Said Zahari
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Said Zahari was a Singaporean writer and journalist. He was a former editor-in-chief of the Malay language newspaper Utusan Melayu, and an advocate of unbiased freedom of the press. Although he reside
Said Zahari
Operation Coldstore
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Operation Coldstore was the code name for a large-scale internal security operation carried out in Singapore on 2 February 1963, during the period when it was an internally self-governing state within
Said Zahari
…Communist". He now holds the distinction of being the second longest-serving political detainee in Singapore after Chia Thye Poh. He was arrested during Operation Coldstore, a joint Malaysian and Singaporean operation to silence 117 opposition and union leaders under the Internal Security Act. A documentary made by film…
The Sunday Times the day after on 3 February, reporting on the operation
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who played a central and decisive role in the planning and execution of the operation
The Straits Times on 5 February reported that Lee had offered Lim the chance to go into exile in exchange for his release, an offer which Lim ultimately refused.
Dr. Thum Ping Tjin delivering a lecture, "Merger, Acquisition, or Takeover? The Enduring Consequences of Operation Coldstore in Singapore" at the Asia Research Institute at the Bukit Timah Campus of the National University of Singapore.