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  2. Timeline of Singaporean history - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...

  3. Culture of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore's indigenous culture originates primarily from the Austronesian people that arrived from the island of Taiwan, settling between 1500 and 1000 BCE.It was then influenced during the Middle Ages primarily by multiple Chinese dynasties such as the Ming and Qing, as well as by other Asian countries such as the Majapahit Empire, Tokugawa shogunate, and the Ryukyu Kingdom.

  4. Malay Heritage Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Malay Heritage Centre (Malay: Taman Warisan Melayu; Jawi: تامن واريثن ملايو ‎) is a cultural centre and museum located at Sultan Gate off Beach Road in Kampong Glam, Singapore. Its primary focus is to showcase the heritage and history of Malay Singaporeans .

  5. History of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Singapore also attracted big oil companies like Shell and Esso to establish oil refineries in Singapore which, by the mid-1970s, became the third-largest oil-refining centre in the world. [91] The government invested heavily in an education system that adopted English as the language of instruction and emphasised practical training to develop a ...

  6. Category:Culture of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Cultural history of Singapore (1 C) I. Indonesian-Singaporean culture (1 C) Singaporean international schools (3 C, 2 P) L. Languages of Singapore (7 C, 24 P)

  7. National Museum of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history.Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution [d] as the Raffles Library and Museum.

  8. Asian Civilisations Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations.

  9. History of the Republic of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.