However, it was rebuilt once the Japanese had captured Singapore.

Early in World War II their southern campaign through Malaya en route to capturing Singapore in 1941 was largely dependent on bicycle-riding soldiers.

It aims to capture the market from Singapore corporates and Singapore listed companies on visit to Hong Kong and in transit to China.

The Japanese had not expected to capture Singapore and were therefore unprepared to run the city, with the result that Charles continued in the fire brigade for some months.

He was taken prisoner when Japanese forces captured Singapore in 1942, he said.

Patrick Heenan died on the day the Japanese captured Singapore in World War Two.

By the time the Japanese had captured Singapore, they had suffered 9,600 casualties.

However, the Japanese eventually invaded and captured Singapore from the north, after having done the same to Malaya (now known as West or Peninsular Malaysia).

It's not as if the Japanese have captured Singapore.

After the Japanese captured Singapore in February 1942, many Australians believed that New Guinea was the next major target, effectively isolating Australia from its allies.