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Singlish, formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based contact language originating in Singapore, and an informal register of Singapore English used between Singaporeans in co
Speak Good English Movement's "Get It Right" poster at a food court on 31 October 2010
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Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The countr
Singlish
…Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based contact language originating in Singapore, and an informal register of Singapore English used between Singaporeans in colloquial contexts. It linguistically resembles a creole, but its status…
Letter from William Farquhar to Sultan Muhammad Kanzul Alam, the 21st Sultan of Brunei, dated 28 November 1819. In the first line, Farquhar mentions that Sultan Hussein Shah and Temenggong Abdul Rahman allowed the British East India Company to establish a factory in Singapore on 6 February 1819.
A lithograph by Vincent Brooks of Singapore City in 1865 from the former Mount Wallich
Battlecruiser HMS Repulse, one of the few capital ships sent by Churchill to Singapore to defend it
British prisoners of war evacuating in 1945 following the Japanese surrender at Kallang Airport. The airport's control tower, located near the city, has been conserved.