Didn't Sir Stamford Raffles found Singapore?

[kopikia]

Why is it Stamford Raffles? I thought it is the Mats who found Singapore? They were here even before Stamdord right?

The founder of Singapore is Sang Nila Utama, a mat prince from Palembang. Ask google.

Raffles is a ang moh working for the East India Company sent by the queen to raid for resources from asia for her majesty.

LKY is a rich kid who studied law in england, came back and became friends with a bunch of local chinese. the rest is (white washed) history.

 

[eErotica69]

Nothing new. Prostitute press, what do you expect?

CNN is prostitute press? Then which one is NOT? Temesak Review?

 

[Royalblood]

yea, i never understand the need to erect a statue of Stamford Raffles.

he merely conned the natives into giving up Singapore for the benefit of the british empire.

if we really need to erect a statue to commerate the founding of singapore, we should be erecting a statue of Sang Nila Utama instead.

 

[laksaboy]

There's also another story, that it was Stamford Raffles' sidekick William Farquhar, who really discovered the Lion City.

The lions must have traveled a long way from Africa.

 

[Travellor]

The bastards in the PAP have conveniently sneaked in their own revision of their version of the alternative universe according to LKY ...

wdf ...

 

[laksaboy]

yea, i never understand the need to erect a statue of Stamford Raffles.

he merely conned the natives into giving up Singapore for the benefit of the british empire.

if we really need to erect a statue to commerate the founding of singapore, we should be erecting a statue of Sang Nila Utama instead.

Sir Stamford Raffles was a distinguished Freemason, of course they're going to honour him. Name schools and hospitals after him.

Even the local Masonic Lodge mentions this.

http://www.masonicclub.com/