Page numbers in bold denote the location of actual entries or boxed sections in the book.
p-10 401
P&O 276, 401, 427
P.S. Govindan Drama Troupe 536
Paari Naadaga Mandram 536
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council 401
Pacific Internet 256
Padang 36, 129, 401, 487, 498, 604
Padres, The 63, 180, 401
Paduka Pikrama Wira 463
Paduka Sri Maharaja 463
paediatrics 591
Pagans, The 180
Paglar, C.J. 401, 473, 583
Pagutharivu Nadaga Mandram (Rational Drama Society) 536 579
painted Jezebel 252
Pakistan 137, 248
Pakistan People’s Party 514
Palani, A. 534
Palani, V. 362
Palanivelu, N. 402, 534, 536
Palladian style 99, 214
Palm Beach Restaurant 102
Palmer, Clement 402
Palmer, John 204
Palmer & Turner 39, 402
Palmer Road Fuk Tak Chi See Hock Teck See Temple
Pan, Lynn 108
Pan Guoqu See Pan Shou
Pan Shou 109, 403
panchayat 357
Pandan Reservoir 450
Pandan Valley Condominium 40, 141
Pandian, Azhagiyav 534
Pan-El crisis 402
Pang, Alvin 178, 564
Pang Kim Hin 34
Pang Tee Pow 403
Pangkor Treaty 71, 132
Panguni Uthiram 403
Pan-Malayan Council of Joint Action 325, 330, 402
Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions 210, 488
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 210
pantun 403, 529, 606 See also sajak; syair
Pao Di 110
Papua New Guinea 250
Paradise (television drama serial) 556
Paralympics 215, 538
Parameswara See Iskandar Shah
Paranan 403
Pararaton 319, 403, 420
parit Singapura See Old Lines
Park Connector Network 209 See also Garden City; parks
Parker Hannifin 352
Parkinson, C. Northcote 298, 403
Parkinson’s Law 404
parks 404
Parks and Recreation Department 209, 373
Parks and Trees Act 231
Parks and Waterbodies Plan 576
Parkway Holdings 214, 360, 404
Parliament 50, 384, 417, 404, 468, 512, 588 See also members of Parliament; nominated members of Parliament; non-constituency members of Parliament
Parliament House 50
Parliamentary Elections Act 143, 173
Parsis 405
Partai Rakyat Singapura 210
Paryushan 260
pasar 588
pasar malam 405
Pasir Panjang 232
Pasir Ris 406
‘passing off’ tort 569
Passover 265
patents 406
Paterson, Graham 406
Paterson, Simons & Co. 406
Paterson, William 406
Paterson Edge 40
Pathan 248
pathology 195
paupers’ hospital 28, 38, 546
Pavilion Hotel and Bowling Alley 42
Paya Lebar 449
Paya Lebar Airport 406, 460
peacekeeping 406, 574
Peak Island 285
Pearl Bank Apartments 40
Pearl Harbor 596
Pearl, James 407
Pearl’s Hill 407
Pearl’s Hill Barracks 476
Pearl’s Hill Reservoir 584
Peck San 286
Peck San Theng Memorial Hall and Columbarium 286
Pedra Branca 239, 259, 333, 407, 578
Peel, John 401
Pegasus 407
PEHAKS 282
Pei, I.M. 40, 526
Peirce, Robert 450, 469
Peirce Reservoir 450
Pell, Bennet 397
Penal Code 81, 133, 150, 237, 387, 407
penal settlements 433
Penang 151, 166: wartime evacuation of 563; as part of Straits Settlements 522
Penarek Becha 407, 444
Pender, John 167
peng kang 270
Penhas Road 265
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company See P&O
Pennefather, L.M. 510
Pennefather, Percy 408
Pentecostals 408
People Hub 87
People Like Us 408
People’s Action Party 25, 34, 265, 174, 295, 297, 300, 306, 310, 363, 393, 399, 408, 416, 434, 437, 444, 466–467, 479, 495, 530, 548, 574, 590; City Council Election 128–29; General Election (1963) 210; ‘grand old man’ of 215; founders of 78, 90; and Malaysian Solidarity Convention 333; at Merdeka Talks 346; and Merger 347; and National Trades Union Congress 374; recruitment of Malays into 456; Toh Chin Chye’s role in 566
People’s Association 128, 139, 399, 409, 430, 450, 484, 508, 593
People’s Association Building See Kallang Airport
People’s Association Chinese Orchestra 106
People’s Association Dance Company 155, 409
People’s Association Talents 155, 409
People’s Defence Force 409
People’s Park 475
People’s Park Complex 40
People’s United Front See Pusat Tenaga Ra’ayat
pepper and gambier 22, 24, 25, 59–60, 409, 461, 462, 521, 541, 543, 546
per capita income 245
Peranakan Museum 48
Peranakans 48, 104, 269, 275, 350, 410, 425, 484, 603: cuisine 289
