operation coldstore

Activists of three generations commemorate 60th Anniversary of Operation Coldstore

This past Saturday (18 Feb), over 120 people gathered at an event to pay tribute to the thousands of political…

Former political prisoners calls for abolishment of ISA and apology from PAP Govt on 60th anniversary of Operation Coldstore

We, the undersigned former political prisoners, affirm and support Dr Poh Soo Kai’s statement below. We ask for an apology…

Remembering Tan Jing Quee on the 10th anniversary of his passing

by Hong Lysa I received a mail from Teo Soh Lung on behalf of Function 8, noting that it is…

“Remember Operation Coldstore”: Its aftermath led S’pore to be ruled by small group of elites which control every arm of govt

by Teo Soh Lung REMEMBER OPERATION COLDSTORE (2 February 1963), which took place before the crack of dawn today, 58…

8th anniversary of the death of Dr Lim Hock Siew, not forgetting him and other victims of Operation Coldstore

First published on Function 8 Today is the 8th anniversary of the death of Dr Lim Hock Siew (21 February…

Is the past another place?

by Tan Wah Piow This is the question I asked myself when handed a copy of “暴雨袭薪火丹心迈征程”, roughly translated as…

In the wake of POFMA being used, Dr PJ Thum reiterates the lack of evidence that Operation Coldstore about a communist conspirary

Historian Pingtjin Thum once again reiterated his assertion about Operation Coldstore that there was no evidence to show that those…

"Foreign interference" narrative "a time tested tactic" preceding clampdowns by PAP govt: Function 8

The “foreign interference” narrative is “a time tested tactic” allegedly utilised by the PAP government as a prelude to clamping…

Honouring the memory of Singapore’s formidable freedom fighter Dr Lim Hock Siew

Commemorating the 7th anniversary of the death of Dr Lim Hock Siew, one of Singapore’s leading opposition leaders back in…

Dr Poh Soo Kai’s Masai incident poses as classic example of the dangers of fake news bill

In March 2018, Singaporean ex-political detainee Dr Poh Soo Kai made a personal recording in an attempt to clear his…