"Singapore - My Home" Singapore by Adeline_Foo

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Singapore River & Financial District - Singapore

Singapore is a very small island in South-East Asia. Our neighbors are Malaysia and Indonesia. Malaysia and Singapore is linked through a bridge that we called “Causeway”. We can just drive over there. The majority of the population is concentrated on the southern part of the island. The population is ethnically diverse and consists of principally of Chinese (about 78%), Malays (about 14%), Indians (about 7%) and Eurasians. Singapore has four official languages-English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. English is our language of administration. The principal religions are Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and Christianity. We have lots of Primary and Secondary schools. We also have 14 junior colleges, four polytechnic schools, three universities (a fourth university is in the pipeline) and a teachers college. Our education is the same with the British.

The modern city was founded in 1819 on the site of a fishing village by the British colonial administrator, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles and decided to occupy the village by the British East India Company in 1824. In 1826 Singapore was incorporated into the colony of the Straits Settlements. Its advantages location on the narrow passage between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea and its free-port status soon turned Singapore into a major commercial center. After World War I (1914-1918), Britain designated the island its principal naval base in East Asia and undertook extensive military construction. During World War II (1939-1945), Singapore Was captured and occupied by the Japanese. As the British retreated, they only partially destroyed the causeway that linked Singapore with Malaysia. Thus the invaders had easy access to the great port. However, important installations, including the world’s largest floating dry dock were destroyed to deny them to the Japanese. On September 6 ,1945, the city was liberated by British troops. The following year, Singapore was made a separate crown colony on June 3, 1959. It became a self-governing state in the commonwealth of nations. On September 16, 1953, Singapore and Malaysia united to form Malaysia. On August 9, 1965, Singapore was separated from Malaysia and became a sovereign state, remaining in the commonwealth and become a member of the United Nations. In December of that year, the island was proclaimed a Republic. Inche Yusof Bin Ishak became the first president. His successors were Benjamin Henry Sheares, CV. Devan Nair, Wee Kim Wee and now our new president Dr Nathan

Intro Written Sep 11, 2002
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aussirose Mar 26, 2006 at 1:06 AM Report Abuse

Hi Adeline. Enjoyed looking through all your pix and tips. Can't wait to go!! The quay sounds lovely!! Cheers, Ann :o)
vyxxyn Apr 4, 2005 at 9:29 PM Report Abuse

Wong San's closed down liao.
irish147 Jan 30, 2005 at 10:47 PM Report Abuse

GREAT photos and info 10/10 MIke
radz Jan 25, 2005 at 3:47 AM Report Abuse

Great page and thanks for the warning tips!
gmadmax Nov 28, 2004 at 2:27 PM Report Abuse

Great page of Singapore Adeline!I would like to visit it again sometimes!Kisses from Athens!
Wild_Orchid Oct 18, 2004 at 3:10 AM Report Abuse

nice shopping tips!
najamrulz Sep 28, 2004 at 2:22 PM Report Abuse

Hey Adeline. Singapore is soooooo beautiful, well developed and clean. I am really impressed and hope to visit this beautiful country soon. Greetings from Islamabad ~ Najam...
TRC123 Sep 13, 2004 at 4:09 AM Report Abuse

Great pages, love to visit Singapore one day, Cheers from India.
starship Aug 18, 2004 at 9:22 AM Report Abuse

Fabulous page--great tips and advice and lovely photos! You have a beautiful country!
Pavlik_NL May 4, 2004 at 8:20 AM Report Abuse

You have made many sweet memories come back to me. Thank you, Adeline. You hometown page looks so enchanting and your pictures and way of writing thrill me. Greets, Paul