Operation coldstore book launch party

The cyclone, constructed in 1927 is one of the oldest wooden coasters still in operation. A new book on the 1963 operation coldstore debunks attempts by revisionist writers to portray the operation as driven by political motives rather than security grounds. Operation coldstore remains the most contentious event in the history of post colonial singapore. Those who turn up for the book launch should expect to be treated with respect, and be presented with arguments for them to think about. The need to debunk lee kuan yews singapore story comes as a clarion call to action, said tan. Code named operation coldstore took away the top leaders of the opposition parties, trade unions, rural organisations, and nanyang university student and alumni associations. In the book, dr poh soo kai quoted extensively from the british archives, revealing the collaboration and conspiracy between lee kuan yew and the. The 1963 operation coldstore in singapore tan kok fang.

Commemorating 50 years one hopes is a publication that does deserve at least some degree of serious consideration. The book essentially critiqued the notion by dr thum and similar revisionist historians that coldstore was mounted. In the 1959 singapore general elections, the peoples action party pap led by. Operation coldstore mounted for political, not security. Operation coldstore, sometimes spelled operation cold store, was the code name for a covert security operation carried out in singapore on 2 february 1963 which led to the arrest of 1 people, who were detained without trial under the preservation of public service security ordinance psso. Spores 1963 operation coldstore, explained mothership. Dr poh soo kai, a former operation coldstore detainee, signs autograph at the launch of a new book, a memoir titled living in the time of deception, on sat feb 2015. The assault on honest debate at a book launch party. Launch trampoline park deptford, nj birthday parties. The scbwi book launch parties are a fantastic way to boost your newlypublished book s outreach. It was also clear that the minister would launch into dr thums key point in his submission that the peoples action party politicians were responsible for the biggest pieces of fake news in singapore, by not telling the truth behind operation coldstore 1963 and operation spectrum 1987 which had resulted in the incarceration of many people. Operation coldstore, sometimes spelled operation cold store, was the code name for a covert.

Operation coldstore was accordingly put into action harper. Rsis seminar and book launch by dr kumar ramakrishna in 2015. Operation coldstore sometimes spelled operation cold store, chinese. If you have read it, then you would probably know everything about operation cold store.

I have plans for an even bigger and better party when i complete the final book in the sheridan and blake adventure series because not only will i be marking the completion of a book but also the end of a series. Revising the revisionist critique of the 1963 operation coldstore in singapore. At the book launch, teo stated, i call for the isa to be abolished. Operation coldstore mounted for political, not security reasons, says. Associate professor bilveer singh, who has written a book charting the history of communism in malaya and singapore, also points out that the communist threat here continued even after operation coldstore, with 22 incidents of arson and 11 bombings between 1969 and 1976. Royal pearls of wisdom book launch party on may 7, 2011 at day star christian bookstore in brenham, texas began with a royal success as kwhiktex news director frank wagner called to interview lisa smith on the air. It has been 55 years since operation coldstore, a major police operation. Former political detainee poh soo kai at his book launch on feb, 2016. Launch party definition and meaning collins english. Shanmugam, a former litigator, seized upon a point made in thums written submissions to the committee. Royal pearls of wisdom book launch party and winners. Exdetainee tells his story in memoir, singapore news.

The first event that function 8 organized was the launch of teos book. What makes a launch party successful is the exposure it creates. Let launch deptford handle the work, while you handle the fun. Design a oneofakind, online book launch party page that lets visitors get an inside look at you and your book. Operation coldstore dealt a severe blow to the communist network in singapore. The public gathering was a precursor to the launch of the book the 1963 operation coldstore in singapore. Before the launch party for the book, he meets me in the boardroom. The book is a collection of personal stories, peppered with a handful of academic insights into controversial operation coldstore. Launch deptford, nj holds the best birthday parties for kids. At the launch of the reprint of the battle for merger book a compilation of talks delivered by singapores first prime minister lee. Each event is briefly introduced in a short writeup accompanied by links to. The recent media spotlight on operation coldstore has shown that one of the darkest chapters in singapores history remained a sensitive topic to broach more than 55 years after it took place.

Special branch mounts operation coldstore singapore history. Others arrested included newspaper editors, trade unionists and university. Sccci cancels book launch at auditorium named after authors pioneering grandfather. Dr lim hock siew a founding member of the ruling peoples action party, lim was accused of being a communist and was arrested without trial in 1963, and had his detention prolonged by the then prime minister lee kuan yew until his release in 1982. Revising the revisionist critique of the 1963 operation coldstore in.

