit Empire 37, 160, 319, 403, 463
Majestic Theatre 185, 319
Majid, M.A. 319, 337
Majid Ariff 510
majie 318
Majlis Bahasa Melayu Singapura (Malay Language Council) 321
Majlis Pelajaran Melayu 278
Majlis Perhimpunan Guru-Guru Melayu Singapura 277
Majlis Pusat 319, 606, 607
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) 23, 28, 52, 226, 258, 277, 319, 357, 358, 530: members 364, 598; madrasahs 317; mosques 358; mufti 361; tudung issue 571; wakaf 581; property arm 583
Major China 240
Majulah Singapura 368
Majumdar, Phani 228
Makadoom Saiboo, S.K. 425
Makepeace, Walter 320, 356
Malabar Mosque 320
Malabar Muslim Jama-ath 248, 320
Malacca 33, 84, 151, 186: founding of 420; as part of Straits Settlements 407, 522; William Farquhar in 190
Malacca Strait See Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Malacca Sultanate 157, 320, 331
malaria 320, 445
Malarthamizh 534
Malay 320, 332, 358, 371, 361
Malay Bureau 321, 399
Malay Chapel 275, 421, 424
Malay cinema 83
Malay education 321, 356
Malay Film Productions 75, 193, 322, 471
Malay Heritage Centre 259, 273, 323, 324
Malay lacewing 252
Malay literature 228, 322
Malay Mail, The 323, 489
Malay Nationalist Party 402
Malay Regiment 23, 58, 287, 323, 329, 446, 467, 468
Malay royalty 19, 20, 324
Malay settlements 212, 324
Malay Settlements Programme 325
Malay State Guides 467
Malay Teachers’ Training College 324
Malay theatre 54, 326
Malay weddings 282, 325
Malaya, Federation of 19, 71, 300, 325, 330, 331, 346
Malaya Campaign 328, 362, 571, 599: kirimomi sakusen (driving charge) 599; See also Dalforce; Japanese Occupation; World War II
Malaya Command 327, 411, 478, 599 See also Battle Box; Dalforce
Malaya Cup 508, 510
Malaya Military Administration 532
Malaya Nanban 534
Malaya Publishing House 360
Malaya School of Ballet 482
Malaya Tribune, The 279, 327, 444
Malayalam 246, 249, 320, 327
Malayalees 327, 391, 531
Malayan Airlines 272, 327, 479
Malayan Architects Co-partnership 40, 487
Malayan Association 291
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force 327
Malayan Banking Corporation 220, 280
Malayan Breweries 47, 565 See also Asia Pacific Breweries
Malayan Broadcasting Corporation 438
Malayan Chinese Association 19, 191, 346, 466, 539, 553
Malayan Chinese literature 100 See also Mahua wenxue
Malayan Christian Council 121
Malayan Civil Service 23, 522
Malayan Communist Party 102, 140, 175, 183, 188, 255, 327, 330–31, 438, 471, 488, 512: and labour movement 287; propaganda 495; recruiting apparatus 495; involvement in All-Malaya Council of Joint Action 402
Malayan Credit Limited 261
Malayan Democratic Union 73, 167, 183, 235, 300, 308, 330, 346, 402, 416, 495
Malayan Football Association 385
Malayan Forum 53, 124, 167, 330, 566
Malayan Indian Congress 402
Malayan Law Journal 334
Malayan Motors 330
Malayan Nationalist Party 598
Malayan Nature Society 377
Malayan Orchid Society 398
Malayan People’s Anti-British Army 331
Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army 19, 94, 102, 305, 308, 330, 331, 360, 598
Malayan Races Liberation Army 175, 331
Malayan Survey Department 349
Malayan Union 300, 330, 331, 346, 402, 407: opposition to 308, 325
Malayo-Polynesian peoples 332
Malays 212, 331, 361: Deutero-Malays 332; influence of Malacca Sultanate on 320; Proto-Malays 332 See also Arabs; Boyanese; Bugis; Indian Muslims; Javanese; Jawi Peranakan; Malays, Peninsular; Orang Laut
Malays, Peninsular 332
