The riots occurred during the period when the People's Action Party (PAP) and UMNO relations were severely strained after the PAP challenged the UMNO in the March 1964 Malaysia federal election.
Singapore | 1964 | National University of Singapore | 1964 Summer Olympics | The Amazing Race | Relay race | Graded stakes race | Prime Minister of Singapore | Pimlico Race Course | Caucasian race | 1964 in music | Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race | Death Race 2000 | Singapore Airlines | Volvo Ocean Race | United Kingdom general election, 1964 | The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series) | 1964 in baseball | Singapore Symphony Orchestra | Singapore national football team | Singapore Changi Airport | Saratoga Race Course | Republic of Singapore Navy | Nordic race | Singapore Armed Forces | race | 1964 New York World's Fair | 1964–65 in English football | Workers' Party of Singapore | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Following that, he served as a platoon commander in the 1st Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR) and was involved in two major operations: being deployed to Sebatik Island, Borneo between 1963 and 1964 during the Konfrontasi; patrolling the streets during the 1964 race riots in Singapore.