There remain no extant editions of the paper from Sept 8-10. The excerpt below for the duration is taken from the Sept 7 edition.

LONDON: Indian assault troops led the way when British and Indian forces at 12.30 p.m. (Indian Standard Time) today [Sept 5] re-entered Singapore, the greatest and most powerful naval base in the Far East, three and a half years after its surrender to the Japanese.

The Singapore Radio announcing this news today added: “There were no incidents and landings were effected with great smoothness.” In a series of bulletins and official announcements broadcast throughout the day, the radio which described itself as ‘radio station of the British Military Administration’ gave these additional details: The initial landing was made by a combat task force of Indian assault troops…. All laws and regulations promulgated under Japanese military rule have been abolished with immediate effect. Japanese still roaming in Singapore have been ordered to assemble at the city’s football ground, where thousands of Japanese were expected to be in British hands by nightfall. Curfew has been imposed….

Published in Dawn, September 10th, 2020