Sukhdev Singh Gill – Sikhs, Jagas & Policemen Part 2 | Chronicles of Old Singapore

<p>Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Sukhdev Singh Gill spent 32 years in the Singapore Police Force. He offers his honest views on questions arising from the evolution of the force – why were neighbourhood police posts so important (and do we really need police complexes), why do people call the police on all kinds of matters, and is the police force facing a manpower shortage today?</p><p><br></p><p>Part 1 | https://youtu.be/yrwMp7NRj0Y </p><p>Part 2 | https://youtu.be/Vowo8sDLBmk </p><p>Part 3 | https://youtu.be/p-uLp9hkWBg </p><p>Part 4 | https://youtu.be/QOjXxK6UxtI</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 The Police Academy</p><p>04:19 Learning the Law</p><p>06:09 A New Police Force</p><p>09:45 Posts to Complexes </p><p>13:59 Neighbourhood Police Posts</p><p>19:30 Lee Kuan Yew’s Role</p><p>21:15 Calling the Police</p><p>25:47 Undermanned</p><p>30:37 With the People</p><p><br></p><p>Sukhdev’s books:</p><p>Boh cheng hoo: a Sikh boy in Hokkien gangland</p><p>https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search/card?id=d9a97a7b-3534-5db2-9281-f87020349847&amp;entityType=FormatGroup</p><p>Bang cheng hoo: a Sikh man in SG police force</p><p>https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search/card?id=620f135a-c12b-5ded-9b00-d747bb46962a&amp;entityType=FormatGroup</p><p>Gong cheng hoo: a Sikh elder in Sulawesi &amp; SG politics</p><p>https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search/card?id=8a184efd-f699-595e-8896-64910dc74851&amp;entityType=FormatGroup</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian, and I document people’s memories of Singapore before it became a global city. </p><p>Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.</p><p>Write to lkshis@gmail.com if you have any of these stories:</p><p>• Old places or kampongs.</p><p>• Communities – their way of life &amp; culture.</p><p>• Childhood &amp; schools.</p><p>• Work or business.</p><p>YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG </p><p>Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks </p><p>Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344 </p><p>Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>