This led to racial riots and the Chinese were removed from the region in 1888.
Event May 13, 1969 - Deployed during the racial riots to control the situation.
The story follows them as they become embroiled with the racial riots in Singapore during the 1950s.
The sites are a block from where the 1967 racial riots erupted, pushing the city into decline.
"He's had two racial riots and he has a Police Department that's out of control."
The last time Singapore had a racial riot was in 1964, but since then things have been tranquil.
This has led to racial riots and confrontation around the neighborhood.
The tension led to the 1964 racial riots in Singapore that killed 36 people.
The march degenerated into a racial riot, and the violence continued for two days.
They shared underlying causes of social problems with other racial riots.