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Sukhdev Singh Gill – Sikhs, Jagas & Policemen Part 3 | Chronicles of Old Singapore

Sukhdev Singh Gill – Sikhs, Jagas & Policemen Part 3 | Chronicles of Old Singapore4 oct.34 min

<p>Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Retired policeman Sukhdev Singh Gill recounts the threat posed by secret societies in the past and how they were brought to heel by the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955. He also reflects on issues faced by security guards today, mostly seniors and unemployed young people, as well as problems of molestation, voyeurism and mobility devices.</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 Ang Soon Tong</p><p>03:14 Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act </p><p>09:35 Secret Society Kingpins</p><p>17:10 Security Guards</p><p>22:16 Improving the Sector</p><p>26:16 Molest &amp; Voyeurism</p><p>29:16 Mobility Devices</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>