Singapore Cultural Research
My research paper will explain Singapore’s history, kinship and beliefs-values. Each
section will have own examples and explanations regarding Singapore’s culture.
Singapore was an important trading center and port as early as the seventh century. By the
fourteenth century Chinese immigrants had established a small community on the island, and the
name Singapura, a word of Sanskrit origin meaning Lion City, was in common use. After
Portugal wrested control of the region from Malaccan and Malay rulers in the sixteenth and early
seventeenth centuries, Singapore fell into obscurity. Modern Singapore dated from the discovery
of the island’s superb natural port in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles, an officer of the British East
India Company.
The East India Company, seeking to forestall colonial advances by Holland and France,
was insearch of a base at the strategic southern tip of the Malay Peninsula that would complement
the nearby British posts at Penang and Malacca . Raffles instantly recognized the tradingpotential
of the site, which he predicted would become“a place of considerable magnitude an importance”
and “the emporium of the seven seas.” He settled a treaty the next day with a local sultan and
established an outpost.
However Singapore has been ruled by other countries, they managed to develop powerful
economy. Because of geography location , Singapore’s ports are developed’’ Entrepot’’ (transit
port for other countries) economy. Not only they have transit port(entrepot) but also Singapore
has insurance, shipping, banking, export and import services to ship companies and other global
banks. During 1860’s Suez Canal opened and Singapore used this advantage very good, rapidly
it became one of the most important port in the area. This rapid change captured England
attention . British army started to establish in Singapore in 1923’s and during Second
section will have own examples and explanations regarding Singapore’s culture.
Singapore was an important trading center and port as early as the seventh century. By the
fourteenth century Chinese immigrants had established a small community on the island, and the
name Singapura, a word of Sanskrit origin meaning Lion City, was in common use. After
Portugal wrested control of the region from Malaccan and Malay rulers in the sixteenth and early
seventeenth centuries, Singapore fell into obscurity. Modern Singapore dated from the discovery
of the island’s superb natural port in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles, an officer of the British East
India Company.
The East India Company, seeking to forestall colonial advances by Holland and France,
was insearch of a base at the strategic southern tip of the Malay Peninsula that would complement
the nearby British posts at Penang and Malacca . Raffles instantly recognized the tradingpotential
of the site, which he predicted would become“a place of considerable magnitude an importance”
and “the emporium of the seven seas.” He settled a treaty the next day with a local sultan and
established an outpost.
However Singapore has been ruled by other countries, they managed to develop powerful
economy. Because of geography location , Singapore’s ports are developed’’ Entrepot’’ (transit
port for other countries) economy. Not only they have transit port(entrepot) but also Singapore
has insurance, shipping, banking, export and import services to ship companies and other global
banks. During 1860’s Suez Canal opened and Singapore used this advantage very good, rapidly
it became one of the most important port in the area. This rapid change captured England
attention . British army started to establish in Singapore in 1923’s and during Second