Chronicles of Old Singapore | The Bukit Ho Swee Fire Part 6 – Rumours & Conspiracy Theories

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. How did it start? Dr Loh Kah Seng looks at the evidence for the most controversial part of the 1961 Bukit Ho Swee fire: the rumours that the government wanted to remove the kampong for public housing.00:00 Introduction03:00 Researching the Rumours03:51 Arson?09:28 The Historical Context10:25 The Thinking Behind the Rumours15:20 Police Investigation16:58 40 Years Later21:58 Wild Talk23:59 My Professional Opinion26:49 Debating the Rumours30:53 Further Research32:17 OutroMy books, Squatters to Citizens: https://nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/squatters-into-citizens Controversial History Education in Asian Contexts:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9780203753491/controversial-history-education-asian-contexts-mark-baildon-kah-seng-loh-ivy-maria-lim-g%C3%BCl-i%CC%87nan%C3%A7-junaidah-jaffar Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. This is Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian, and I speak to people on their memories of Singapore before it became a global city. Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.Write to [email protected] if you have any of these stories:• Old places or kampongs.• Communities – their way of life & culture.• Childhood & schools.• Work or business.YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344 Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore