https://www.scmp.com/rss/324005/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On February 4, Fong Swee Suan, the veteran Singaporean trade unionist and political activist, died at the age of 85. Following years of political exile in Malaysia, Fong spent his later years living a quiet life in Singapore. This relative serenity stands in stark contrast to the tumultuous years of Fong’s youth, when he played a prominent role in Singapore’s anticolonial struggle during the 1950s and early 1960s. Fong’s first involvement in anticolonial politics came as a student at the Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2069912/death-communist-fong-swee-suan-and-chance-rethink-singapores-past?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2069912/death-communist-fong-swee-suan-and-chance-rethink-singapores-past?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:30:46 +0000