4th June 1959 : Large Crowds and Victory Speeches
“When I came out of jail, the newspapers presented us all as being happy but because of my quarrel with Chin Siong and the rest, I knew very little of
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4th June 1959 : PAP Partially Fulfils Election Promise With The Release
On the 2nd June, Lee Kuan Yew came personally to the Changi Detention Camp to deliver the news that the 6 detainees will be released the next day. James and
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3rd June 1959 : The State Of Singapore Under Its New Constitution
A new constitution for the Sate of Singapore came into force on 3rd June 1959.
30th May 1959 : PAP’s Landslide Victory in the Polls
In May 1959 PAP, with the support of the left-wing movement, won a landslide victory in the election. Lee Kuan Yew pledged that he would not take office until the
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2nd April 1959 : Ownership and Control in the Malayan Economy
James’ book “Ownership and Control in the Malayan Economy” written while he was a political detainee was been accepted for publication by Donald Moore Ltd. In the book he is
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Man’s Vision
Only the gods cannot die The rest can end everything In death’s embrace. Taman Shud The fearful drug With its painless dreamless sleep. * In my loves bed I must
Song Of The Reeds
Man is but a broken reed So make me a flute And play Love songs for the dancing feet Of firm breasted village belles. * On the plain of the
Night And Day
The night crushes the day to death And I live by night. Midnight begins yet another new day And I my prayer For the coming of the night. * I