Scope and Content: Post-WWII coverage, including Japanese surrender, Allied occupation, and postwar reconstruction in Southeast Asia.
Provenance: National Library Singapore
Accession Number: Not stated
Processing Information: Digitised from microfilm archive
Access Restrictions: Public access (educational use)
Related Materials: Other issues from 1945, war telegrams, photos
Geographic Coverage: Singapore, Malaya, SEA
Temporal Coverage: World War II, Japanese Surrender (1945)
Preservation Status: Digitised and archived
Retention Policy: Permanent
Archival Location: National Library Board Singapore
Backup Status: Microfilm and digital
Parent Collection: Straits Times Archive
Sub Collections: WWII-era issues
Related Items: Other SEA newspapers, war proclamations
Accessibility Features: Digitised image, OCR searchable
Accessibility Compliance: Basic OCR text layer (not fully compliant for screen readers)
Copyright Status: Archived; usage allowed under education and research provisions
Copyright Holder: National Library Board, Singapore
License Terms: Educational use only
Jurisdiction: Singapore
Cultural Significance: Highlights a major turning point in Southeast Asian and world history — the Japanese surrender and British reoccupation.
Cultural Context: Immediate postwar media and colonial journalism in Singapore
Access Statistics: Thousands of views yearly
Citation Information: The Straits Times (5 Sep 1945). National Library Board Singapore. Link
User Feedback: Popular among historians, educators, and researchers
Educational Use: History, journalism, post-colonial studies
Curriculum Alignment: Secondary, Higher Education (SEA history, WWII)
Learning Objectives: Analyze media during political transitions and wartime aftermath
