SINGAPORE: Lion City of the East
According to leuend. a Sumatran prince, while looking for a kingdom of his own, saw what he believed was a lion and settled on the spot, naming it ' Singa (Lion) “Pura” (City). Beyond legend, the Singapore of today is a testament to the foresight of Sir Stamford Raffles, who realised the strategic location of Singapore ana set up a trading post for the British East India Company in 1819. the Lion Lity has roared ever since. Waves of progress have rolled across this island State, leaving a dazzling modern city with towering office buildings and new hotels, set m < garden paradise.
(A Singapore tourism promotional supplement compiled by the travel editoi, Les Bloxham)
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Press, 26 February 1980, Page 19
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