What are the similarities between the Maria Hertogh and Anti-National Service riots?

The major similarity between these two riots is that both
expressed the desire of the people of Singapore to have more control of their government
and society.  The people wanted to throw off the control of the Europeans in the years
after WWII.

On the face of them, the riots have little in
common.  The Hertogh riots had to do with religion while the National Service riots had
to do with politics.  However, in a sense, they were both about who should run
Singapore.  Both riots can be seen as demands for local control.  The Hertogh riots can
be seen as a demand for more respect for local religions and for local people (rather
than British courts) to be able to be in charge of justice.  Similarly, the National
Service riots can be seen as a demand that the British should not be able to force
service from their subjects.

In both cases, the riots
center around the issue of who should control Singapore.  They can both be seen as
demands for local control and an end to colonialism.