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We sail tonight for Singapore

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May 10th 2007
May 10th - 13th I arrived late Thursday night from Melbourne. It was funny to read on the immigration card in big red all caps - DEATH TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS. I guess it was strange to think about going to a country where they still punish people by caning - granted, they had abolished this as a punishment for gum chewing a few years back. Singapore was like being in a super sterile version of Di ... read more

Asia » Singapore

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Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international ... ... read more