Here are my top 10 tips to make your launch party something special. The only choice was to be stubborn for men of their stature. The question and answer session at the launch was moderated by historian dr thum ping tjin, who also helped poh with research for the book. Chin peng, then the secretarygeneral of the communist party of malaya cpm, admitted in his memoirs that operation cold store shattered our underground network throughout the island. The dr thum of 20 was even a key speaker an operation coldstore book launch. Function 8 lee tee tong mr lee tee tong joined the pap. Speech by dr tan cheng bock at the official launch of progress singapore party psp on saturday. It was formed on 29 july 1961 and officially registered on august 1961 by leftwing members of the peoples action party pap who had been expelled from the pap.

See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Throwing a launch party involves the typical party planning, from selecting the venue to ordering the catering and sending out invitations. Operation hush was a british plan to make amphibious landings on the belgian coast in 1917 during the first world war, supported by an attack from nieuwpoort and the yser bridgehead, positions which were a legacy of the battle of the yser in 1914. Original sin revising the revisionist critique of the 1963.

Function 8 operation coldstore by teo soh lung the. Despite attempts by the state to silence exdetainees, by warning that they would not be permitted to rewrite the states official version of history, the authors in this volume have done just that. Whether you are launching a new product, brand, book or performance artist, the attention your event generates is. Keep an open mind on history of operation coldstore. The book s clear division of chapters of academic insights why operation coldstore matters and chapters on personal views for the record helps readers navigate the book. The government has once again pledged to launch a series of. An annotated bibliography of operation coldstore new mandala. Former coldstore detainee yeo san chai in his singapore bookstore photo.

Singapores battle for merger revisited new mandala. The author launches the details for a radical and innovative new project to. Tan, who was also detained under operation coldstore, was particularly impassioned. Published in a book dedicated to the memory of lim chin siong.

On 2 february 1963, a security operation named operation cold store was launched, resulting in the arrest and detainment of over 111 leftwing activists, including key figures in opposition party barisan socialis. Singapores battle for merger revisited poh soo kai, guest contributor 03 dec, 2014. Most recently, on 16 november, dr thum gave a 20minute speech at the launch of the book on the february 1963 arrests, titled. I was very glad to receive this book the 1963 operation coldstore in singapore, commemorating 50 years edited by poh soo kai, tan kok fang and hong lysa yesterday.

Several plans were considered in 1915 and 1916, then shelved due to operations elsewhere. Dr thum did not reject the credibility of this publication, and appeared to agree with historian dr hong lysa that memoirs and firsthand accounts, however much after the. Sccci cancels book launch at auditorium named after author. Operation cold store might not have made it to our history textbooks, but its controversy is still much debated till today. Dr thum related a significantly different story of operation coldstore from the state narrative we have been offered all these years. The 1963 operation coldstore in singapore on 2 february 1963 and in the weeks that followed, more than 3 people were arrested and detained. On 2 february 1963, the special branch mounted operation coldstore to. Fiftytwo years ago this month, on 2 february 1963, a historic internal security dragnet known as operation coldstore was conducted in singapore. Singapore former political detainee poh soo kai maintains that a 1963 roundup of leftists in a swoop codenamed operation coldstore was politically motivated, and disputes law and home affairs. The 1963 operation coldstore in singapore function 8. The 1963 operation coldstore in singapore commemorating 50 years. Former political detainee poh soo kai launches memoir. Juan williams greeted guests and signed copies of his book muzzled.

Detainees would not be allowed certain books, even if those titles were. How it happened is not as controversial as why it happened, details of which will continue to be argued over for a long time to come. Dr lim hock siew on operation cold store function 8. The book essentially critiqued the notion by dr thum and similar revisionist historians that coldstore was mounted for crass political reasons rather than legitimate security ones. The first time i heard of operation coldstore, an exercise which saw the arrest and detention of more than opposition leaders was when i was helping to edit a small collection of poems and prose on imprisonment and exile with the late mr tan jing quee in 2008. On 14th of nov 2009, lim made his first postdetention speech in singapore during a book launch. Listening to the broadcast which covers the brazos valley area, a small group bible study leader in bellville, texas felt inspired, calling. Books, pamphlets, and magazines are crammed into shelves and piled in. You can see there is only one chair on the cover and a void surrounding it. Revisiting operation coldstore if only singaporeans.