Malaysia 19: air space 333; anti-Singapore demonstrations in 231; defence cooperation with 198; disagreements over land reclamation with 290; economic cooperation with 223; Federal Election (1964) 191; Singapore media in 167; dispute over Pedra Branca 407; Merger 347; shared currency arrangements with 153 See also Malaysia-Singapore relations; Federation of Malaysia
Malaysia Airlines 327
Malaysia Cup 188, 332, 507, 508, 510
Malaysia Publishing House 360
Malaysian Airways 327
‘Malaysian Malaysia’ 334
Malaysian Mirror 354
Malaysian Rubber Exchange 22
Malaysian Solidarity Convention 333, 437, 466, 567
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines 327, 479, 490
Malaysia-Singapore relations 332 See also Malaysia
Maldives 248
Mallal, Bashir A. 334, 491
Mallal, N.A. 291, 334, 447, 498
Mallal & Namazie 364
mammals 335
Management Development Institute of Singapore 419
Manaki Takanobu, Lieutenant-General 334, 387
Manamogana Arangasamy Naidu Drama Troupe 536
Manasseh brothers 219
Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium 334, 360
Mandarin 105, 131, 334, 358, 361, 371, 393, 512: Singapore Mandarin 336
mandarin oranges 111
Mangrove Poetry Society 110
mangroves 149, 336, 376, 432, 434, 448, 526, 527
Mansoor Adabi 231, 338
Mansur Shah 463
manual labourers 236 See also foreign workers
manufacturing 64, 96, 168, 250, 251, 337: computer-integrated 83
Mao Kun map 597
Mar Thoma Syrian Church 121, 249
Maraikkayar 125
Marco Polo Hotel 590
Mardan Mamat 337
Marei Ika Daigaku 31
Marharban Kasman 45
Maria Hertogh riots 337, 381, 496
Mariam Baharom 442
Mariette, Emile 126
Marina Barrage 272, 338, 584
Marina Bay 133, 272, 290, 338, 576: integrated resort at 254
Marina Channel 338
Marina Reservoir 338, 584 See also Marina Barrage; Marina Bay
Marina Square 40
Marine Conservation Area 432
Marine Cove 380
Marine Department 338
marine industry 473
Marine Parade 338
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore 338, 354, 427
Marlborough Theatre 28
marriage: arranged 233; Chinese weddings 115; Hindu weddings 233; Malay weddings 325; polygamy 590; promotion of 508; Registry of Marriages 447; Registry of Muslim Marriages 447; Women’s Charter 590 See also matchmaking
Marshall, David 20, 144, 265, 300, 330, 338, 346, 417, 454, 594: confrontation with Sir Robert Brown Black 65; and Labour Front 287
Marshall Cavendish 566
Martens, Melanie 339
Martinus, Vernon 482
Marwad 260
Marxist conspiracy 97, 121, 255, 319, 339
Masjid Taha 26
Masoothu, M.A. 534
Mass Rapid Transit/Light Rail Transit system 290, 309, 340, 431, 507: Concept Plan 576
massage 569
Master Plan 576
Masuri S.N. 339
Mat Noor 510
MATADOR 339
matchmaking 115, 508
mathematics 96
Matheson, James 261
Mathi, Braema 50
Matsushita-Kotobuki 161
Matthew and The Mandarins 342
Matthews, John Bromhead 71
Maudit, Anatole 84, 126
Maugham, W. Somerset 342, 441
Mauleffinch, K.M. 460
Maulud Nabi See Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
Mavin International 506
Maxtor 161
Maxwell, Brigadier Duncan 342
Maxwell, John Argyle 38, 390
Maxwell, Sir Peter 101, 342
Maxwell, Sir William 342
May, William 122
May 13 incident (5-1-3) 342, 484
May Poetry Society
Maya, Francisco da Silva Pinto e 84
Maybank 55, 280, 342
mayors 128, 129, 343, 392, 574
McCormac, Charles 343
McDonald’s franchise 285
McKerron, P.A.B. 72
MCL Land 261, 426
McNair, J.F.A. 48, 145, 343, 399
McNally, Joseph 291, 343
McNeice, T.P.F. 447
McNeice Commission 128
McSwinney, D.L. 38
Meadow, Tommy 483
Meadows, F.D. 39, 129
Mecca 226
Medal of Valour 513
