Raffles Hotel

Singapore - a chimera in a conundrum, with a side of hot chili sauce

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January 16th 2013
What a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, tastes, ideas, beauty, newness and so much more these past four days in Singapore. It's hard to describe the complexity of this nation-state. On one hand it's the epitome of a country that has figured out how to define itself, and seemingly redefine itself every decade, without the stranglehold of legacy infrastructure, bolstered by deep pocke ... 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