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Press Clippings Collection - Subject Headings List
Subject Coverage
Covers newspaper clippings from the Straits Times, Sunday Times and Business Times on the following geographic areas : Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN (as an entity). With effect from 2003, the focus is on Personalities, Singapore-Malaysia relations, higher education and libraries and information centres.
Subject Headings
Subject headings used are based on in-house prescribed list of headings. Most of the clippings on Singapore and Malaysia are filed in two separate files (indicated by (Malaysia) or (Singapore) on the spine).
How to use the Collection
Open files
- Aged
- (Aged)
From 1988-;
Before 1988, SEE: Social Life and CustomsAged
Used for: Elderly, Old people, Pensioners, Retirees, RetirementHeadings in bold mean that they are still in use and clippings are filed using this heading.
Indicates when the file was opened, and where articles on that subject are found prior to the date.
Aged is the established heading, i.e. the heading that is used for filing instead of these other terms.
Files with subdivisions
- Medical & Health Services
- General
AIDS
HospitalsSubject headings may have subdivisions for a more specific search. Clippings are arranged by subdivision when the main heading becomes too general.
Closed files
- Institute of East Asian Philosophies
- From 1983, 1986-1992; file closed)
From 1992-1997; file closed, SEE: Institute of East Asian Political Economy)
From 1997, SEE: East Asian Institute)Headings in italics mean that the file is closed and the heading no longer used.
If the heading has been changed or if the articles are compiled in another file, a SEE reference is provided.
Cross References
- Elderly
- SEE Aged
- Easter
- SEE: ReligionChristianity
SEE ALSO: Social life & customsFestivalsA cross-reference refers you to the actual terms that is used or established in the collection. Cross-references are usually synonyms, acronyms or phrases. SEE ALSO reference indicates that the clipping may be found in more than one file.
Selected indexing of articles on the following :
International news are indexed only when Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN are reported.
Crimes involving theft, robbery and rapes are usually omitted.
Sports : Only major issues such as national sports policy, national sports awards are indexed.
Book reviews : Only book reviews on works by local authors are indexed.
News articles not indexed :
Advertisements, appointments notices and stock exchange prices are not included.
Subject Headings List
Index 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
25th Anniversary
SEE: Politics & Government - 25th AnniversaryAbdul Rahman bin Abdul Hamid, Tengku
(AbRh)
(From Dec 1958-1978, 1987-1991; file closed)
Abdul Rahman's (Tengku) Reminiscenes
(taken from The Star (Penang))
(From Dec 1974-1976; file closed)
Abdul Razak, Tun
(AbRz)
(From 1959-1976; file closed)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(Abd)
(From 2000- )
Accidents
SEE: Transportation & Communications - Land Transport - Accidents
Accountants
SEE: Professionals & Professional Organisations
Acid spill
SEE: Environment - PollutionAcquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome
SEE: Medical & Health Services - Aids
ADB
SEE: Asian Development Bank
Adult Education
(Ae)
(From 1958-1981; file closed)
(From 1982-Oct 1991, SEE: Continuing education)
(From Nov 1991, SEE: Education: Adult/Continuing education)
Advertising
SEE: Mass media
Aerospace industry
SEE: Industries - Aerospace Industry
Afro-Asian Solidarity Organisation
(From 1963-1965; file closed)
Aged
(Aged)
(From 1988- ; Before 1988, SEE: Social Life & Customs - Aged file)
Used for: Elderly, Old people, Pensioners, Retirees, Retirement
Agenda for Action
SEE: Politics & Government
Agriculture
SEE: Primary Production (Singapore)
SEE: Rural Development (Malaysia)
Aids
SEE : Medical & Health Services - Aids
Air accidents
SEE: Transportation & Communications - Air Transport - Accidents
Air cargo industry
SEE: Transportation & Communications - Air Transport
Air crashes
SEE: Transportation & Communications - Air Transport - Accidents
Air transport
SEE: Transportation & Communications - Air Transport
Airforce
SEE: Defence
Airlines
SEE: Transportation & Communications - Air Transport
Airport
SEE: Transportation & Communication - Air Transport
Alternative energy
SEE: Energy
Animal husbandry
SEE: Primary Production (Singapore)
SEE ALSO: Rural Development (Malaysia)
Animals
SEE: Nature & Wildlife and Parks
SEE: Domestic Animals
Anti-smoking campaign
SEE: Medical & Health Services
SEE ALSO: Medical & Health Services - Smoking
Apec
SEE: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Anwar Ibrahim (An)
(From 1998- )
Applied Research Corporation
SEE: Scientific & Technical Development - Applied Research Corporation
Aquarium
SEE: Tourism
Arabs
SEE : Minorities
Architects
SEE: Professionals & Professional Organisations
Architecture/Architects
(Arc)
(From 1982 - )
(From 1982-1988, Architecture as Art Form, Selected Buildings Design, etc, SEE: Arts/Culture - Architecture file)
SEE ALSO: Buildings & Landmarks
Archives
SEE: Information Centres & Libraries
Army
SEE: Defence
The Arrest of Nanyang Siang Pau editors
(Press Clippings from Nanyang Siang Pau)
(From 28 April 1971 to 26 May 1971; file closed)
Arts Festival
SEE: Arts/Culture - Arts Festival
Arts/Culture
(From Mar 1957- )
(From 1957-1968, Singapore and Malaysia files combined, no subdivision; from 1969-1981, separate files for Singapore and files, no subdivision)Used for : Culture
- General
(A)
(From 1982 - )
Used for : Singapore Arts Centre, National Heritage Board
(Notes : includes auction of artwork)
- Architecture
(From 1982-1988; subdivision closed)
(Scope: Architecture as an Art Form, Selected Buildings Design, etc)
(SEE : Architecture/Architects, Buildings & Landmarks)
- Arts Festival
(A-Fes)
(From 1984 - )
(In 1989, divided into Arts Festivals, Music Festivals & Drama Festivals)
Used for : Arts Festivals, Music Festivals, Drama Festivals
- Entertainment
(A-e)
(From 1982 - )
Used for : Entertainment
- Fine Arts
(From 1982-19 93, no subdivision)
Used for : Fine Arts
- General
(A-f)
(From 1994- )
Used for: Nanyang Academy
of Fine Arts, Creative services
- Music
(A-f-m)
(From 1994- )
Used for : Music, Choirs, Bands
- Performing Arts
(A-f-p)
(From 1994- )
Used for: Ballets, Dances,
Drama, Plays, Theatres, Mimes,
Singapore Dance Theatre,
Musicals
- Visual Arts
(A-f-v)
(From 1994- )
Used for: Paintings, Sculptures
- Literature
(A-l)
(From 1982 - )
Used for : Literature, Book reviews (for book reviews from Dec 1961-1981, SEE: Book Reviews file); Local writers/writing; Reading Habit; Writers/writing
- Museum
(A-M)
(From 1982 - )
Used for : Museum
- Singapore Symphony Orchestra
(A-SSO)
(From 1984 - )
Used for : Singapore Symphony Orchestra, SSO
ASAIHL
SEE: Regional organisations (arranged alphabetically by name of organisation)
ASEAN
SEE: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN Regional Forum
SEE : Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Politics
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC)
Used for: APEC
(From 1992- )
(Before 1992, SEE ALSO : Commerce, Economic Conditions files)
Asian Common Market
(From March 1959-March 1965; file closed)
Asian Development Bank
(ADB)
Used for : ADB
(From 1965-1978, 1980- )
Asian Dollar Market
SEE: Money & banking - Asian Dollar Market
Asian values
SEE: Politics & government - National ideology
Association of Malay Professionals
SEE: Malays & Muslims in Singapore
Association of Southeast Asia