media 86: Undesirable Publications Act 573; Chinese press 291
Media Development Authority 343, 354
MediaCorp 343, 551, 554, 556
MediaCorp Press 381, 497, 566
MediaCorp Radio 439
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures 195, 343
MediaCorp TV Holdings 497, 513
mediation 299
MediaWorks See SPH Mediaworks
Medico-Legal Society 94
Medifund 344
Medisave 88, 344
MediShield 344
mee goreng 344
Mee Pok Man 278
Mega Perdana 161
Megawati Sukarnoputri 250
Melayu Raya Press 425
Melwani, B.H. 479
members of Parliament 174, 344, 384, 405, 417
Memories at Old Ford Factory 201
Menado, Maria 284, 345, 417
MenAfterWork 238
Mendaki 25, 52, 345, 358: chairman of 598; tuition 572
Mendez, Marten 563
Meng Yi 110, 345
MEP See Société des Missions Etrangères de Paris
Mercantile Bank 55, 242, 345
Mercedes-Benz 261
merchant marine 198
Merdeka (Malaya) 19
Merdeka 346, 530
Merdeka Bridge 347
Merdeka Studio 234, 284
Merdeka Talks 287, 294, 346
Merger 19, 20, 23, 51, 295, 297, 347, 466, 567: effect on communist activity 330; opposition to 56; effect on Malay education 322; lead up to 306, 333 See also Separation
meritocracy 430
Meritorious Service Medal 349
Merlion 119, 349, 578
Meteorological Services Division 349, 570
Methodism 121, 350, 352, 390, 555, 588
Methodist Chapel 33
Methodist Episcopal Church, 390
Methodist Girls’ School 65, 246, 350
Methodist Mission 472
Methodist Publishing House 360
Metro Holdings 351, 394
Metro Philharmonic Society 106
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 351
Metropolitan Young Men’s Christian Association 351
Metta Welfare Association 218
Meulaboh 250
Meyer, Arnold Otto 560
Meyer, Sir Manasseh 22, 38, 98, 265, 317, 351, 460
Meyer, Valentin Lorenz 59
Meyer brothers 351
Meyer Road 265
MI 185 Silkair crash 93, 351, 378
MICA Building 39, 352
Michael, George S. 414
Michael Wilford and Partners 184
Michiko, Empress 260
microelectronics 96, 156, 575
Mid-Autumn Festival See Zhong Qiu Jie
Middle Road Church 350, 352
Middle Road unions 306, 352, 593
military barracks 80
Military Court of Appeal 36
military titles 199
milk bars 352, 551
Millenia Tower 40
Millennia Institute 270, 352
Millennium & Copthorne Group 129, 286
Milne, William 360
Milton, Samuel 120, 425
Min Lee See Lee Huei Min
Ming Annals 420, 463
Ming Court Hotel 280
Ming dynasty: and Malacca Sultanate 320; Zheng He, Admiral 606
Ming, Jerome 414
Ming Tian 21 281
Minh Yuen 175
Minister Mentor 296, 353
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports 353
Ministry of Culture 354
Ministry of Defence 353
Ministry of Education 353
Ministry of Finance 138, 220, 353, 354, 557
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 353, 401, 444
Ministry of Health 353
Ministry of Home Affairs 354
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts 354
Ministry of Labour 354
Ministry of Labour Building See Old Ministry of Labour Building
Ministry of Law 354
Ministry of Manpower 354
Ministry of National Development 354
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources 353
Ministry of Trade and Industry 354, 568
Ministry of Transport 354
minorities 361, 371, 422
Mirapuri, Mervin 178
Miror Theatre 536
Mirror 354
Mission Chapel 32,
Mission Press 275, 425
mission schools 84, 121, 170, 354
Mistri, Navroji 405
Misuse of Drugs Act 81, 355
Mitchell, Dick 563
Mitchell, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles 355
Mitsubishi Corporation 565
Mitsui 271, 412
Mizuno Keiji 511
MobileOne 498 See also M1
mobilization 355, 373, 480
