It is a far cry from the original Raffles hotel built at 1 Beach Road in 1887 and named in honour of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the British statesman and the father of modern Singapore.

The hill was named after Captain James Pearl, who commanded the Indiana – the ship which brought Sir Stamford Raffles, modern Singapore’s founder, to the island in 1819. The Chinese characters zhen ...

When Sir Stamford Raffles established Singapore as a British entrepot in 1819, it advanced so rapidly that it became the second economic capital of the British Indian Empire after Calcutta (now ...

Instead, Holy argues that colonisation played a significant role in shaping Sunda ethnic identity. Dhona discusses colonisation's impact in shaping Sunda identity through a close examination of Sir ...

Special accolade has gone to Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who is considered to have founded modern Singapore in the early 1800s.

The new statues of Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr Nathaniel Wallich at Fort Canning Park are to acknowledge their contributions to Singapore's botanical heritage, said National Development Minister ...

The statues are of good friends Sir Stamford Raffles, who founded the settlement of Singapore in 1819, and Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.

When Phebe Len hands out her business card, most people are intrigued by her company’s name: Sir Stamford Raffles Group (SSRG). “We wanted a name that stands out and represents Singapore’s heritage ...

(It would take another 27 years for Rafflesia ­arnoldii to be named by a British expedition led by Sir Stamford Raffles, an official with the British East India Company who would go on to found ...