(Asa)
(From February 1961 to August 1967; file closed)
Associations & societies
(From 1989-1991; file closed)
Used for : Societies
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(From 1967- )
(From June 1967-1981, no subdivisions)
Used for : ASEAN
- General
(ASEAN)
(From 1982- )
- Economics
(ASEAN-E)
(From 1982- )
- Energy
(ASEAN-En)
(From 1982- )
- Politics
(ASEAN-P)
(From 1982- )
- Science/technology
(ASEAN-T)
(From 1983- )
- Social & cultural affairs
(ASEAN-S)
(From 1982- )
Auctions
SEE: Commerce
(for auction of fine arts, SEE: Arts/Culture file)
Authorised Education Centre
SEE: Industrial training - TES NOVELL Authorised Education Centre
Automation
SEE: Computerization/computers
SEE ALSO: Industries - Automation/Robotics
Automobile industry
SEE: Industries - Automobile industry
Balance of payments
SEE: Public finance
Ballets
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine arts - Performing Arts
Bands
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine Arts - Music
Banks
SEE: Money & banking - Banks & finance companies
Banks & Banking
SEE: Money & banking
Barings Collapse
(Bar)
(From Feb 1995-
SEE ALSO : Money & banking ; Corporations file under the name
Notes : On the collapse of the Barings bank/Barings group, legal proceedings against Nick Leeson and other executives and other related articles
Basic Education for Skills Training (BEST)
SEE: Education - Adult/Continuing Education
Batam Island
(Batam)
(From 1987 - )
(From 1973-1987, only selected clippings)
SEE ALSO: Economic conditions - Growth Triangle, Singapore's and Malaysia's Foreign Relations, Johore files)
USED FOR: Bintam, Riau Island
Beauticians
SEE: Industries - Service industries
BEST
SEE: Education - Adult/Continuing Education
Beverages
SEE: Industries - Food & beverages industry
SEE ALSO: Social life/customs - Food, Food
Bilingual Page
(From 1977 to 1981; file closed)
Bilingualism
SEE: Education, Language
Bintam
SEE: Economic conditions - Growth Triangle
SEE ALSO: Batam Island, Singapore's and Malaysia's Foreign Relations
Biotechnology Centre
SEE: National University of Singapore - Biotechnology Centre
Bird Park
SEE: Nature & wildlife and parks - Parks
Blind
SEE: Disabled
Book Reviews
(From Dec 1961-1981; file closed)
(From 1982, SEE: Arts/Culture - Literature
Book Trade
SEE: Commerce - Retail
SEE ALSO: Industries - Printing & publishing industry
Bookselling
SEE: Commerce - Retail
SEE ALSO: Industries - Printing & publishing industry
Bookshops
SEE: Commerce - Retail
SEE ALSO: Industries - Printing & publishing industry
Botanic Gardens
SEE: Nature & wildlife and parks - Parks
Boys' Club
SEE: Youth
Brain Drain
SEE: Labour, Citizenship
SEE ALSO: Professionals & professional organisations
Britain
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign relations - Great Britain
Broken Family
SEE: Family, Social Problems
Brunei
(From Sept 1959-1983, no subdivision)
(Notes : For National Bank of Brunei, see Money & Banking - National Bank of Brunei (MB(B)-NBB))
- General
(Bn)
(From 1983- )
- Economy
(Bn-E)
(From 1984- )
- Politics & government
(Bn-P)
(From 1984- )
- Social life & culture
(Bn-S)
(From 1984- )
- Science/technology
(Bn-T)
(From 1986- )
Brunei Revolt, 1962
(From Dec 1967-Jan 1965; file closed)
Buddhism
SEE: Religion - Buddhism
Budget
SEE: Public finance
Building & construction industry
SEE: Industries - Building & construction industry
Buildings & landmarks
(B)
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, SEE Arts/Culture file)
(From 1982-1988, SEE ALSO: Arts/Culture-Architecture. Scope: Architecture as an Art Form, Selected Buildings Design, etc)
Used for : Landmarks
SEE ALSO: History - Historical buildings & Preservation of Monuments Board, Architecture/Architects
Bukit Timah Turf Club
SEE: Social life & customs - Recreation
Bus services
SEE: Transportation & communications - Land transport
Business
SEE: Commerce
Business Enterprise Committee
SEE: Commerce - Business Enterprise Committee
Businessman of the Year
SEE: Commerce
CAAS
SEE: Transportation & communications - CAAS
Cabinet
SEE: Politics & government - Administration
Cable car tragedy and inquiry
SEE: Disasters
Campaigns
SEE: Specific subjects eg. Language for Speak Mandarin Campaign etc.
Car industry
SEE: Industries - Automobile industry
SEE ALSO: Transport & Communication - Land
CASE
SEE: Consumer Protection
Catering
SEE: Food
Cemetery
SEE: Religion
Censorship
SEE: Mass media
SEE ALSO: Law
Census
SEE: Population
Central Provident Fund
SEE: Public finance - Central Provident Fund
Centre for Transportation Research
SEE: National University of Singapore
Certificates of Entitlements (COEs)
SEE: Industry - Automobile industry
SEE ALSO: Transport & Communications - Land
(From Aug 1992, only in Industry - Automobile Industry)
Chambers of Commerce
SEE: Commerce - Chambers of Commerce
Charities
SEE: Social problems & services - Charity/welfare organisations
Chemical industries
SEE: Industries - Petroleum, chemical & allied industries
Child abuse
SEE: Children
SEE ALSO: Youth, Social problems & services
Childcare centres
SEE: Children
Children
(Chil)
(From 1990- )
(Before 1990, SEE: Social life & Customs - Children file)
(Notes : as a guide, children include those below 12 years old)
Used for: Childcare centres, child abuse
SEE ALSO: Family, Social Problems & Services file on related issues
Chinese Development Assistance Council
SEE: Chinese in Singapore - CDAC
Chinese Garden
SEE: Nature & wildlife and parks - Parks
Chinese in Malaysia
(Ch(M))
(From 1989-)
SEE ALSO: Race relations (Malaysia)
Chinese in Singapore
(Ch)
(From 1989-)
(Scope: include clans & associations)
- CDAC
(Ch-CDAC)
(From 1994- )
Used for: Chinese Development Assistance Council
SEE ALSO: Race relations
Chinese medicine
SEE: Medical & Health Services - Traditional Medicine
Chinese New Year
SEE: Social life & customs - Festivals
Chinese Secondary Four Examination Boycott Inquiry
(From 22 May 1962 - 5 March 1963; file closed)
CHOGM
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's foreign relations - Commonwealth
(From 1970-1978, SEE: Regional Organisations file)
Choirs
SEE : Arts/Culture - Fine arts - Music
Christianity
SEE: Religion - Christianity
Christmas
SEE: Social life & customs - Festivals
Cinemas
SEE: Mass Media - Films
CISCO
SEE: Police
Citizenship
(Cit)
(From 1984- )
Used for: Immigration, NRICs, migration, Migrants, Illegal (after 1995)
City planning
SEE: Housing - Urban renewal
Civic & Cultural Centre
SEE: Housing - Urban renewal - Civic & Cultural Centre
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
SEE: Transportation & communications - CAAS
Civil defence
SEE: Defence - Civil defence
Civil service
SEE: Politics & government - Civil Service
Clans & associations
SEE: Chinese in Singapore
Clean Rivers Campaign
SEE: Environment - Pollution
Clean-up campaigns
SEE: Environment - Cleaning-up campaigns
Clob
SEE: Stock Exchange - Clob
Clocks, watches (industry)
SEE: Industries - Electronics industry
SEE ALSO: Industries - Textiles, wearing apparel & leather industries
Clothing
SEE: Industries - Textiles, wearing apparel & leather industries
Co-operative societies
SEE: Money & banking - Co-operative societies
SEE ALSO: Trade Unions for NTUC Co-ops
COEs (Certificate of entitlements)
SEE: Industries - Automobiles
SEE ALSO: Transport & Communications - Land
(Notes: From Aug 1992, only found in Industries - Automobiles)
Coffin touts
SEE: Commerce - Retail trade & services
College of Physical Education
(CPE)
(From 1984,1986-1987, 1990-May 1991; file closed)
Used for : PE College
SEE: National Institute of Education-School of Physical Education
Colleges
(C(A-Z))
(From 1962-1990; file closed).
