SINGAPORE was named "Singapura" after an ancient sanskrit name - SIMHA PURA which those two words means "Kota Singa or Lion City"..the true nounce r "Singa-po-re" that spelled "Singapura" with modern malay spelling..
Old days, the colonist miss-spelled old spelling "Singapore" and nounce it "Singa-pore" like this day :)
Sir Stamford Raffles brought Singapore from a fishing village to a trading port. Lee Kuan Yew only brought it up from a trade settlement to a city. Lee Kuan Yew is not the "Father of Singapore". He is the "MODERN Father of Singapore" while Stamford Raffles is the true "Father of Singapore". I hope no one is offended but this is my opinion anyway.
This amazing woman, Top TV financial journalist , Maria Bartiromo host of CNBC's Closing Bell and top-rated The Wall Street Journal, was in Singapore to host CNBC's 9th Asia Business Leaders Awards. She exclaimed that "Coming to Singapore, I find this economy, so dynamic. 17 (17.9%) per cent economic growth in the first half of 2010, new areas of vibrancy whether it's tourism health, care, financial services. this kind of stuff turns me on."
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malaysia is ruled by wrong ppl for so many years....chinese here were treated like 2nd class citizen..but is fun to live in malaysia..every1 get to own a car(cheap or expensive).....haha...
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We were a pest to Malaysia at that time. Malaysia went back her words and didn't set up a Common market for Singapore. It killed us. We were kicked out and rejected by Tunku Abdul RAhman. But , Now we are on top of Malaysia. I wouldn't even want to stay in Malaysia. It's too frightening. Singapore gave us a home , a home which Malaysia would never give us. Thank you , Lee kuan yew and his group of man who lead Singapre to prosperity. We are still struggling , struggling to be the t
AWESOME!! ...Singapore's National 'day is on 9 August 2010 !! Aren't we happy AND PROUD being SINGAPOREANS.! The atmosphere is going to be so pulsating on the ground, and ONLY L O Y A L SINGAPOREANS FEEL IT! It's not the celebrations or partying but the mood of being together and showing others that we are one and SINGAPORE CAN COUNT ON US. Overseas Singaporeans, like my brother and his Singapore friends are gonna party too!! Wowee!!
interesting...its no wonder more immigrants from malaysia coming over 2 singapore 2 help the economy...so u still gotta thank us bcoz if we dont come over 2 help,,,singapore will b in the sinking ship s well...haha...dont 4get your mediacorp roster half of them is from malaysia...hehe :P
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I think the separation was the best thing ever happen to Singapore. Everyone is struggling. Whether you live in a 3rd, 2nd or 1st word. we are all struggling.
I've been to Malaysia. People who wrote the comments below are just jealous of Singapore. Look at JB. I don't even want to stay there for a night. I just go and come back within a day.
You look at the wrong spot. Proabably you are looking for something like the lorongs of Spore. Of cos it is hard to find. And if can think of one, they are illegal.
Looking for "WHORES"?. Then it is best that that stay in yuor homeland, legal right to the core.
Jealous of Spore? No, they laughing at Spore. You can't even stay a night at JB. Haha for every single people like you, there are thousands more throng through the gate of Johor/Malaysia.
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no matter how you look at it, singapore so far has done a good job. of course, nobody is perfect, including mr lee. but don't diminish his accomplishments because you disagree with him on something.
Done a good job? A good job indeed by the shrinking population. Buying immigrants to replace them.Spore has lost its true identity and become a dot of aliens. Why are Sporeans leaving when Spore is rich.
The real fact is that the citizens are not rich but the govt is.
He accomplish very little but a frog remain adamant and make himself loud sitting in a shallow pond. He tried very hard to get others attention but who is listening? Only opportunistic robbers and muggers will?
I'm a Singaporean and I'm proud to be one. While it's true that the government is indeed trying to get more immigrants to come over to our little 'dot', I beg to differ about the wealth of an average Singaporean. Most Singaporeans are financially stable and able to support themselves and their families without depending entirely on the govt and charities, like some do in Britain.
You are calling for immigrants becos of the "two child" policy that fail misarably and citizens are running away becos your garment favors the foreigners.
Your garments have done enuff dug up the rich harvest from their citizens till they run dry. Now are slowly enticing the foreigners before they too will be suck dry.
