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  Singapore. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Singapore city, the capital, largest city, and chief port, is administratively coextensive with the republic.
Singapore has remained in the Commonwealth of Nations, and it joined the United Nations in 1965; it was one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967.
Singapore experienced steady economic growth and diversification during his tenure, but the country was criticized internationally during the 1980s and 1990s for severe treatment of political dissidents and a harsh system of justice.
www.bartleby.com /65/si/Singapor.html   (1730 words)

  
 Marriott.com City Insider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A city as small as Singapore can be toured in just three days, many would say, but to see all the highlights and get beneath the skin of this charming place definitely warrants a longer stay.
Singapore River--This is the very origin of Singapore's prosperity, with the Merlion (the city's tourism icon) steadfastly standing guard at the mouth of the river.
At one end near the mouth of the Singapore River is The Fullerton Singapore, a hotel built in the classical architecture that once dominated the district.
marriott.com /city-guide/city-overview.mi?cityId=85&guideType=gen_intro   (920 words)

  
 Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Singapore was expelled from the federation after heated ideological conflict developed between the state government formed by PAP and the federal government in Kuala Lumpur.
Singapore is also diverse, with the Singaporean Malays, who are the indigenous native group of the country, constituting 13.9%, though this number includes many Malay ethnic groups from other parts of the Malay archipelago including the Javanese, Bugis, Baweans and Minangkabau.
Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of an indigenous Malay population with a third generation Chinese majority, as well as Indian and Arab immigrants with some intermarriages.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singapore   (6073 words)

  
 Cruise to Singapore
The city itself is clean (so much so that for years people were forbidden by law to chew gum in its streets, and eating on a subway can result a heavy fine!) as well as modern and dynamic.
Singapore is located just north of equator, and has very similar weather throughout a year; the climate is tropical, and sweaters are hardly needed (except in the air-conditioned areas).
Singapore is well known as a shoppers' Mecca in the Far East, but due to its international flavor, it has a lot to offer in terms of dining and nightlife.
www.cruisecritic.com /ports/newport.cfm?ID=146   (2171 words)

  
 Singapore Tour,Singapore City Tour,Family Tour to Singapore
Singapore Tour - Singapore, a vibrant, multi-cultural, cosmopolitan and sophisticated city-state that expresses the essence of today’s New Asia.
The Lion City, at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, is the cleanest, most orderly city anywhere, as well it might be.
Arabs were among the first to arrive in Singapore to trade, bringing with them the Islamic religion and converting many indigenous Malay to their belief.
singapore.tourism-asia.net /singapore-tour.html   (760 words)

  
 Singapore Overview, Singapore Overview City Information and Facts - Singapore Travel Guide
Singapore consists of 63 islands, and the Sentosa is the largest one of Singapore’s many smaller islands.
Singapore Cuisine is a gourmet’s paradise with a wide range of different cooking styles including various regional style of cuisine, such as, Chinese cuisine, American, English, French, Indian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Russian and Swiss.
Singapore Nightlife is vibrant and exciting with a range of entertainments, such as, bars, clubs, discos, karaoke pubs, night markets, international stage shows and many more exciting things to see.
www.excelloz.com /Travel_guide/Singapore_City/Singapore_Overview.html   (889 words)

  
 Islands.com | Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Singapore of the past would have made a good Humphrey Bogart film, set against the backdrop of a seedy colonial backwater, tropical intrigue, and opium dens.
Singapore is still a city best-explored on foot.
The pages on dining in Singapore alone would be worth a long look, particularly the "Must Try" section, in which eight local gourmets recommend their favorite restaurants.
www.islands.com /singapore   (616 words)

  
 World Volunteer Web: Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Singapore City, Singapore: Some 340 volunteers shaved their heads on Sunday in a bid to send a message of love and hope to children suffering from cancer.
Singapore City, Singapore: The Singaporean education minister believes volunteering is key to national education.
Singapore City, Singapore: About $605.4 million worth of work was generated by volunteers in Singapore in a year, the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) stated yesterday.
www.worldvolunteerweb.org /browse/countries/singapore.html   (273 words)

  
 Singapore City - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Singapore City, capital of the Republic of Singapore.
Extraordinary economic success over the past 30 years has catapulted the city of Singapore to...
During World War II, Singapore was captured and occupied by Japanese forces in February 1942 in a week-long campaign that followed their conquest of...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Singapore_City.html   (100 words)

