Title
Letters from Shaw Brothers (Ipoh) Ltd to Capitol Theatre
Year/Period
5 April 1965
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Unknown Type: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2007-55145
Collection of
These letters were issued by Shaw Brothers’ Ipoh office to caution operation officers in Capitol Theatre against the threat of bombing. On 10 March 1965, a bomb exploded in MacDonald House, which housed the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Two Indonesian saboteurs planted a bomb which exploded and killed two and wounded 33 others.