Immigrants from all over asia??? No it is ALL OVER THE WORLD. What true indentity will be left out of Spore? CONFUSED identity or JUNK indentity?
@TheMissMio Some? The Welfare state in Britain is over stretched and we have a population of spongers who can't be arsed to work (3 generations of them), making it worse for people who want to. I'm applying for 20-30 jobs a week and the riots we had in August were caused by idiots. The hand wringing by The Guardianistas was something I found insulting, saying there were no opportunities. These kids just have to know where to look. If only we had LKY to whip the country into shape...
@TheMissMio.. , so much. I'm an ang moh living in a grotty (but touristy) part of South-East London with a gang problem so bad, that even innocent kids going from one postcode to another could get stabbed or killed. An artist friend of mine got stabbed in the head. I've got nothing but contempt for the gangs in my area and I can't go out of the house without fear of getting mugged. At least LKY's a role model for me, has been since I was 16.
(Continued) Also you don't see homeless people roaming the streets or muggings even at night, unlike in Malaysia where people go home early so they don't get mugged.
I don't think Singapore has lost its true identity at all. In fact, our identity as a country is being reinforced by the immigrants who are contributing to our economy. Have we all forgotten that Singapore started off as a island of immigrants from all over Asia?
That the beauty of a country who have both enviroments. If u live in a village/kampongs, they will get home early of course. And if they want excitement/adventure late into night then they can live in the city/cities. They have both unlike Spore.
Worry about mugging? Even Spore have gangs waiting for you with parangs...you will never know your fate.
As for the migrating Singaporeans, it's simply globalization. All over the world, people are migrating at a faster rate than ever seen. It's a worldwide phenomenon, not something that's just happening in Singapore.
Yes it is true people are migrating but the snotty rich land of your is running away at the second fatest rate. The only runner that beat you is Timor Leste.
Mr Lee, together with the PAP, have brought a small fishing village to one of the world's most prosperous economies. Even though they, like all other governments in the world, have made their fair share of mistakes(for example, I really think that the 'kiasu' attitude has to change), I truly think that they have done a more than good job governing this small island.
No offense intended, I was simply sharing my opinions on this matter.
Spore start from a small fishing village? That is history invented by PAP of yours. Spore started with a small vibrant port.
One of prosperous economy in the world? Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia are all above you.
Perhaps you wanted to say that Spore per capita is among the highest in the world. But look again...all the top per-capita GDP earners are countries with small population. No surprises here too.
Spore has done a good job? Absolutely not. It is struggling right now becos of his own doing. Thats why Spore is importing aliens.
Their own citizens are too costly, cheaper workers means richer garment.
They create policies of high standard and make Spore workers so costly that the govt is playing all kind of tricks, resorting to excuses,relying to media lobby...etc to shield himself from critics and wrongdoing.
There is no such thing as FINAL. Global competition is coming and on-going.
By the look of current policies, Singapore is struggling to keep head above water.
Thus the need to lock-up citizen savings, work for life, more foreign workers, more casinos , brothels and legalise betting , reduce citizen CPF saving and at the same time put 7% gst up, more taxes.....etc.
These are some of the drastic measures, the signs of strugglers.
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Finally we make it!!! Singapore had become one of the top economic in Asia. And thinking of the past,there were people said that Singapore couldn't survive. I think those ppl should think again before saying those things.
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There was a time when people said that Singapore couldn't make it. But we did,but we did. And there is one person we should thank to,which is lee kuan yew.
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this is not why we should call malaysia a pathetic country,Singapore had to join the fedration of malaya in terms of political and economic growth.Both of them need to encounter communist from interfering with their own country.
OUR GRATEFUL THANKS TO MMLEE & HIS LIEUTENANTS . The early days were tough times and they struggled and laboured hard to keep Singapore afloat...and WE DID IT!
I LOVE ALL our NDP songs, the words are so touching and heartwarming.
Singapore survive but the 18 percent malays are bullied . What happen to the Ntive malay born rights. Cannot wait some day Singapore will be call Singapura once again.
