The bombing of MacDonald House by two Indonesian saboteurs might have taken place 48 years ago, but that event long ago casts a shadow that still falls over today’s Singapore.

This explains the intense reaction of Singapore to Indonesia’s recent decision to name a navy ship after the two men executed for the bombing incident.

Those old enough remember the shock of the event when the pair of Indonesian marines bombed the Orchard Road building on March 10, 1965.

… Recalling the incident, Barry Desker, dean of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said: “At that time, MacDonald House was an iconic building as it was the tallest in Orchard Road. The other buildings were single- or double-storey buildings and the land at Ngee Ann city was a burial ground.”

Those old enough remember shock when iconic building was bombed
THE bombing of MacDonald House by two Indonesian saboteurs might have taken place 48 years ago, but that event long ago casts a shadow that still falls over today’s Singapore.

This explains the intense reaction of Singapore to Indonesia’s recent decision to name a navy ship after the two men executed for the bombing incident.

Those old enough remember the shock of the event when the pair of Indonesian marines bombed the Orchard Road building on March 10, 1965.

… Recalling the incident, Mr Barry Desker, dean of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said: “At that time, MacDonald House was an iconic building as it was the tallest in Orchard Road. The other buildings were single- or double-storey buildings and the land at Ngee Ann city was a burial ground.”