(From 1987, SEE: Education file for junior colleges)
SEE ALSO: Industrial Training
(From 1962-1976, included Business College, Colombo Plan Staff College, Ngee Ann College, Ponggol Vocational Institute, Singapore Polytechnic, Stamford College, Singapore Technical Institute, Teachers Training College, Trinity Theological College)
(From 1977-1981, included General, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Other Colleges)
(From 1982-1986, included General, Alphabetical arrangement of colleges. Separate files for Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, Vocational Institutes)
Columbaria
SEE: Environment
Commerce
(From 1959- )
(From 1959-1965, Singapore & Malaysia combined, no subdivision; from 1966-1971, Singapore & Malaysia separately filed, no subdivision)
- General
(Cm)
(From 1972- )
(From 1975-1981, separate subdivisions on Customs & Tarriffs, Trade)
Used for: Auctions, Trade, Business, Businessman of the Year, Imports & exports
(Notes: Before 1992, included clippings on APEC. After 1992, SEE: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation file)
- Business Enterprise Committee
(Cm-BEC)
(From )
Used for : Business Enterprise Committee
- Chambers of Commerce
(Cm-C)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Chambers of Commerce
- Commodities and their prices
(Cm-P)
(From 1982- )
(From 1976-1981, separate subdivisions for Commodities and Prices)
(Notes: Tin, rubber are filed separately; for Gold see: Money and banking)
Used for : Commodities, Commodity prices, Oil palm
- Consumer Protection
(From 1976-1981)
(From 1972-1974, subdivision called CASE; subdivision closed)
(From 1982, SEE file : Consumer Protection file)
- Countertrade
(Cm-Ct)
(From 1987- )
Used for : Countertrade
- Diamond Exchange of Singapore
(Cm-D)
(From 1984- )
Used for : Diamond Exchange of Singapore, Diamond prices, Jewellery trade
- Marketing
(Cm-Mkt)
(From Nov 1988- )
Used for : Marketing, Industrial design, International Merchandise Mart (IMM) (from Nov 1988), Pyramid selling, Junk mail, Direct selling, Door-to-door sales, Salespeople, Warehouses & warehousing, Design Centre, Marketing Institute of Singapore, Franchising
- Retail Trade & Services
(Cm-R)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Retail trade & services, Provision shops, Supermarkets, Department stores, Coffin touts, Hamper services, Hire purchases
(From 1982-1988, include clippings on hawkers, hawker stalls, restaurants, restaurant trade, food outlets. From 1989, SEE: Food)
- Trade Agreements/ Trade Missions
(Cm-T)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Trade agreements, Trade missions
(Notes : SEE ALSO Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign Relations Files)
- Trade Development Board
(Cm-TDB)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Trade Development Board, Export Institute of Singapore
- Trade Exhibitions
(Cm-Ex)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Trade exhibitions
Commercial courses
SEE: Education - Adult/Continuing education
Commercial Crimes
SEE: Crimes & criminals
Commercial Firms
SEE: Corporations (arranged alphabetically by name)
Commercial Properties
SEE: Housing - Real property
Commission of Inquiry into Certain Allegation Made by Mr Ong Eng Guan in the Legislative Assembly on the 10th and 12th Dec 1960
(From Jun 1960-July 1961; file closed)
Commodities
SEE: Commerce - Commodities and their prices
Commodity Prices
SEE: Commerce - Commodities and their prices
Commonwealth
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's foreign relations - Commonwealth
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign Relations - Commonwealth
(From 1970-1978, SEE ALSO: Regional organisations)
Communications
SEE: Transportation & communications
Communist activities
SEE: Internal security - Guerilla activities
Community centres
SEE: Politics & government - Community centres
Community Chest
SEE: Social problems & services - Community Chest
Company Welfarism through Employers' Contribution
SEE: Industrial relations & management
Computer industry
SEE: Computerization/computers
(Before 1994, SEE: Industries - Automation/Robotics)
Computerization/computers
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, SEE: Science & Technology file)
- General
(Cpu)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Automation, Computer industry
(Notes: for Institute of Systems Science, SEE: National University of Singapore file; before 1994, SEE: Industries - Automation/Robotics for clippings on computer industry)
SEE ALSO: Industries - Automation/Robotics, individual computer companies under Corporations file
- Japan-Singapore Institute of Software Technology
(Cpu-JSIST)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Japan-Singapore Institute of Software Technology
- National Computer Board
(Cpu-NCB)
(From 1982- 1999; subdivision closed.
From 2000, see : InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore)
(Before 1982, SEE file: Science & Technology)
Used for : National Computer Board, Information Technology Institute, Open Software Foundation
SEE ALSO: Industrial Training - Information Communication Institute of Singapore
Conferences/seminars
(Cf)
(From 1982- )
(Notes: Refer to conferences under relevant subject; before 1982, clippings in Regional & international conferences file.)
Used for : Seminars
Confucianism, Teaching of
SEE: Education - Moral/religious education, Confucianism
Conservation of Nature
SEE: Nature & Wildlife & parks
Constituencies
SEE : Politics & Government - Community Centres
SEE ALSO : Housing - Public Housing, Housing - Town Councils
Construction Industry Development Board
SEE: Industries - Building & Construction Industry
Construction Industry Training Centre
SEE: Industrial training - Construction Industry Training Centre
Construction industry
SEE: Industries - Building & construction industry
Consumer interests
SEE: Consumer protection
Consumer protection
(Cap)
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, SEE : Commerce file)
Used for: Consumer interests, Prices of consumer goods, Consumers' Association of Singapore, CASE
Consumers' Assocation of Singapore
SEE: Consumer Protection
Continuing education
(Ce)
(From 82-Oct 1991; file closed)
(From 1958-1981, SEE: Adult Education)
(From Nov 1991, SEE: Education - Adult/Continuing education)
Copyright
SEE : Law - Copyright
Core Skills for Effectiveness and Change (COSEC)
SEE: Education - Adult/Continuing Education
Corporations
(Cp)
(From 1962- )
Used for : Commercial firms, Industrial firms, Rubber companies, Tin companies, Temasek Holdings
(Notes : Arranged alphabetically by name of company; also has a general section for cuttings on companies in general. Before 1982 clippings on Rubber and Tin companies are filed under Rubber and Tin files respectively)
SEE ALSO: Industries
- Singapore-Suzhou Township Development
(Cp-Singapore-Suzhou Towmship Development)
Corrective Work Order
SEE: Social Problems & Services
SEE: Environment
Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau
SEE: Crime & Criminals
(Before 1990, SEE: Politics & government - Corruption)
Corruption (in private sector)
SEE: Crimes & criminals
Corruption in government
SEE: Crime & Criminals
(Before 1990, SEE: Politics & government - Corruption)
COSEC
SEE: Education - Adult/Continuing Education
Cost of living
SEE: Economic conditions - Cost of living
Costume jewellery
SEE: Industries - Textile, wearing apparel & leather industries
Countertrade
SEE: Commerce - Countertrade
Courtesy campaigns
SEE: Social life & customs - Courtesy campaigns
COWEC
SEE: Industrial relations & management
CPF
SEE: Public finance - CPF
CPIB
SEE: Crimes & criminals
(Before 1990, SEE: Politics & government - Corruption)
Creative services
SEE: Industries - Services
SEE ALSO: Arts/Culture - Fine arts
Credit cards
SEE: Money & banking
Crime prevention
SEE: Crimes & criminals
Crimes & Criminals
(From 1975- )
(Before 1975, SEE file: Internal Security)
- General
(Cr)
(From 1975- )
(Dec 1975-1983, has subdivision Commercial Crimes)
Used for : Commercial crimes, Crime prevention, Corruption (in private sector & public sector), Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (from 1989- ), Police investigation
(Notes : SEE ALSO Law - Cases file for clippings on those people who are charged in court; before 1990, SEE: Politics & Government - Corruption for clippings on corruption in government)
- Prisons
(Cr-P)
(Singapore from 1984- , Malaysia from 1985- )
Used for : Prisons, Prisoners, Prisoners, rehabilitation, Rehabilitation, Criminals
Culture
SEE: Arts/Culture
Currency
SEE: Money & Banking
Dairy farming
SEE: Rural development (Malaysia)
SEE: Primary Production (Singapore)
Dances
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine arts - Performing Arts
