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On 31 December 2010, it was announced that Singapore's economy grew by 14.7% for the whole year, the best growth on record ever for the country. [ 125 ] The general election of 2011 was yet another watershed election as it was the first time a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) was lost by the ruling party PAP, to the opposition Workers ...
The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, [1] a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.
Singapore celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the foundation of modern Singapore by Stamford Raffles. 17 April: Jewel Changi Airport opens after a week-long preview. 2020: 23 January: The first COVID-19 case in Singapore was confirmed involving a 66-year-old Chinese national from Wuhan. 10 July: The PAP wins 83 of 93 seats in the 2020 General ...
When 2019 came, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a ceremony to launch the year-long commemoration on 28 January, the day when Sir Raffles landed in Singapore for the first time. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] The government and more than 200 organisations, along with 3,800 volunteers, jointly coordinated and prepared various commemorative events.
In 2010 Singapore imported almost 15 million tons of sand for its projects, the demand being such that Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam have all restricted or barred the export of sand to Singapore in recent years. As a result, in 2016 Singapore switched to using polders for reclamation, in which an area is enclosed and then pumped dry. [303]
Wang also reported that the Siamese attacked Temasek (with no specific reference of Long Ya Men or Ban Zu) a few years before he visited, but the fortified city survived the attack which lasted a month. [20] Ruins of the settlement on the hill were still visible in the early 19th century and were described by the Resident John Crawfurd. In 1928 ...
The longevity secrets of Singapore, the 6th blue zone city where people are living the longest, happiest lives. ... The life expectancy has grown by 20 years since 1960, and the number of ...
Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. [1] The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the Singapore Rural Board. The city served as the capital of Colony of Singapore, and the State of Singapore from 1951 until its abolishment in 1965. [1] [2]