Overview
Singapore – the tale of a rich nation
An independent country with a single city, the Republic of Singapore is an island in Southeast Asia with Malaysia to the north and Indonesia’s Riau Islands to the south. It is a developed country and today recognized as one of the best technology-ready countries and the smartest city in the world. The Changi Airport has been adjudged as the Best Airport while Singapore Airlines was named in 2018 as the World’s Best Airline.
A splendid Past: Evidence proves that this region was a significant trading centre during the 14th century. This region was then ruled by the Malacca Sultanate and the Johor Sultanate. The British entered the region in the early 19th century via a treaty with the Johor. The Japanese conquered the region during World War II but it came back under British rule by the end of the war. Singapore was merged with Malaysia in 1963. It realized its own independent existence in 1965. It was the all-round growth initiatives by the Government of Singapore in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s that Singapore became one of the developed nations of the world by the 1990s.