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Malays here enjoy a way way better life than in m'sia. if not so they would have moved to m'sia to enjoy bumi putra a long time ago. Their willingness to stay in a chinese majority country speaks for itself. We! take care of our minorities. So you better don't insult other countries and work hard for your own country first. I rest my case.
lky is so powerful and good.person hope he goes to heaven. wen i die.i can meet hi
YounoobPwner123 1 month ago
SINGAPORE was named "Singapura" after an ancient sanskrit name - SIMHA PURA which those two words means "Kota Singa or Lion City"..the true nounce r "Singa-po-re" that spelled "Singapura" with modern malay spelling..
Old days, the colonist miss-spelled old spelling "Singapore" and nounce it "Singa-pore" like this day :)
**Juz sharing, thats all**
zackae10183 4 months ago
looking forward to hong kongers' action
magician226 7 months ago
Pendatang!
kimothemo 7 months ago
may I know the source of this video? was this from a documentary or something?
therealplumpkin 7 months ago
@TheMissMio
Sir Stamford Raffles brought Singapore from a fishing village to a trading port. Lee Kuan Yew only brought it up from a trade settlement to a city. Lee Kuan Yew is not the "Father of Singapore". He is the "MODERN Father of Singapore" while Stamford Raffles is the true "Father of Singapore". I hope no one is offended but this is my opinion anyway.
dylishlee 9 months ago
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abc8437 7 months ago
@dylishlee But it was not a nation yet until Lee Kuan Yew came to power
agamer1000 6 months ago
where got fishing village,,Tuanku abdul rahman bagi u orang free maaa...u all pendatang saja ha hahaaa illegal immigrant...hahaha
TheJustBlues 11 months ago
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fuck your mother chibai
kawasaki918ken 5 months ago
Hey I'm from Singapore...
wilfredvonkarma 1 year ago
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This amazing woman, Top TV financial journalist , Maria Bartiromo host of CNBC's Closing Bell and top-rated The Wall Street Journal, was in Singapore to host CNBC's 9th Asia Business Leaders Awards. She exclaimed that "Coming to Singapore, I find this economy, so dynamic. 17 (17.9%) per cent economic growth in the first half of 2010, new areas of vibrancy whether it's tourism health, care, financial services. this kind of stuff turns me on."
renez100 1 year ago
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malaysia is ruled by wrong ppl for so many years....chinese here were treated like 2nd class citizen..but is fun to live in malaysia..every1 get to own a car(cheap or expensive).....haha...
ngkelvin88 1 year ago
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We were a pest to Malaysia at that time. Malaysia went back her words and didn't set up a Common market for Singapore. It killed us. We were kicked out and rejected by Tunku Abdul RAhman. But , Now we are on top of Malaysia. I wouldn't even want to stay in Malaysia. It's too frightening. Singapore gave us a home , a home which Malaysia would never give us. Thank you , Lee kuan yew and his group of man who lead Singapre to prosperity. We are still struggling , struggling to be the t
wspsandgvss 1 year ago
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AWESOME!! ...Singapore's National 'day is on 9 August 2010 !! Aren't we happy AND PROUD being SINGAPOREANS.! The atmosphere is going to be so pulsating on the ground, and ONLY L O Y A L SINGAPOREANS FEEL IT! It's not the celebrations or partying but the mood of being together and showing others that we are one and SINGAPORE CAN COUNT ON US. Overseas Singaporeans, like my brother and his Singapore friends are gonna party too!! Wowee!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY , SINGAPORE!
THANK U, LKY
trini133 1 year ago 2
singapore will survive. And singapore had survive.
Long life singapore.
mapaway 1 year ago
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interesting...its no wonder more immigrants from malaysia coming over 2 singapore 2 help the economy...so u still gotta thank us bcoz if we dont come over 2 help,,,singapore will b in the sinking ship s well...haha...dont 4get your mediacorp roster half of them is from malaysia...hehe :P
szewei85 1 year ago
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I think the separation was the best thing ever happen to Singapore. Everyone is struggling. Whether you live in a 3rd, 2nd or 1st word. we are all struggling.
froggy09 1 year ago
I've been to Malaysia. People who wrote the comments below are just jealous of Singapore. Look at JB. I don't even want to stay there for a night. I just go and come back within a day.
wilfredvonkarma 1 year ago
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@wilfredvonkarma
You look at the wrong spot. Proabably you are looking for something like the lorongs of Spore. Of cos it is hard to find. And if can think of one, they are illegal.