Deaf
SEE: Disabled
Deepavali
SEE: Religion - Hinduism
SEE ALSO: Social life & customs - Festivals
Defence
(From Mar 1962- )
(From Mar 1962-Jan 1965, Singapore & Malaysia combined)
(From Feb 1965- , Malaysia file started)
(From Sept 1965- , Singapore file started)
- General
(D)
(From 1962- )
(Notes: Before 1982, National Service Police and Vigilante Corps in Internal Security file)
Used for : Airforce, Army, Navy , National Service
- Civil defence
(D-C)
(From 1981- )
(Notes: Before 1982, National Service police force and VC in Internal Security file)
Used for : Civil defence
Defence - British, Austrialian, New Zealand Commitments
(From Feb 1965-1981; file closed)
Defence Asia
(From Jul 1969-1976; file closed)
Department stores
SEE: Commerce - Retail trade & services
Design
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
Design Centre
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
Diamond Exchange of Singapore
SEE: Commerce - Diamond Exchange of Singapore
Diamond prices
SEE: Commerce - Diamond Exchange of Singapore
Direct selling
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
Disabled
(Dsb)
(From 1988- )
(Before 1988, See Social Life & Customs - Disabled file)
Used for : Social life & customs - Disabled, Blind, Deaf, Handicapped, Mentally Handicapped, Physically Handicapped
Disasters
(From 1962- )
(From 1962-1981, Singapore & Malaysia files combined)
(From 1982-1987, no subdivision)
- General
(Dis)
(From 1988- )
Used for : Sentosa cable car tragedy and enquiry, Hotel New World tragedy and enquiry, Cable car tragedy and inquiry
- Fires & fire services
(Dis-Fire)
(From 1988- )
(Before 1988, SEE: Social Life & Problems - Fire Services file)
- Floods & flood control
(Dis-Fl)
(From 1989- )
Used for : Floods & flood control
Discos
SEE: Social life & customs - Recreation
Doctors
SEE: Medical & Health Services
Domestic animals
(Da)
(From 1983- )
Used for : Pets, Veterinarians, veterinary surgery, Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
SEE ALSO: Nature & wildlife and parks
Domestic help
SEE: Labour
Door-to-door sales
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
Drainage
SEE: Environment
Drama
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine arts - Performing Arts
Drama Festivals
SEE: Arts/Culture - Arts Festivals
Drowning
SEE: Medicine & health - Injuries
Drug problems
SEE: Social problems & services - Drug problems
Drug trafficking
SEE: Social problems & services - Drug problems
Drunk driving
SEE: Transportation & communications - Land transport - Accidents
Duty-free shops
SEE: Transportation & communications - Air transport
Earthquakes
SEE: Environment
East Asia Economic Cacus
SEE: Economic conditions (Malaysia)
East Asian Latin America Forum (Ealaf)
(From Apr 1999- )
Easter
SEE: Religion - Christianity
SEE ALSO: Social life & customs - Festivals
Economic conditions
(From 1957- )
(From 1957-1983, no subdivision)
- General
(E)
(From 1983- )
Used for : Inflation
(Notes : included pre-1992 clippings on APEC; after 1992, see : Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation file)
- Cost of living
(E-C)
(From 1983- )
Used for : Cost of living, Standard of living, Consumer Price Index
- Government Economic Committee
(E-GEC)
(From 1985- )
Used for : Government Economic Committee, GEC
- Government Investment Corporation
(E-GIC)
(From 1983-1993; subdivision closed)
(From 1994, SEE: Privatisation subdivision)
(Notes: included clippings on privatisation)
- Growth Triangle
(E-GT)
(From May 1991- )
Used for: Bintam
- Investments
(E-I)
(From Nov 1987- )
Used for : Investment, Operational Headquarters Status (OHQ), OHQ
- National Economic Council
(E-NEC)
(From 1985- )
Used for : National Economic Council, NEC
- Privatisation
(E-Pri)
(From 1994- )
(Before 1994; SEE: Government Investment Corporation subdivision)
Used for : Government Investment Corporation, GIC, Singapore Government Investment Corporation, SGIC, Privatisation)
Economic Development Board
(EDB)
(From 1982- )
(Notes: includes clippings about the Board; for special subject reports issued by the Board, SEE ALSO: relevant subject headings).
Education
(From 1958- )
(From 1958-1981, no subdivision. Included clippings on Institute of Education)
- General
(Ed)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Primary education, Secondary education, Educational TV, Teachers /teaching/teacher training, Illiteracy, colleges, United World College, Stamford College, bilingualism (from 1987)
(Notes: From 1994, clippings on specific schools or junior colleges, rankings of schools, SEE: Education - Schools subdivsion)
- Adult/Continuing education
(Ce)
(From 22 Nov 1991- )
(From 1958-1981, SEE: Adult Education file)
(From 1982 - Oct 1991, SEE: Continuing Education file)
Used for: Adult education, Continuing Education, Commericial Courses, BEST, Basic Education for Skills Training (BEST), COSEC, Core Skills for Effectiveness and Change (COSEC), WISE, Work Improvement through Secondary Education (WISE)
- Gifted Children
(Ed-G)
(From Sept 1983- )
Used for: Gifted children, Education of
- Moral/Religious education, Confucianism
(Ed-MRC)
(From 1983- )
Used for : Confucianism, Teaching of, Moral education, Religious education
- Pre-U Seminars
(Ed-P)
(From Jun 1988- )
Used for: Pre-U seminars
- Professionals
(Ed-Pr)
Used for Teachers, Principals
- Schools
(Ed-Sch)
(From 1994- )
(Notes : includes clippings on particular school or junior college, rankings on schools)
Education, Higher
(Eh)
(Singapore from 1958 - , Malaysia from 1961- )
Used for : Higher education, Tertiary education, Graduates, Foreign degrees, Recognition of, Recognition of foreign degrees
SEE ALSO: Singapore Open University, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Industrial Relations & Management - Management Courses (for degree programmes offered through Singapore Institute of Management)
- Polytechnics
(Eh-Poly)
(From 1994- )
(Before 1994, SEE: Education, Higher file) (Before 1982, SEE ALSO: Colleges file)
(Notes: includes clippings on polytechnics in general)
Educational TV
SEE: Education
Elderly
SEE: Aged
Elected President
SEE: President
Elections
SEE: Malaysia - Elections
SEE: Singapore - Elections
Electricity
SEE: Public utilities
SEE ALSO: Energy
Electrocution
SEE: Medicine & health - Injuries
Electronics industry
SEE:Industries - Electronics industry
Employees Provident Fund
SEE: Public finance (Malaysia) - EPF
Employer-employee relations
SEE: Industrial relations & management
Employment
SEE: Labour
Endowment Fund
SEE: Lee Kuan Yew - Endowment Fund
Energy
(En)
(From Oct 1980- )
(Before 1980, SEE Commerce file)
Used for : Alternative energy, Oil (as energy)
(Notes: includes Oil exploration, industries & prices, Supply of energy (electricity))
SEE ALSO: Industries-Petroleum,chemical & allied industries
Entertainment
SEE: Arts/Culture - Entertainment
Entrepreneurship
SEE: Small Businesses
Environment
(From 1982- )
- General
(Ev)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Environmental health, Greening of Singapore, Food, Control on sale of, Littering, Columbaria, Drainage, Refuse collection, Sewerage, Vector control, Toilets, Garbage collection, Volcano eruptions, Earthquakes, Waterscaping, Corrective Work Order
- Cleaning-up Campaigns
(Ev-C)
(From 1983- )
Used for : Clean-up campaigns
- Pollution
(Ev-P)
(From 1983- )
(From 1972-1973, SEE: Medical & Health Services file; from 1974-1982, SEE: Pollution file)
Used for : Pollution, Clean Rivers Campaign, Pulau Merlimau fire, Acid spill,
Environmental health
SEE: Environment
EPF
SEE: Public finance (Malaysia) - EPF
Eurasians
SEE: Minorities in Singapore
European Communities
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign Relations - European Communities
European Economic Community
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign relations - EEC
Executive Condominium
SEE: Housing - Public
Executives
SEE: Expatriates/executives
Expatriates/executives
(Exp)
(From 1984- )
Used for : Executives, Migration, Foreign talents
SEE ALSO: Labour
Export Institute of Singapore
SEE: Commerce - Trade Development Board
Extended family
SEE: Family
Facsimiles
SEE: Transportation & communications - Telecommications
Factoring
SEE: Money & banking - Factoring
Family
(Fam)
(From 1994- )
Used for: Divorces, family values, extended family, family day, broken families, marriages, family planning
SEE ALSO: Children, Women, Social Problems files for related issues
Family Day
SEE: Family
Family planning
SEE: Family
SEE ALSO: Population (population control)
Family values
SEE: Family
Farming
SEE: Primary production (for Singapore)
SEE ALSO: Rural development (for Malaysia)
Fashion designers, Local
SEE: Industries - Textile, wearing apparel & leather industries