  
 Singapore hotels and accommodation for Singapore city
Singapore is a tourist playground with a host of spectacular attractions, exotic dining and luxury hotels.
Singapore’s Nightlife is known for where to hang out with some drinks and dance, while on the other hands the night shopping and cultural encounters.
Singapore’s nightclubs, bars and discos are pricey, yet glitzy targeting at the young-at-heart-night hawks.
www-singapore.com   (857 words)

  
 Singapore Travel Deals, Singapore Travel Packages, Travel to Singapore
Singapore has a more Western set of standards for comfort and has a more urban atmosphere, while all the while being surrounded by nature reserves and tropical scenery.
Singapore is possibly one of the cleanest areas on earth, but all of this comes at some cost.
Singapore is small enough to be explored by foot, with many of its sites in the Colonial District.
www.go-today.com /site_gtweb/travel-to-singapore.asp   (284 words)

  
 Singapore hotels and accommodation for Singapore city
Singapore, with its bustling port, cosmopolitan society, historical significance and friendly people, has been attracting travelers for centuries.
Today, it is an ultra-modern city, with a world-class international airport, gleaming hotels, varied shopping, excellent restaurants and a throbbing nightlife.
Located in downtown Singapore, Chinatown is now one of Singapore's most popular neighborhoods.
www-singapore.com /accommodation/index.html   (462 words)

  
 City Hall, Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The City Hall (Chinese: 政府大厦; Malay: Dewan Bandaraya; Tamil: நகர மண்டபம்) in Singapore is a national monument gazetted on 14 February 1992.
City Hall was built from 1926 to 1929 and was known as Municipal Building.
The City Hall was later the place where Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong had his inaguration ceremony and the swearing-in of the cabinet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/City_Hall,_Singapore   (680 words)

  
 Stylish Boutique hotels Singapore City | Hip & Cool Hotel Guide Singapore City, Singapore
Singapore City is a tiny island in Southeast Asia that serves as a comfortable gateway to Asia because of its modernization and tourist-friendliness.
Because of this, Singapore City is a place that is well-prepared to deal with foreign visitors, resulting in a city full of attractions and amenities that is often considered far less unique than some of its neighboring Asian regions.
Singapore is the home to many spas, from the luxury spas that can be found in five-star hotels to the health centers that are frequently questionable.
www.directoryofhotels.com /asia/hotels_singapore_singapore-city.asp   (491 words)

  
 Singapore City - Singapore - Mark Moxon, Travel Writer
I was staying with a friend – Philip, an investment banker, a showman, an excellent host, a city socialite, a work-hard-play-hard go-getter and an entertaining conversationalist rolled into one – and because he was only going to be there for one night before shooting off to Bangkok, we hit the town.
Perhaps Singapore was putting on a special English weather pattern to welcome me back into the bosom of the north, where a northerly wind is cold, where the sun is in the south, and where the constellations are those of the ancient civilisations
Air conditioning is a way of life in Singapore – not a bad thing when the average temperature at the time of year I was there is 35 degrees with 90 per cent humidity – but being blasted by office blocks is a novel experience.
www.moxon.net /singapore/singapore_city.html   (2026 words)

  
 Singapore Travel Guide - Singapore - Singapore City Guide
Many business people and holidaymakers travel to Singapore on their way to the Far East, or as a stop-off between Australia and Europe, and are eager to see and experience this legendary hi-tech Asian city, which combines traditional enclaves with the towering steel and cement of a cosmopolitan international power-house.
Singapore is a city of cultural festivals, from Chinese New Year parades in February to the Hindu Festival of Lights in November, so it is wise to coincide a Singapore holiday with one of these colourful events (check the events page on our Singapore travel guide).
The core of downtown Singapore is formed by the Colonial District embellished by cathedrals and cricket lawns.
www.wordtravels.com /Cities/Singapore/Singapore   (657 words)