Looking for "WHORES"?. Then it is best that that stay in yuor homeland, legal right to the core.
satriabakti 1 year ago
@wilfredvonkarma
Jealous of Spore? No, they laughing at Spore. You can't even stay a night at JB. Haha for every single people like you, there are thousands more throng through the gate of Johor/Malaysia.
The real fact is that you are not fit to travel.
What a JOKER you are.
satriabakti 1 year ago
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no matter how you look at it, singapore so far has done a good job. of course, nobody is perfect, including mr lee. but don't diminish his accomplishments because you disagree with him on something.
waihong001 2 years ago
@waihong001
Done a good job? A good job indeed by the shrinking population. Buying immigrants to replace them.Spore has lost its true identity and become a dot of aliens. Why are Sporeans leaving when Spore is rich.
The real fact is that the citizens are not rich but the govt is.
He accomplish very little but a frog remain adamant and make himself loud sitting in a shallow pond. He tried very hard to get others attention but who is listening? Only opportunistic robbers and muggers will?
satriabakti 1 year ago
@satriabakti
I'm a Singaporean and I'm proud to be one. While it's true that the government is indeed trying to get more immigrants to come over to our little 'dot', I beg to differ about the wealth of an average Singaporean. Most Singaporeans are financially stable and able to support themselves and their families without depending entirely on the govt and charities, like some do in Britain.
TheMissMio 1 year ago
@TheMissMio
You are calling for immigrants becos of the "two child" policy that fail misarably and citizens are running away becos your garment favors the foreigners.
Your garments have done enuff dug up the rich harvest from their citizens till they run dry. Now are slowly enticing the foreigners before they too will be suck dry.
Immigrants from all over asia??? No it is ALL OVER THE WORLD. What true indentity will be left out of Spore? CONFUSED identity or JUNK indentity?
satriabakti 11 months ago
@TheMissMio Some? The Welfare state in Britain is over stretched and we have a population of spongers who can't be arsed to work (3 generations of them), making it worse for people who want to. I'm applying for 20-30 jobs a week and the riots we had in August were caused by idiots. The hand wringing by The Guardianistas was something I found insulting, saying there were no opportunities. These kids just have to know where to look. If only we had LKY to whip the country into shape...
ChrisHenniker 1 month ago
@TheMissMio.. , so much. I'm an ang moh living in a grotty (but touristy) part of South-East London with a gang problem so bad, that even innocent kids going from one postcode to another could get stabbed or killed. An artist friend of mine got stabbed in the head. I've got nothing but contempt for the gangs in my area and I can't go out of the house without fear of getting mugged. At least LKY's a role model for me, has been since I was 16.
ChrisHenniker 1 month ago
@satriabakti
(Continued) Also you don't see homeless people roaming the streets or muggings even at night, unlike in Malaysia where people go home early so they don't get mugged.
I don't think Singapore has lost its true identity at all. In fact, our identity as a country is being reinforced by the immigrants who are contributing to our economy. Have we all forgotten that Singapore started off as a island of immigrants from all over Asia?
TheMissMio 1 year ago
@TheMissMio
That the beauty of a country who have both enviroments. If u live in a village/kampongs, they will get home early of course. And if they want excitement/adventure late into night then they can live in the city/cities. They have both unlike Spore.
Worry about mugging? Even Spore have gangs waiting for you with parangs...you will never know your fate.
satriabakti 11 months ago
@satriabakti
As for the migrating Singaporeans, it's simply globalization. All over the world, people are migrating at a faster rate than ever seen. It's a worldwide phenomenon, not something that's just happening in Singapore.
TheMissMio 1 year ago
@TheMissMio
Yes it is true people are migrating but the snotty rich land of your is running away at the second fatest rate. The only runner that beat you is Timor Leste.
satriabakti 11 months ago
@satriabakti
Mr Lee, together with the PAP, have brought a small fishing village to one of the world's most prosperous economies. Even though they, like all other governments in the world, have made their fair share of mistakes(for example, I really think that the 'kiasu' attitude has to change), I truly think that they have done a more than good job governing this small island.
No offense intended, I was simply sharing my opinions on this matter.
TheMissMio 1 year ago
@TheMissMio
Spore start from a small fishing village? That is history invented by PAP of yours. Spore started with a small vibrant port.
One of prosperous economy in the world? Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia are all above you.