Fashion industry
SEE: Industries - Textile, wearing apparel & leather industries
Fast food
SEE: Food
SEE ALSO: Corporations file for individual companies
Feedback Unit
SEE: Politics & government - Feedback Unit
Ferries
SEE: Harbours & shipping
Ferry accidents
SEE: Harbours & shipping
Festivals
SEE: Social life & customs - Festivals
(Notes: refer also to different ethnic files)
Films
SEE: Mass media - Films
Finance
SEE: Money & banking
Finance companies
SEE: Money & banking - Banks & finance companies (arranged alphabetically by name)
Finance, Public
SEE: Public finance
Fine arts
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine arts
Filipino Maids
SEE: Labour - Foreign Workers
Fire services
SEE : Disasters - Fire & fire services
(Before 1988, SEE: Social problems & services - Fire services)
Fires & fire services
SEE: Disasters - Fires & fire services
The First Malaysian Parliament and the First Malaysian Budget
(From 2 Nov 1963-14 Jan 1964; file closed)
Fisheries & fish breeding
SEE: Primary production (Singapore)
Fisheries
SEE: Rural development (Malaysia)
Floating Rate Notes
SEE: Money & banking
Floods & flood control
SEE: Disasters - Floods & flood control
Flora and fauna
SEE: Nature & wildlife and parks
Food
(Fo)
(From 1989- )
(Before 1989, SEE: Commerce-Retail Trade & Services file)
Used for : Restaurants, restaurant trade, Hawkers, hawker stalls, Fast food (see also: Corporations file for individual companies), Food (Catering))
(Notes : for control on sale of food, SEE: Environment)
SEE ALSO: Industries - Food & beverages industry, Social life & customs - Food
Food (Catering)
SEE: Food
Food outlets
SEE: Food
(Before 1988, SEE: Commerce - Retail trade & services file)
Footwear
SEE: Industries - Textile, wearing apparel & leather industries
Foreign degrees, Recognition of
SEE: Education, Higher
Foreign labour
SEE: Labour - Foreign Workers
Foreign maids
SEE: Labour - Foreign Workers
Foreign relations
SEE: Singapore's Foreign Relations
SEE: Malaysia's Foreign Relations
(both arranged alphabetically by name of country)
- Commonwealth
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign relations - Commonwealth
- European Communities
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign Relations - European Communities
- European Economic Community
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign relations - European Economic Community
- United Nations
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia Foreign relations - United Nations
Foreign talents
SEE: Expatriates/Executives
The Formation of the Federation of Malaysia
(From May 1961-18 Sept 1963; file closed)
Freight Forwarders
(See Corporations file for individual companies)
SEE : Transport & Communications - Air, Harbours & Shipping
FRN (Floating Rate Notes)
SEE: Money & banking
Fund Management
SEE: Money & Banking - Fund Management
Furniture
SEE: Industries - Wood & wood products
Gambling
SEE: Social life & customs - Recreation
Garbage collection
SEE: Environment
Gas
SEE: Public utilities
GEC
SEE: Economic conditions - Government Economic Committee
GIC
SEE: Economic conditions - Privatisation
Gifted children, Education of
SEE: Education - Gifted children
GINTIC Institute of Manufacturing Technology
SEE: Nanyang Technological University
Goh Chok Tong
(GCT)
(From 1988- )
Goh Keng Swee
(GKS)
(From 1964-1986; file closed)
(After 1987, SEE: Personalities file)
Gold exchange/gold prices
SEE: Money & banking - SIMEX
Golf Clubs and membership
SEE: Social life - Recreation
Goods & Services Tax
SEE: Public Finance - Goods & Services Tax
Government administration
SEE: Politics & government - Administration
Government Economic Committee
SEE: Economic conditions - Government Economic Committee
Government Investment Corporation
SEE: Economic conditions - Privatisation
Government Parliamentary Committees
SEE: Politics & government - Government Parliamentary Committees
Government Securities Market
SEE: Money & banking - Government Securities Market
GPC
SEE: Politics & government - Government Parliamentary Committees
Graduates
SEE: Education, Higher
Greening of Singapore
SEE: Environment
Growth Triangle
SEE: Economic conditions - Growth Triangle
Guerilla activities
SEE: Internal security - Guerilla activities (M'sia only)
Gulf War
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's foreign relations - Middle East
Hairdressers/hairdressing
SEE: Industries - Service industries
Hamper services
SEE: Commerce - Retail trade & services
Handicapped
SEE: Disabled
Harbours & shipping
(HS)
(Singapore from Sept 1957- ; Malaysia from 1958- )
Used for: Shipping, Port of Singapore Authority, Sea transport, Ferries, Freight Forwarders, Ferry accidents
Hari Raya
SEE: Islam, Islamic law & Malay Adat
SEE ALSO: Social life & customs - Festivals
Hawkers, hawker stalls
SEE: Food
(Before 1989, SEE: Commerce - Retail trade & services)
Haze
SEE: Environment - Pollution
HDB
SEE: Housing - Public housing
Health
SEE: Medical & health services
Healthy Lifestyle
SEE: Medical & Health Services
Higher education
SEE: Education, Higher
Hinduism
SEE: Religion - Hinduism
Hire purchase
SEE: Money & Banking
SEE ALSO : Commerce - Retail trade & services
Historical articles on Singapore/Malaya
Historical articles on Singapore/Malaysia
(From Feb 1957-1981; file closed)
Historical buildings
SEE: History - Historical buildings & Preservation of Monuments Board
History
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, SEE: Historical articles on Singapore/Malaysia file)
- General
(Ht)
(From 1982- )
- Historical buildings & Preservation of Monuments Board
(Ht-B)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Historical buildings, Preservation Of Monuments Board, Buildings & landmarks
SEE ALSO: Buildings & landmarks
Holland
SEE: Singapore's or Malaysia's Foreign relations - Netherlands
Home accidents
SEE: Medicine & health - Injuries
Horsburgh Lighthouse
SEE: Johore
SEE ALSO: Singapore-Malaysia relations
Horse racing
SEE: Social life & customs - Recreation
Hospitality industry
SEE: Industries - Service industries
Hospitals
SEE: Medical & health services
Hotel New World tragedy and enquiry
SEE: Disasters
Hotels & hotel industry
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, SEE: Tourism file)
- General
(Ho)
(From 1982- )
(Hotels are arranged alphabetically by name)
House movers
SEE: Industries - Services
Housing
(From 1957- )
(From 1957-1981, no subdivision)
- General
(H)
(From 1982- )
(From 1982-1988, no subdivision on Private & Public Housing)
Used for: Rent control
- Private Housing
(H-Pr)
(From 1989- )
- Public Housing
(H-Pu)
(From 1989- )
Used for : Public housing, HDB, HUDC, Executive condominium
- Real Property
(H-R)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Real estate, Real property, Commercial properties, Rent control, Urban Renewal Authority
- Town Councils
(H-TC)
(From 1987- )
Used for: Town councils
- Urban Renewal
(H-U)
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, SEE: Urban Renewal file)
Used for: Urban renewal, City planning, Land reclamation, Land acquisition, Urban Renewal Authority
- Urban Renewal - Civic & Cultural Centre
(H-U-CCC)
(From 1988- )
Used for: Civic & Cultural Centre
- Urban Renewal - Raffles City
(H-U-RC)
(From 1987- )
Used for: Raffles City
HUDC
SEE: Housing - Public housing
Human rights
SEE: Internal security
SEE ALSO: Law
Hussein Onn, Datuk
(From 1973-1981; file closed)
Illiteracy
SEE: Education
Immigrants, Illegal
SEE: Law
Immigration
SEE: Citizenship
Imports & Exports
SEE: Commerce
Indians in Malaysia
(Ind(M))
(From 1989- )
Used for: Sikh
SEE ALSO: Race relations (Malaysia)
Indians in Singapore
(Ind)
(From 1989- )
SEE ALSO: Race relations
- SINDA
(Ind-SINDA)
(From 1994- )
Used for: SINDA, Singapore Indians Association
Industrial Arbitration Court
SEE: Industrial relations & management - Industrial Arbitration Court
Industrial Arbitration Court Cases
(From 1962-1972; file closed)
(From 1972- , SEE: Industrial Relations & Management)
Industrial design
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
Industrial firms
SEE: Corporations (arranged alphabetically by name)
Industrial Relations & Management
(From Jun 1958- )
(From Jun 1958-Oct 1971, no subdivision)
- General
(Ir)
(From 1972- )
Used for: Management issues, Employer-employee relations, Terms of employment, Industrial unrest, Strikes, COWEC, Company Welfarism through Employers' Contribution
- Industrial Arbitration Court
(Ir-C)
(From 1973- )
(Scope:1962-72, see Industrial Arbitration Court)
Used for: Industrial Arbitration Court
- Industrial Safety
(From 1972-1981), subdivision closed, SEE: Industrial safety & health file)
- Management courses
(Ir-MC)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Management courses, Management training; Singapore Institute of Management; Singapore Institute of Personnel Management
