Thank you in turn, Michael and Graham .

I for one would be interested in your views of Singapore and Malaya in the 1950s. There have been so many changes since then, and indeed since I worked at the University of Malaya ( established 1962 ) in the late 1970s. For those members who may be interested, I've opened a separate thread, following my return to Malaysia earlier this year ( http://bit.ly/1VuwGPc ).