Perhaps you wanted to say that Spore per capita is among the highest in the world. But look again...all the top per-capita GDP earners are countries with small population. No surprises here too.
satriabakti 11 months ago
@waihong001 ,
Spore has done a good job? Absolutely not. It is struggling right now becos of his own doing. Thats why Spore is importing aliens.
Their own citizens are too costly, cheaper workers means richer garment.
They create policies of high standard and make Spore workers so costly that the govt is playing all kind of tricks, resorting to excuses,relying to media lobby...etc to shield himself from critics and wrongdoing.
HONEST MISTAKE? ONLY RETARD MADMAN WILL DO THAT.
satriabakti 1 year ago
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There is no such thing as FINAL. Global competition is coming and on-going.
By the look of current policies, Singapore is struggling to keep head above water.
Thus the need to lock-up citizen savings, work for life, more foreign workers, more casinos , brothels and legalise betting , reduce citizen CPF saving and at the same time put 7% gst up, more taxes.....etc.
These are some of the drastic measures, the signs of strugglers.
urchard 2 years ago 37
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Finally we make it??? U must be dreaming. Don,t you see Spore is struggling to keep ahead. This is not final yet.
Don,t be too proud.
Freeedom19 2 years ago 26
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Finally we make it!!! Singapore had become one of the top economic in Asia. And thinking of the past,there were people said that Singapore couldn't survive. I think those ppl should think again before saying those things.
yuseng941 2 years ago
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There was a time when people said that Singapore couldn't make it. But we did,but we did. And there is one person we should thank to,which is lee kuan yew.
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MrMarkyMark1980 2 years ago
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this is not why we should call malaysia a pathetic country,Singapore had to join the fedration of malaya in terms of political and economic growth.Both of them need to encounter communist from interfering with their own country.
lasiong 2 years ago
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Malaysia pathetic?? No, on the whole Malaysia is better off than in the past.
Only those who are blind will see that ur way.
All the wealth in Malaysia combine is greater than Singapore. Figures look small cos the wealth of one state is shared through the poorer states.
Unlike Singapore who want everything by his own. No sharing...in other words...greed.
Thus they parted.
Why don't u compare urself with Hong Kong.
unitorch 2 years ago 42
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See how pathetic is malaysia as compared to Singapore now.
iAurOx 2 years ago
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I LOVE SINGAPORE TOO!!!
OUR GRATEFUL THANKS TO MMLEE & HIS LIEUTENANTS . The early days were tough times and they struggled and laboured hard to keep Singapore afloat...and WE DID IT!
I LOVE ALL our NDP songs, the words are so touching and heartwarming.
OUR hOMELAND...SINGAPORE!
REALLY SO PROUD!
trini133 2 years ago 36
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go go SINGAPORE!!!!!I LOVE YOUUUU I WILL SROPORT 4 YOUUU 4EVER!!!!
Penguindave88 2 years ago
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Stupidity and laziness does not equates to being bullied.
wf6man 2 years ago
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SIngapore first world nation. Malaysia stil a third world nation. End of story. All jakun Malays please return to your jungle.
wf6man 2 years ago
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i'll kick your ass when u come to malaysia... idiot...
one u will bag 2 stay in malaysia...
eiman899 2 years ago 24
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Singapore survive but the 18 percent malays are bullied . What happen to the Ntive malay born rights. Cannot wait some day Singapore will be call Singapura once again.
lionman1234567890 2 years ago 127
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Malays here enjoy a way way better life than in m'sia. if not so they would have moved to m'sia to enjoy bumi putra a long time ago. Their willingness to stay in a chinese majority country speaks for itself. We! take care of our minorities. So you better don't insult other countries and work hard for your own country first. I rest my case.
ntuman 2 years ago
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lionman is a malaysain racist guy not from usa so dont bother
HAHA897 2 years ago
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we'll feed him to the lions then.
AeonX7 2 years ago
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ShimmeringStar8 2 years ago
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that's called fair, not bully. every human from every race should be the same. everyone should fight for their own survival.
waihong001 2 years ago
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this ivery important to every singaporean!! and all this moments will always be remembered!!!! Singapore roar forever!!!!
JohnNPG 3 years ago
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Every Singaporean should be able to relate to this important story..
YH2Z 3 years ago