Mobiloil 96 See also ExxonMobil
Modern Art Society 45, 356, 551
Modernisation Seminar 374
Mohamad Maidin Packer Mohd 61
Mohamed Abdul Kader 534
Mohamed Ali 476
Mohamed Ali, Haji 411
Mohamed Ariff Taib 476
Mohamed Latiff Mohamed 356
Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin 356, 468
Mohamed Mustafa 356
Mohamed Noor Taib 317
Mohamed Sanusi Mahmood 361
Mohamed Sopie 330
Mohamed Sultan Road 356
Mohammad Eunos Abdullah 20, 30, 356, 577
Mohammedan and Hindu Endowments Board 357
Mohammedan Ordinances 23
Mohd Khalit Mohd Baboo 466
Moideen Sahib Company 536
Mok, Karen 123
Mok Wei Wei 40
Molan Art Association 109
Monetary Authority of Singapore 48, 49, 53, 169, 357, 402
monetary policy 357
Money No Enough 244, 357
monitor lizard 357
monkey, banded leaf 88
monkeys 357
monsoon 133
Monteiro, Ernest 357
Monteiro, Jeremy 357
Montfort School 126
Montgomerie, J.W. 165, 225, 524
Moo, Eric 114, 358
Mooncake Festival See Zhong Qiu Jie
Moonies 573
Moore, Douglas 507
Morris, O.A. 460
Morrison, Robert 120
Morrow Studio 312
mosaic crab 149
Moses, Catchick 36, 42, 358, 523, 593
Moshe Safdi and Associates 40
Mosque Building Fund 358
mosques 358: administration of 319; development of 583
Mosquet 595
mother tongue 107, 170, 178, 186, 336, 358, 533
motor car, first 359
motor racing 490
motoring 50, 359 See also car ownership
Moulana Mohamed Ali Mosque 364
Mount Alvernia Hospital 122, 359
Mount Elizabeth Hospital 360, 404
Mount Everest 279
Mount Faber 29, 232, 277, 360, 438
Mount Meru 220
Mount Stamford 407
Mount Vernon Crematorium and Columbarium 86, 334, 360
Mountbatten Road 31
Mountbatten, Lord Louis 102, 360, 395
moxibustion 569
MP3 players 150
MPAJA See Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army
MPH Bookstores 360, 472
MRT See Mass Rapid Transit/Light Rail Transit system
MTFA See Muslim Trust Fund Association
Muda, Engku 19
Mudaliars 249
mudskippers 337
Mufti 258, 361, 530
Mugilan 534
Muhamed Ali 534
Muhammad Fadhlullah Suhaimi 317
Muhammad Said Dada Mohyddin, Munshi 264
Muhammad Salih Valiullah 260
Muhammad Syah, Sultan 19
Muhammad Taha Muhammad Fadhlallah as-Suhaimi See Taha Suhaimi
Muhammad Tahir Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Jalaluddin See Tahir Jalaluddin
Muhammadiyah 317, 361
Muhammed Ariff Ahmad 46, 361
Muharam 361
Muhlinghaus, Herman 523
mui tsai 318
MUIS See Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura
Mulian Jiu Mu 112
multinational corporations 168, 187
multiracialism 186, 361, 438, 442, 444
Muncherjee 405
Municipal Building 39, 129, 360 See also City Hall
Municipal Commission 39, 42, 128, 361, 570
Municipal Election 362
Municipal Ordinance 361
municipal president 361
Murai Reservoir 450
Murali Ghana Sabha 536
Murchison, Kenneth 362
murder 31, 81, 144
murders: Ang, Sunny 31; Contemplacion, Flor 144; curry murder 152; gold bar murders 218; Lim, Adrian 303; Wong, Mimi 590
Murphy & Dunbar 120
Murphy Jahn Architects 40
Murray, Sir John 122
murtabak 248
Murugadiyan 362, 534
Murugan, Lord 249
Museum Roundtable 370
Museum, NUS Centre for the Arts 165, 362, 575
Music for Good 180
Muslim Advisory Board 26
Muslim Association of Singapore See Persekutuan Islam Singapore
Muslim Converts’ Association of Singapore See Darul Arqam
Muslim Institute 20
Muslim law 530
Muslim New Year 361
Muslim Trust Fund Association 29, 30, 364
Muslim Welfare Association 319
Muslims See Islam
Mustafa Centre 356
Mustaq Ahmad 356
Mutaguchi Renya, Lieutenant-General 362
Mynors, William 122
myopia 362
Mysterians, The 553