  
 Singapore: City Hall
Singapore was still a colony in the British Empire when King George VI gave it the status of a city in 1951; on this occasion, the building’s name was changed from Municipal Building to City Hall.
After Singapore left the Malay Federation, the first government of the independent city-state was sworn in on August 9, 1965 in City Hall.
Until 2005, facilities of the municipal and national administration and of Singapore’s Supreme Court were located in the building.
www.universes-in-universe.de /car/singapore/eng/ort/city-hall/index.htm   (212 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Singapore, City of Gardens: Books: W. & Tettoni, L. Warren   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
To set the stage for an intriguing look at the tropical domain that is Singapore, Warren's coffee-table book opens with a defining photograph showing an expansive horizontal green swath (the Padang and Esplanade Park pictured from on high) stretching before a backdrop of skyscrapers.
Archival representations, botanical illustrations, and a trove of excellent photographs bring Singapore's myriad verdant spaces into focus, as native jungles give way to the colonial period's lavish residences surrounded by lush plantings.
"Singapore ahoy!" exclaimed the man at the mast head as the white houses and shipping rose above the horizon while we were abreast of the large red cliffs.... Read the first page
www.amazon.ca /Singapore-City-Gardens-Tettoni-Warren/dp/9625931554   (363 words)

  
 Singapore:Horoscope of Singapore(I):Astrology
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Source: "Singapore became a self-governing state on 3 June 1959, although still a part of the British Empire.
There may have been a de facto transfer of a sort as the secession agreement instructed all Malaysian officials in Singapore to transfer their allegiance to the Singapore government as from 9 August, suggesting de facto independence from 00.00 hrs.
members.tripod.com /more_tra/a_singapore1.html   (537 words)

  
 Singapore City, a "fun" city? » Netscape.com
Real Estate – Singapore's government is not doing so bad about its programs to develop and make Singapore a "fun" city to live.
Singapore is fun in the same way as Vegas: plastic.
Real Estate – Chosen as one of the most livable cities in Asia, Singapore is accomodating the influx of those who literally wants to live there.
realestate.netscape.com /story/2007/05/21/singapore-city-a-fun-city   (181 words)

  
 Singapore City - TravelPuppy.com
Singapore City was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles of the British East India Company, who recommended that areas of the town be set aside for the various ethnic groups.
The characteristic architecture of Singapore – the shop-house with a moulded front, shuttered upper floor and an arcaded front – is much in evidence.
A ‘Singapore Sling’ in the Long Bar is de rigueur; or drop into the Writers’ Bar which provided inspiration for Noel Coward, Somerset Maugham and Joseph Conrad.
travelpuppy.com /singapore/singapore-city.htm   (1062 words)

  
 User Reviews and comparison blog on Singapore - General - Overseas Attractions by diver on MouthShut.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Singapore is supposed to be one of the cleanest places in the world.
Singapore, certainly is a great place to visit not only due to those tourist attractions, but also due to the low pollution and crime along with high literacy rate and very low unemployment as well as very high standard of living.
Singapore is a nice place for shopping with a wide array of big and small shopping centres featuring different varities of goods even if it may prove a bit expensive.
www.mouthshut.com /review/Singapore_-_General-85096-1.html   (1045 words)

  
 Singapore:Lion City freedoms call scoffed at   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SINGAPORE'S Information Minister George Yeo said yesterday the government would open a political debate - but he felt most Singaporeans did not want more freedom.
Citing Asia's economic crisis which has also hit Singapore, Mr Yeo said people instinctively wanted strong government and ``if you have general elections now, I think a great many Singaporeans will vote solidly for the PAP (People's Action Party) government.
But the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) said the government was imposing political controls to stifle the free flow of information and to thwart public debate.
www.singapore-window.org /81231hk.htm   (383 words)

  
 Singapore Travel Guide | Travel Information Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Singapore is the East's great melting pot, a cultural pot pourri that leaves the unsuspecting visitor dazzled.
But even in the low-key and cheap areas, Singapore remains an incredibly clean city where nothing is allowed to dull the shine — even down to the banning of chewing gum.
More seriously, Singapore has the highest per capita rate of judicial execution in the world, and the government is still highly intolerant of internal dissent.
www.worldtravelguide.net /country/250/country_guide/South-East-Asia/Singapore.html   (538 words)

  
 Tokyoahead - Singapore City Views
Singapore is the most diverse metropolis in the world, it caters to all ethnicities and sits right between the eastern and western cultures.
The city is hosting living quarters for all groups and displays antique as well as modern lifestyle, which makes it an extremely interesting place to walk through for hours and hours.
On the side, there is a trap for crows, a major issue for many cities in Asia.
www.tokyoahead.com /main/article.php/singapore   (267 words)

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