Singapore has declared the site of Britain's historic surrender to Japanese forces during World War II a national monument.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Perhaps the biggest consequence of the fall of Singapore was the destruction of Britain’s Asian empire. Depleted by the First World War and then squeezed dry ...

SINGAPORE - The British delegation on Feb 15, 1942, was a picture of dejection. The team, including interpreter Major Cyril Wild, had been sent to surrender to the invading Japanese forces at the ...

Singapore has declared the site of Britain's historic surrender to Japanese forces here during World War II a national monument, officials said Tuesday.