Percival, Lieutenant-General Arthur 58, 283, 327, 328, 411, 478, 597
performance art 547
Pergas 26, 27, 411
Perkumpulan Seni 54
Persatuan Bawean Singapura 70
Persatuan Hadrah dan Kompang Singapura 282
Persatuan Jawa Al-Masakin 264
Persatuan Kemuning 326
Persatuan Persuratan Pemuda Pemudi Melayu (Malay Youth Literary Association) 321, 326
Persatuan Taman Pengajian Islam Singapura See Pertapis
Persatuan Ulama dan Guru-guru Agama Islam Singapura See Pergas
Persekutuan Islam Singapura 20, 264
personal income tax 411, 550
Pertapis 411
Perth, Lord 347
Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) 411, 487
Perumal, K. 534
Pest Infested 180
Petir 294, 392, 393
Petito, Tony 498
petrochemicals 96, 169, 187, 251, 412
petrol 564
Petrovitch, D.S. 277
Pett, Monague 88
Phan Wait Hong 412
Phang, Andrew 412
pharmaceuticals 169, 228
Phay Seng Whatt 412
Phey Yew Kok 148, 412
philanthropy 28, 38
Philharmonic Chamber Chorus 310
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra 310
Philippines 141, 145
Philips Electronics Singapore 412, 566
Phillips, Admiral Sir Tom 413, 424
Phillips, Charles 352, 390
Phillips Channel 221
Phoon Yew Tien 133, 413
phosphate 122
Photo Stores 42
Photographic Society of Singapore 32, 212, 413, 414, 551, 603
photography 32, 212, 221, 343, 413, 414, 551, 552, 558, 603
Phua Chu Kang 178, 379, 413, 556
Pickering, William 111, 413
picul 52, 415
Pidemco Land 81
pig farms 240
Pillai, Ponnusamy 534
Pillay, J.Y. 330, 415, 492
Pillay, Naraina 248, 415, 515, 532
pineapples 296, 309, 406, 415, 431, 461, 541, 603
Pines, The 568
Ping Sheh 112
pinli 115
Pioneer Industries Employee’s Union 386: riot 546
piracy 68, 239
pirate taxis 550
pirates 276, 313, 582, 598, 602
Pires Tomé 258, 415
pitcher plants 65, 416
PKMS See Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura
Planet Hollywood 240
Planning Act 143
Plastique Kinetic Worms 416
Plaza Hotel (New York) 286
Plebeian 308
Po Chiak Keng 544
Po Leung Kuk 80, 113, 314
poetry See Chinese literature; English literature; Malay literature; pantun; sajak; syair; Tamil literature
Poh, Frances 482
Poh Kong Chye 416
poisonous common rose 252
Polar Café 153, 416, 475
police 476 See Police Force Act; Singapore Police Force
Police Coast Guard 432
Police Force Act 67
poliomyelitis 357
political activism 108
Political Donations Act 174
political parties 416 See Barisan Sosialis; Democratic Party; Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Labour Front; Labour Party (British); Liberal Socialist Party; Malayan Chinese Association; Malayan Communist Party; Malayan Democratic Union; Malayan Nationalist Party; National Solidarity Party; Pan-Malayan Islamic Party; Partai Rakyat Singapura; People’s Action Party; Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura; Progressive Party; Singapore Alliance Party; Singapore Democratic Alliance; Singapore Democratic Party; Singapore Labour Party; Singapore People’s Party; Singapore Progressive Party; Singapore Socialist Party; United Malays National Organisation; United People’s Party; Workers’ Party
Political Study Centre 157
political system 417
Pollutant Standards Index 229, 417
polygamy 590
polytechnics 417
pondok 70
Ponggal 417
Pontiac Marina 452
pontianak 195, 234, 345, 417, 445
Poobalan, Parvathy 534
Poon, Anthony 45, 418
Poon, S.K. 418
Pop Inn 180
pop ye ye 418, 445
popiah 418, 553
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine 289
Popular Holdings 418
popular music See Chinese popular music; English popular music
population See census; demography
Porpoise, HMS 395
Port Klang 521
Port of Singapore 521
Port of Singapore Authority 250, 427: formation of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore 338
Portman, John 40
Portsdown Road 237, 418
Portuguese 380: capture of Malacca 320; vessels accosted by Dutch 458
Portuguese East India Company 578
POSBank 157, 419
Post Office riots 413, 462
Post Office Savings Bank Act 419
postal districts 162
postal services 419, 504
postgraduate education 419
Poththan, Narana Puthumai 534
