The History Of Singapore Is Rich With Surprising Twists, Bendy Turns And Wondrous Triumphs

Singapore was also a gateway to other countries in South-East Asia such as New Guinea, Indonesia, Dutch-East Indies (Indonesia) and Philippines as seen in Figure 1. After this, it was the first time in Australia’s history is was the first time they were under threat from any country “Yellow

The Fall of Singapore to the Japanese happened on the 15th February 1942 and is thought to be one of the greatest defeats in the entire history of the British Army and most likely Britain's worst defeat in all of World War 2. Singapore was considered to be a major part of the British Empire and it was thought to be as strong as a fortress. Improvement's to Singapore as a British military base had only been completed in 1938, a mere 4 years before the fall of Singapore.

Stewart Gordon’s When Asia Was The World recounts events in history from the time 500-1500 CE. He takes the reader through details of journeys of different people, from different part of Asia, highlighting numerous things, including how trade of ideas, goods, and people changed certain parts of Asia, one particular region being the Middle East. The goods being traded in at that time have become cultural markers people see today. Some but not all are spices, fabrics, and materials brought in, that now people see in the food that is cooked, the clothing that is made, and things that the Middle Eastern people use in day to day life now. The people brought their knowledge of new religions, further creating the rise of Islam throughout Asia, and the ideas brought new intellect, including mathematical discoveries, and new philosophies, creating the distinct culture of

Singapore is located at the centre of a crucial sea route in the far east. The sea route is controlled by the Japanese and attempting to prevent from the British claiming the control of the route.

Singapore is the nation of islands which is situated on the South of Malay Peninsula. Its area is only 704,0 square kilometers, and it is the smallest country in Southeast Asia. Its anthem is Majulah Singapura

All of the stereotypes and ideas were overlooked after the fall of Singapore. America were formerly racist and they tended to believe that the Japanese were short, weak and short sighted. The Americans even stated that it would be impossible for Japan to fly a plane. For Australia it made them realise that being an ally and a member of the British Commonwealth had no great military value.

After the surrender of Singapore, Japanese began to colonise. Japan renamed the city to Syonan-to in their honour of their victory. They

Chapter one covers the earlier colonial timeframe up until approximately 1867 when Hong Kong and Shanghai bank was founded. It seems that Hong Kong was not really recognized for much of anything until the early 1800’s when it was realized to be an acceptable base to process trade through China. It is interesting, and somewhat terrible, to see the amount of conflict in such a short time period. Starting with the First Opium War in 1839, the Chinese suffered through several wars, unfair treaties, piracy, and British tyranny, ending with Hong Kong becoming a center for transnational Chinese trade.

China’s long and rich history had covered numerous inventions that are still used today. One of these inventions is paper. In 105 A.D, paper making was invented. It was during the reign of Eastern Han Emperor Ho-di when Ts’ai Lun, an official of the Imperial Court, reported that he produced a sheet of paper by cutting the bark of a mulberry tree and breaking it down into fibers. Because of this, he received many compliments for his ability. His invention became popular and was often cited as the “paper of Marquis Tsai.”

Despite the advances in steam technology, however, sailing ships continued to dominate the world’s oceans for many years to come. Unlike steamers they did not depend on the availability of coal and were simply much cheaper to run. This was particularly evident in voyages to the Far East, reached from Europe via the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s south-ern tip and from America across the Indian Ocean. This changed in 1869 with the opening of the Suez Canal. As a result of this, the Far East and Australia were opened up to steamers bearing passengers and mail from the Europe. But the effects of such developments were not immediate.

My research will be based on Political, Economic, and Social Organization of Singapore—an industrialist city-state.  Even though Singapore 's history dates from the 11th century, the island was little known to the West until the 19th century. Singapore is one of the World 's largest ports, because the city of Singapore has become a major port, with trade exceeding that of Malaya 's, Malacca and Penang combined. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the advent of steamships launched an era of prosperity for Singapore as transit trade expanded throughout Southeast Asia (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2010). Singapore is a very

The Jurong Industrial has help Singapore to industrialize the economy. With increasingly of foreign corporation entry has made Singapore more advance with it technology. Today Jurong Island has over 95 global companies. It has a fixed

However, the development of Singapore’s society cannot be predicated on pure economics alone. Even though globalization has enabled Singapore to fare well in economic development, however, termed the perils of success, globalization has brought about undesirable

Singapore is an island that lies just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. Its strategic location on major sea lanes has provided the country with an economic importance in Southeast Asia. Singapore is often considered as a base for global enterprises looking to expand into Asia and Asian enterprises looking for global connectivity. Located at the heart of Asia, Singapore is sitting at the centre of business opportunities. Having the four key attributes - Trust, Knowledge, Connected and Life, Singapore is being positioned as an ideal city to Work, Live and Play. Singapore was ranked first in Mercer’s Quality of Living Survey 2009.

The Republic of Singapore celebrated its 42 years of independence in year 2007. Situated at the southern tip of Malaysia, Singapore currently holds a population of 4.68 million as of June 2007. At 704.0km2, it is ranked 4th in the world for its population density. During the past four decades, the economy as measured by real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), multiplied by over 20 times (Ghesquiere, 2007, p.11). As a small and extremely open economy, Singapore long term survival is very much dependent on the ability to maintain its viable position and remain afloat in the sea of global competition (Mun Heng et al, 1998, p.14).