(Notes: for Open University Degree Programme, SEE: Singapore Open University file)
SEE ALSO: Industrial Training; Education, Higher
- Productivity
(Ir-P)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Productivity, Quality control, QC Circles, National Productivity Board
SEE ALSO : SPRING
- Strikes/Industrial Unrest
(From 1972-1980; subdivision closed, SEE general subdivision)
- Wages
(Ir-W)
(From 1972- )
Used for: Wages, National Wage Council
Industrial safety & health
(Is-h)
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, SEE: Industrial relations file)
Used for: Pulau Merlimau fire
SEE ALSO: Medicine & health - Injuries
Industrial standards
SEE SPRING
Industrial training
(From 1982- )
(Before 1982, see Industries file)
- General
(It)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Vocational training institutes, Institute of Technical Education, Industrial training institutes, Training, Industrial, VITB, Modular Skills Training (MOST)
SEE ALSO: Industrial Relations & Management - Management Courses
- Construction Industry Training Centre
(It-B)
(From 1984- )
Used for: Construction Industry Training Centre
- Information Communication Institute of Singapore
(It-ICIS)
(From Oct 1988-1997, subdivision closed )
Used for: Information Communication Institute of Singapore
- National Institute of Commerce
(It-NIC)
(From 1982- )
Used for: National Institute of Commerce
- Skills Development Fund
(It-SDF)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Skills Development Fund, SDF
- TES NOVELL Authorised Education Centre
(It-NAEC)
(From Nov 1988-1997, subdivision closed )
Used for: TES NOVELL Authorised Education Centre, Authorised Education Centre
Industrial training institutes
SEE: Industrial training
Industrial unrest
SEE: Industrial relations & management
Industries
(Singapore from Nov 1957- ; Malaysia from May 1957- )
(Singapore from 1957-1974, no subdivision; from Jul 1960-1973, SEE ALSO: Industries in Jurong file)
(Malaysia from 1957-1981, no subdivision)
- General
(Id)
(From 1975- )
Used for: International Procurement Office, Corporations, Manufacturing
- Aerospace industry
(Id-A)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Aerospace industry
- Automation/Robotics
(Id-AR)
(From 1983- )
Used for: Automation, Robotics, Computer industry
(Notes : From 1994, SEE: Computerisation/computers for Computer Industry)
SEE ALSO: Computerization /computers, National University of Singapore - Institute of Systems Science
- Automobile industry
(Id-Aut)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Automobile industry, Car industry, COE (certificates of entitlement)
(Note: for clippings on COEs, only this subdivision from Aug 1992)
SEE ALSO : Transport & Communication - Land
- Building & construction industry
(Id-B)
(From 1975- )
Used for: Building & construction industry, Construction industry, Construction Industry Development Board, RADAC, Renovation & Decoration Advisiory Council
- Electronics industry
(Id-E)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Electronics industry, Clocks, watches
- Food & beverages industry
(Id-F)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Food, Beverages
- Machinery & equipment industry
(Id-M)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Instrumentation equipment industry, Machinery & equipment industry, Machine tools industry, Tools & dies industry
- Metal & metal products industry
(Id-Met)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Metal & metal products industry, Iron & steel industry
- Miscellaneous
(Id-Mis)
(From 1982- )
eg. perfumes, toiletries
- Paper & paper allied industry
(Id-Pap)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Paper & allied industries, Packaging industry
- Petroleum, chemical & allied industries
(Id-Pet)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Chemical industries, Petro-chemical industries, Oil industries, Petroleum , Refineries
SEE ALSO: Energy
- Pharmaceutical & medical equipment industry
(Id-Ph)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Pharmaceutical industry, Medical equipment industry
- Printing & publishing industry
(Id-Pri)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Printing industry, Publishing industry, Book trade, Bookshops, Bookselling
- Service industries
(Id-Ser)
(From Oct 1988- )
Used for: Service industries, Hairdressers/hairdressing, Hospitality industry, Beauticians, Creative services, House movers
- Shipbuilding & shipyards
(Id-S)
(From 1975- )
Used for : Shipbuilding, Shipyards
- SISIR
(From 1983-1988, subdivision closed)
Used for: Singapore Institute of Standards & Industrial Research, SISIR
(From 1989, SEE: Scientific & technical development - SISIR)
- SMA
(Id-SMA)
(From 1983- )
Used for : SMA, Singapore Manufacturers Association
- Textile, wearing apparel & leather industries
(Id-T)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Textiles, Wearing apparel, Leather, Clothing, Fashion industry, Fashion designers, Local, Costume jewelry, Footwear, Watches (as fashion accessories)
- Wood & wood products
(Id-W)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Wood and wood products, Furniture
Industries in Jurong
(From Jul 1960-1973; file closed)
(From 1974-1981, SEE: Industries file)
(From 1982, SEE ALSO: Jurong Town Corporation)
Inflation
SEE: Economic conditions
InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore
(IDA)
(From 2000- )
Information centres & libraries
(From 1982- )
- General
(Ic)
(From 1982- )
Used for: Libraries, Archives
- Archives
(From 1982-1987; subdivision closed)
- Information technology
(From 1986-1987; subdivision closed)
(From 1988, SEE: Information technology file)
Information Communication Institute of Singapore
SEE: Industrial training - Information Communication Institute of Singapore
SEE ALSO: InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore
- General
(Info-T)
(From 1988- )
(Before 1988, SEE: Information Centres & Libraries)
- Internet
(Info-T-Int)
(From May 1995- )
Used for Internet, World Wide Web, E-Commerce
Information Technology Institute
SEE: InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore
INNOTECH
SEE: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation
Insider Trading
SEE: Stock Exchange
SEE ALSO: Law - Cases
Institute of Banking & Finance
SEE: Money & banking - Institute of Banking & Finance
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies
SEE: Nanyang Technological University
Institute of East Asian Philosophies
(IEAP)
(From 1983,1986-1992; file closed)
(From 1992, SEE: Institute of East Asian Political Economy)
Institute of East Asian Political Economy
(IEAPE)
(From 1992-1996 )
(Before 1992, SEE: Institute of East Asian Philosophies)
From 1997: SEE National University of Singapore
Institute of Education
(IE)
(From 1982-1991; file closed)
(From Jul 1991, SEE: National Institute of Education; before 1982, SEE: Colleges file)
Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology
SEE ALSO: National University of Singapore - Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology
Institute of Microelectronics
(IME)
(From 1991- )
SEE ALSO: National University of Singapore
Institute of Policy Studies
(IPS)
(From 1988- )
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
(From 1968- )
- General
(ISEAS)
(From 1968- )
- Singapore Lecture Series
(ISEAS-S)
(From 1984)
Used for : Singapore Lecture Series
Institute of Systems Science
SEE: National University of Singapore - Institute of Systems Science
Instrumentation equipment industry
SEE: Industries - Machinery & equipment industry
Insurance and insurance companies
SEE: Money & banking - Insurance (companies arranged alphabetically by name)
Internal security
(Singapore from Dec 1958- ; Malaysia from Sept 1957- )
(Malaysia from 1957-1967, no subdivision)
- General
(Is)
(From 1957- )
(From 1957-1981, includes clippings on Police. After 1982, SEE: Police file)
Used for : Human rights
- Guerilla activities
(Is-G)
(Malaysia from 1979-, Singapore from 1988- )
Used for : Guerilla activities, Communist activities
- National Service - Police Force & Vigilante Corps
(From 1976-1981; subdivision closed)
(From 1982, SEE: Police file)
- Political detainees
(Is-D)
(From 1957- )
Used for : Political detainees
-Terrorism
(Is-Ter)
(From 2003- )
Used for: Terrorism
International Merchandise Mart (IMM)
SEE: Commerce - Marketing (from Nov 1988)
International Procurement Office
SEE: Industries
Investment
SEE: Economic conditions - Investments
Iron & steel industry
SEE: Industries - Metal & metal products industry
ISIS (Institute of Strategic & International Studies)
SEE: Regional organisations (arranged alphabetically by name of organization).