power generation 465, 497
PowerGas 497
PowerSeraya 497
Pownall, Sir Henry 189
Poyan Reservoir 450
Practice Performing Arts School 118, 284, 420
Practice Theatre 118, 561
Prakash, Judith 420
praying mantis 252
preferential additional registration fee 420, 460
Premier Taxis 551
pre-modern history 420
Prenavam KalaSadhana 247
Presbyterians 121, 421
Prescott Report 107, 366
Preservation of Monuments Act 143, 421
Preservation of Monuments Board 143, 354, 421, 590
Preservation of Public Security Ordinance 255, 265, 503, 512
president 299, 417, 422, 587, 605: veto powers of 148–49, 299
President’s Scholarship 412, 422
President’s Social Service Award 538
Presidential Council for Minority Rights 101, 361, 393, 405, 422, 586, 587
Presidential Council for Religious Harmony 319, 422
presidential elections 422
press freedom 423
preventative medicine 357
Prevention of Corruption Act 485
primary education 424
primary healthcare 424
prime minister 295, 347
Prime Minister’s Office 375, 424, 431
Primus 42, 424
Prince of Wales Island 407
Prince of Wales, HMS 200, 328, 413, 424, 450, 596
Prince, Joseph 380
Princes 180
Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church 275, 421, 425
printing 425: books 565
prisoners-of-war 93, 401, 411, 426, 463, 504, 531
prisons 93, 354, 425, 432
Pritt, D.N. 426, 434, 593
private housing 426
Private Telephone Exchange 397
private tutoring See tuition
privatization 426
Privy Council 32, 149, 426: J.B. Jeyaretnam’s appeal to 266
Product Regulation Department 229
Productivity and Standards Board 513
Professional Engineers Board 354
Progress Motors 331
Progressive Party 144, 159, 346, 362, 417
Project Chilli Padi 589
property development 129, 241
property market 144
property tax 253, 550
Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday 282, 301, 426, 437, 530
Prophet Muhammad’s Memorial Scholarship Fund Board 301
prosecutions 150
prostitution 25, 113, 274, 427 See also comfort women
protectionism 168
Protector of Chinese 111, 413 See also Pickering, William; Chinese Protectorate
Protestant Christian Conference of Asia 121
Protestants 121
provision shops 236
PSA International 168, 181, 401, 427, 549, 579
PSA Keppel Distripark 590
PT Astra International 261
PUB 353, 427, 497 See also Public Utilities Board
PUB Headquarters Building 40
Public Entertainments and Meetings Act 512
public holidays 427
public hospitals See hospitals
public housing 31, 40, 290, 428, 590, 566: upgrading of 577 See also Housing & Development Board; Singapore Improvement Trust
public libraries 430
Public Service Commission 23, 50, 430, 485, 498: establishment of 334
Public Transport Council 354, 431
public transport system 431
public utilities 128
Public Utilities Board See PUB
Public Works Department 39, 50, 309, 431
puisne judges 149, 269, 299, 431, 527
Pulai River See Sungai Pulai
Pulau Ayer Chawan 271
Pulau Ayer Merbau 271, 412
Pulau Batu Puteh See Pedra Branca
Pulau Blakang Mati 465 See also Sentosa
Pulau Brani 431, 523, 566
Pulau Bukom 432, 531
Pulau Merlimau 271, 495
Pulau Merlimau fire 432
Pulau Panjang 432
Pulau Pesak 271
Pulau Pesak Kecil 271
Pulau Pinang See Penang
Pulau Saigon 37
Pulau Saigon Bridge 500
Pulau Sakeng 432
Pulau Sakijang Bendera (St John’s Island) 259, 432
Pulau Sakijang Pelepah (Lazarus Island) 259, 432
Pulau Sakra 271, 412
Pulau Satumu 441
Pulau Sebarok 496
Pulau Semakau 259, 432
Pulau Senang riots 426, 433
Pulau Seraya 271, 412
Pulau Seringat 432
Pulau Tekong 147, 258, 433
Pulau Tembakau 285
Pulau Ubin 66, 95, 221, 258, 420, 433, 446: landing of Japanese on 329
Pulau Ujong 433
Puliyampatti Boys Company, The 536
Puluozhong 433
Punggol 433
Punggol River 433, 452
Punjab 260
Punjabi 232, 249, 358
Purdy’s Camp 93
Purvis, John 434
Pusara Aman and Pusara Abadi 62, 434
Pusat Tenaga Ra’ayat 167, 402–03
PUTERA See Pusat Tenaga Ra’ayat
Puteri, Engku 18
Puthucheary, Dominic 434
Puthucheary, James 111, 188, 434, 464, 495, 593
Puthucheary, Rosaly 178
Puthumaipittan, Nara 534
Puthumaithasan 284
PVSS, Vadi 536
Pyramid Club 434
pythons 434