BBC News: Singapore at 50 From swamp to skyscrapers

[zeroo]

Just how did tiny ‪#‎Singapore‬ grow from swamp to one of the richest countries in the world?

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31626174

 

[looneytan]

wah sey! Davis, your IB colleague also works at Bee Bee See Ah!

 

[zeroo]

One-party rule is good for Singapore. People's Action Party brings development, rule of law, and high standard of living for all Singaporeans. All other political parties accomplish nothing.

 

[Poomer]

Singapore already looked like this before PAP rule. You are just reiterating government propaganda that Singapore used to be a swamp, and that the PAP saved us from life as fishermen...

 

[syed putra]

Singapore already looked like this before PAP rule. You are just reiterating government propaganda that Singapore used to be a swamp, and that the PAP saved us from life as fishermen...

Singapore was the sex hub, shipping hub, airline hub, education hub, trading hub long before PAP invented the word. Present SIA HQ was formerly Malayan airways building. Even keretapi tanah melayu' main rail station was at tanjung pagar. Not KL.