(Notes : after 1986, check under relevant subject headings)
Islam, Islamic law & Malay Adat
(I)
(From 1962- )
(Notes : Singapore & Malaysia clippings combined)
Used for : Malay Adat, Hari Raya
Islands eg. Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong
SEE: Social life and customs
(Notes : selected clippings only; check under relevant subject headings)
ISO Standards
SEE: SPRING
Japan-Singapore Institute of Software Technology
SEE: Computerization/computers - Japan-Singapore Institute of Software Technology
Japanese Garden
SEE: Nature & wildlife and parks - Parks
Jewellery trade
SEE: Commerce - Diamond Exchange of Singapore
Johore
(J)
(From 1965- )
Used for: Pedra Branca, Horsburgh Lighthouse
SEE ALSO: Economic Conditions - Growth Triangle, Batam Island
Junior colleges
SEE: Education
(Before 1987, SEE: Colleges file)
Junk mail
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
Jurong Bird Park
SEE: Nature & wildlife and parks - Parks
Jurong Town Corporation
(JTC)
(From 1983- )
(Before 1983, SEE: Industries file; Industries in Jurong files)
Karaoke
SEE: Social life & customs - Recreation
Kedah
(Kd)
(From 1962- )
Kelantan
(K)
(From 1963-)
Kent Ridge Digital Labs
SEE: National University of Singapore - Institutes and Centres
Kuala Lumpur Stock-exchange
SEE: Stock exchange
Labour
(From 1982- )
(From 1982-1993, no subdivision)
- General
(Lb)
(From 1994- )
Used for: Brain drain, Employment, Umemployment, Manpower, Retrenchment, Domestic help
- Foreign workers
(Lb-FW)
(From 1994- )
Foreign labour, Work permits, Filipino Maids
(Before 1986, SEE: Industrial relations & management)
SEE ALSO: Expatriates/ Executives
Land acquisition
SEE: Housing - Urban renewal
Land reclamation
SEE: Housing - Urban renewal
Land transport
SEE: Transportation & communications - Land transport
Landmarks
SEE: Buildings & landmarks
Langkawi
SEE: Kedah
Language
(L)
(Singapore from 1959- ; Malaysia from Aug 1958- )
Used for: Language learning/usage, Speak Mandarin Campaign, Bilingualism
- Singlish
(L-Sing)
(From Apr 1999- )
Language learning/usage
SEE: Language
Latchkey children
SEE: Social problems & services
SEE ALSO: Children
Law
(Singapore from Feb 1962- ; Malaysia from April 1962- )
- General
(Lw)
(From 1962- )
(Notes : includes transvestites, sex operation, trademarks)
Used for: Copyright, Rent control, Migrants, Illegal, Immigrants, Human rights
- Cases
(Lw-C)
(From May 1962- )
Used for : Insider Trading
(Notes : Selected cases only; SEE ALSO: Crime & Criminals file for those people who are under investigation)
- Copyright
(Lw-Cop)
(From Feb 1996- )
Used for : Copyright, Intellectual Property
Notes : Includes various aspects of intellectual property eg : software piracy, parallel imports, music royalties, etc. Also includes legal cases on this matter.
- Professionals
(Lw-P)
(From May 1995- )
Used for : Lawyers, Legal Profession, Law firms. May include legal education
Law firms
SEE : Law - Professionals
Lawyers
SEE : Law - Professionals
Legal profession
SEE : Law Professionals
Leasing
SEE: Money & banking - Leasing
Leather
SEE: Industries - Textile, wearing apparel & leather industries
Lee Hsien Loong
(LHL)
(From June 1986- )
Lee Kuan Yew
(From Aug 1958- )
(From 1958-1982, no subdivision)
- General
(LKY)
(From 1983- )
(Scope:General)
- Endowment Fund
(LKY-EF)
(From 1983- )
Used for: Endowment Fund, LKY Distinguished Visitor
- Scholarship
(LKY-SF)
(From May 1992- )
Used for: Scholarship Fund, LKY Scholarship Fund, Lee Kuan Yew Award
Legislative Assembly : Singapore
(From 1958-Sept 1965; file closed)
Libraries
SEE: Information centres & libraries
Life Sciences
SEE: Scientific & Technical Development - Life Sciences
Light Rail Transit (Malaysia)
SEE: Transportation & Communications - Light Rail Transit
Ligitan Island
SEE: Sabah
SEE: Malaysia's Foreign Relations - Indonesia
Literature
SEE: Arts/Culture - Literature
Littering
SEE: Environment
Livestock
SEE: Rural development (Malaysia)
SEE ALSO: Primary production (Singapore)
LKY Distinguished Visitor
SEE: Lee Kuan Yew - Endowment Fund
LKY Exchange Fellowship
SEE : Lee Kuan Yew - Scholarship Fund
LKY Scholarship Fund
SEE: Lee Kuan Yew - Scholarship Fund
Local writers/writing
SEE: Arts/Culture - Literature
Machine tools industry
SEE: Industries - Machinery & equipment industry
Machinery & equipment industry
SEE: Industries - Machinery & equipment industry
Magazines
SEE: Mass media - Press
Mahathir Mohamad, Datuk Seri
(Ma)
(From 1981- )
(Before 1981, SEE: Personalities file)
Malacca
(Mal)
(From 1962- )
Malay Adat
SEE: Islam, Islamic law & Malay Adat
Malaya Parliamentary and State Elections
(Nanyang Siang Pau)
(1964; file closed)
The Malayan Rail Strike
(From 22 Dec 1962-15 Jan 1963; file closed)
Malays & Muslims in Singapore
(From 1982- )
(From 1982-1993, no subdivision)
- General
(MS)
(From 1994- )
- Mendaki
(MS-Mendaki)
(From 1994- )
Used for : Mendaki,
- AMP
(MS-AMP)
(From 1994- )
Association of Malay Professionals
Malays in agriculture, commerce & industry (Malaysia only)
(From 1958-1993; file closed)
(From 1994, SEE: Malays & Muslims in Malaysia file)
Malays & Muslims in Malaysia
(M)
(From 1994- )
Used for : Malays in Malaysia
Malays in Malaysia
SEE: Malays & Muslims in Malaysia
(Before 1994, SEE: Malays in agriculture, commerce & industry file)
Malaysia : the first year
(From August 1964-Sept 1964; file closed)
Malaysia, The Philippines and Indonesia's Confrontation
(From Sept 1963-Dec 1965; file closed)
Malaysia's Foreign Relations
(From 1958- )
(Also arranged alphabetically by name of country)
- General
(Fr(M))
Used for: Spratly Islands
(Notes: clippings about Malaysia's foreign relations in general or when too many countries is mentioned; for clippings on Singapore and Malaysia relations, SEE: Singapore-Malaysia Relations file)
- Commonwealth
(Fr(M)-C'wealth)
Used for : Commonwealth, foreign relations - Commonwealth, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM
- European Communities
(Fr(M)-EC)
Used for : European Communities
SEE ALSO: European Economic Community
- European Economic Community
(Fr(M)-EEC)
Used for: European Economic Community, foreign relations - European Economic Community
- Indonesia
(Fr(M)-Indonesia)
Used for: Ligitan, Sipadan
(Notes: clippings on Ligitan, Sipadan, SEE ALSO: Sabah file)
SEE ALSO: Batam Island, Economic Conditions - Growth Triangle
-International Organizations
(Fr-IntOr)
(From 2000- )
Includes organizations like IMF, World Bank, UN, etc. For APEC, Ealaf, ASEAN, ASEM - see entries under these names
- Middle East
(Fr(M)-ME)
Used for: Gulf War
- United Nations
(Fr(M)-UN)
Used for : United Nations, Foreign relations - United Nations
Subdivision closed. From 2000- See subdivision on Malaysia's Foreign Relations : International Organizations
Malaysia's General Elections
(From 1982-1993; file closed)
(From 1994, SEE: Malaysia - Election file)
(Before 1982, SEE: Parliamentary, State & Local Elections in Malaya/Malaysia files)
(In 1982, included clippings from Nanyang Siang Pau, Sin Chew Jit Poh)
(In 1986, included clippings from The Star, New Straits Times)
- General
(From 1987-1993)
Used for : Elections - Malaysia
Malaysia - Election
(El(M)
(From 1994- )
(Before 1994, SEE: Malaysia's General Election)
Malaysia-Singapore relations
SEE: Singapore-Malaysia relations
Malaysian Airline System
SEE: Transportation & communications (Malaysia) - MAS
Management courses
SEE: Industrial relations & management - Management courses
Management issues
SEE: Industrial relations & management
Management training
SEE: Industrial relations & management - Management courses
Manpower
SEE: Labour
Marina South Theme Park
SEE: Tourism
SEE ALSO : Nature & wildlife Parks - Parks
Market gardening
SEE: Rural development (Malaysia)
SEE ALSO: Primary production (Singapore)
Marketing
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
Marketing Institute of Singapore
SEE: Commerce - Marketing
MAS
SEE: Money & banking - Monetary Authority of Singapore
MAS
SEE: Transportation & communications (Malaysia) - MAS
Mass Media
(From 1968- )
(From 1968-1971, no subdivision for Singapore & Malaysia)
- General
(MM)
(From 1972- )
(Notes : subdivision also known previously as Miscellaneous News)
Used for: Advertising, Censorship
- Films
(MM-F)
(From 1972- )
Used for: Films, Cinemas
(Notes: includes censorship on films)
- Press
(MM-P)
(From 1972- )
Used for: Press, Magazines
(Notes : includes clippings on Letters to Zaobao)
- Radio & Television
(MM-TV)
(From 1972- )
(After 1989, SEE ALSO: SBC subdivision)
Used for: Radio, Television, Videos, Radio & television
- SBC
(MM-SBC)
(From 1989- )
(Before 1989, SEE: Radio & Television subdivision)
Used for : Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, SBC
- Singapore International Media
(MM-SIM)
(From Oct 1994-May 1999)
Used for : Singapore International Media, Television Incorporation of Singapore, Radio Corporation of Singapore, Television 12 Pte Ltd, Singapore Broadcasting Authority
- Media Corporation of Singapore
(MM-MCS)
(From Jun 1999- )
Mass Rapid Transport
SEE: Transportation & communications - Mass Rapid Transit
Medical & Health Services
(Singapore from Sept 1957- ; Malaysia from Dec 1957- )
(From 1957-1971, 1974-1982, no subdivision for Singapore; 1957-1988, no subdivision for Malaysia)
- General
(Mh)
(From 1972-1973,1983- )
Used for: Health, Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Medifund
- Aids
(Mh-A)
(From 1989- )
Used for: Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome, Aids (diseases)
- Chinese medicine
(Mh-C)
(From 1983-1993; subdivision closed)
(From 1994, SEE: Traditional Medicine subdivision)
Used for: Chinese medicine
- Hospitals
(Mh-H)
(From 1994- )
(Before 1994, SEE: General subdivision)
Used for: Hospitals, Johns Hopkins, National Skin Centre, National Kidney Foundation, National Blood Centre, Singapore National Eye Centre
(Notes : includes specific hospitals & their research)
- Injuries
(Mh-I)
(From 1989- )
Used for: Home accidents, Electrocution, Drowning
SEE ALSO: Industrial safety & health
- Insurance
(Mh-Ins)
(From 1990- )
(Note : 1990-1991 has subdivision Medisheld)
Used for: Medishield
- Medisave
(Mh-Med)
(From 1987- )
Used for: Medisave
- Medical Personnel
(Mh-P)
(From 1994- )
Used for: Doctors, Nurses
(Before 1994, SEE: General subdivision)
(Notes: includes related medical professionals)
- National University Hospital
(Mh-NUH)
(From 1985- )
Used for: National University Hospital, NUH
- Pollution
(From 1972-1973; subdivision closed)
(For 1974-1982, SEE: Pollution file; after 1983, SEE: Environment - Pollution file)
- Smoking
(Mh-S)
(From 1989-)
Used for: Smoking, Anti-smoking campaign
- Traditional Medicine
(Mh-T)
(From 1994- )
(Before 1994, SEE: Chinese medicine subdivision)
Medical equipment industry
SEE: Industries - Pharmaceutical & medical equipment industry
Medifund
SEE: Medical & Health Services
Medisave
SEE: Medical & health services - Medisave
Medishield
SEE: Medical & health services - Insurance
Medium-sized businesses
SEE: Small businesses
Members of Parliament
SEE: Parliament - Members of Parliament
Mendaki
SEE: Malays & Muslims in Singapore
Mental Health
SEE: Medical & Health Services
Mentally handicapped
SEE: Disabled
The Merger of Malaya and Singapore
(From Apr 1959-Aug 1963; file closed)
(Vol 1 contains background notes)
Merlion Week
SEE: Tourism
Metal & metal products industry
SEE: Industries - Metal & metal products industry
Meteorology
(Mt)
(From 1967- )
(From 1967-1981, Singapore & Malaysia files combined; included clippings on floods, from 1982, SEE: Disasters file for clippings on flood)
Used for : Time, Weather
Metrication
SEE: Scientific & technical development
Migrants, Illegal
SEE: Law
SEE ALSO : Citizenship (after 1995)
Migration
SEE: Citizenship
SEE ALSO: Expatriates/ Executives
Mimes
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine Arts - Performing Arts
Minerals & mining
(Mn)
(From 1960- )
(From 1960-1987,separate files for Singapore & Malaysia; from 1987, clippings for Malaysia only)
SEE ALSO: Tin
Minorities in Malaysia
(Min(M))
(From 1989- )
SEE ALSO: Race relations (Malaysia)
Minorities in Singapore
(Min)
(From 1989- )
Used for: Eurasians, Arabs
(Notes: includes minorities in Singapore and other races)
SEE ALSO: Race relations
Modular Skills Training (MOST)
SEE: Industrial training
Monetary Authority of Singapore
SEE: Money & banking - Monetary Authority of Singapore
Money & banking
(Singapore from Dec 1957- ; Malaysia from Mar 1958- )
(Singapore from 1957-1971, no subdivision; Malaysia from 1958-1971, no subdivision)
- General
(MB)
(From 1972- )
Used for : Banks & banking, Cash Cards, Credit Cards, Finance, Floating Rate Notes, FRN (Floating Rate Notes), Hire Purchase
- Asian Dollar Market
(MB-AD)
(From 1973- )
Used for : Asian Dollar Market
- Banks & Finance Companies
(From 1972- )
(arranged alphabetically by name)
(MB-(A-Z))
(Notes: if a few banks are mentioned, SEE ALSO: General subdivision)
Used for : Finance companies, Banks
- Co-operative societies
(MB-Coop)
(From 1975- )
Used for : Co-operative societies
- Factoring
(MB-F)
(From 1987- )
Used for : Factoring
- Fund Management
(MB-FM)
(From 1994- )
(Before 1994, SEE: General subdivision)
Used for: Fund Management, Unit Trusts, Venture Capital, Venture Fund, Bonds, Property Funds, Real Estate Investment Funds
- Gold Prices/Gold exchange
(From 1982- ; subdivision closed)
- Government Securities Market
(MB-GSM)
(From May 1986-Mar 1999 ; file closed)
Used for : Government Securities Market
- Institute of Banking & Finance
(MB-Inst)
(From 1988- )
Used for : Institute of Banking & Finance
- Insurance
(MB-I)
(From 1982- )
(includes clippings on insurance in general)
(From 1985- , Insurance companies arranged alphabetically by name)
Used for : Insurance and insurance companies
- Leasing
(MB-L)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Leasing
- Monetary Authority of Singapore
(MB-MAS)
(From 1982- )
Used for : Monetary Authority of Singapore, MAS
- SIMEX
(MB-SIMEX)
(From 1983- )
Used for : Singapore International Monetary Exchange, Gold exchange/gold prices
- National Bank of Brunei (Brunei)
(MB-NBB)
(From 1986- )
Used for : National Bank of Brunei
Moral education
SEE: Education - Moral/religious education, Confucianism
MPs
SEE: Parliament - Members of Parliament
MRT
SEE: Transportation & communications - Mass Rapid Transit
MSA
(From Sept 1969-Jan 1073; file closed)
Mt. Everest Expedition
SEE: Social Life & Customs - Sports
Museum
SEE: Arts/Culture - Museum
Music
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine arts - Music
Music Festivals
SEE: Arts/Culture - Arts Festivals
Musicals
SEE: Arts/Culture - Fine Arts - Peforming Arts
Nanyang Technological Institute
(NTI)
(From 1980-1991; file closed)
(From 1991, SEE : Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
SEE: Arts/Culture
Nanyang Polytechnic
(NYP)
(From Feb 1992- )
SEE ALSO : Education, Higher - Polytechnics
Nanyang Technological University
(NTU)
(From 1991- )
(Before Jun 1991, SEE: Nanyang Technologyical Institute file)
Used for : GINTIC Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Defence & Strategic Studies
SEE ALSO: Education, Higher
Nanyang University
(NU)
(From Sept 1957-1980; file closed)
(From July 1 1980 - April 1996 , SEE: National University of Singapore)
(From April 1996, SEE : Nanyang Technological University)
Narcotics
SEE: Social problems & services - Drug problems</
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