Query: Asian port state-city Sir Stamford Raffles

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Asia Insurance Building <=SEP=> The former Asia Insurance Building (Chinese: 前亚洲保险大厦; pinyin: qián Yàzhōu Bǎoxiǎn dàshà) is a high-rise building formerly for commercial use, located on Finlayson Green near Raffles Place, in Singapore's Downtown Core. The Asia Insurance Building was also known as the A.I. Building, but was renamed to Ascott Raffles Place after the Ascott Group (a division of CapitaLand) completed its redevelopment of the building into a serviced apartment residence in November 2008.

Beach Road, Singapore <=SEP=> Beach Road (Chinese: 美芝路; Malay: Jalan Pantai) is a road located within the Kallang Planning Area and Downtown Core in Singapore.The road starts at its junction with Crawford Street in Kallang in the north, runs in a generally southerly direction, enters the Downtown Core at its junction with Ophir Road, and ends at its junction with Stamford Road and Saint Andrew's Road to the south.

Bencoolen Street <=SEP=> Bencoolen Street (Chinese: 明古连街; pinyin: Mínggǔlián Jiē, Malay: Lebuh Bengkulu) is a street in Central, Singapore that starts at the junction of Rochor Road and Jalan Besar and ends at the junction of Fort Canning Road, Stamford Road and Orchard Road. The street houses several landmarks including Sim Lim Square, Bencoolen Mosque and Albert Complex.

Boat Quay <=SEP=> Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank.It was the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore, handling three quarters of all shipping business during the 1860s.

Bras Basah Road <=SEP=> Bras Basah Road (Chinese: 勿拉士巴沙路; Malay: Jalan Bras Basah) is a one-way road in Singapore in the planning areas of Museum and Downtown Core. The road starts at the junction of Orchard Road and Handy Road, at the ERP gantry towards the Central Business District, and ends at the junction of Nicoll Highway and Raffles Boulevard which then becomes Raffles Boulevard.

British Bencoolen <=SEP=> British Bencoolen was a British possession in Sumatra based in the area of what is now Bengkulu City. A presence was established in 1685.Originally a Presidency within British India, in 1785 it was downgraded to Bencoolen Residency and placed under the Bengal Presidency.On 15 October 1817, Stamford Raffles was appointed Governor-General of Bencoolen.

Calyptomena <=SEP=> The bird genus Calyptomena, first described by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1822, consists of three species of south-east Asian broadbills with primarily green plumages. All are found in forests, and two of the species are endemic to Borneo.

Chief Secretary, Singapore <=SEP=> The Chief Secretary, Singapore, known as the Colonial Secretary, Singapore, from 1946 to 1955, was one of the highest ranking government civil positions in the colonial Singapore.

City-state <=SEP=> A city-state is a sovereign state consisting of a city and its dependent territories. Historically this included famous cities like Rome, Athens, Carthage and the Italian city-states during the Renaissance, but today only a handful of sovereign city-states exist, with some disagreement as to which states should and should not be considered as city-states.  However, a great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore, Monaco and Vatican City.

City Hall MRT Station <=SEP=> City Hall MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines.It is located in the Civic District in the Downtown Core, which is within the Central Area, the central business district of Singapore. It is situated underground, beneath the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, and is thus east of the Singapore River.

Clifford Pier <=SEP=> Clifford Pier is a pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of Central Area, in Singapore's central business district. Built in 1933, Clifford Pier was a landing point for immigrants and other sea passengers. A red oil lamp used to hang from the pier as a guide to seafarers, earning the pier the name Red Lamp Pier (Chinese: 红灯码头).

Crestless fireback <=SEP=> The crestless fireback (Lophura erythrophthalma) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dischidia major <=SEP=> Dischidia major or Malayan Urn Vine is an unusual plant first encountered in 1772 as a specimen sent from Madras to Nathaniel Wallich, the curator of the Calcutta Botanical Garden. He published a description in the second volume of Plantae Asiaticae Rariores and named it Dischidia rafflesiana in honour of his late friend Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore. The honorific did not survive the test of time, but the peculiar morphology of the plant persists.

Downtown Core <=SEP=> The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. The Downtown Core surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River and southeastern portion of its watershed, and is part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. It is one of the most dense areas in Singapore, even more than other divisions in the Central Area, to the extent that much of it is filled with skyscrapers.

FRHI Hotels & Resorts <=SEP=> FRHI Hotels & Resorts is a Toronto, Canada based hotel management company owned by Qatar based Katara Hospitality and Saudi Arabia based Kingdom Holding Company.The Company was formed in January 2006, when Kingdom Holdings and Colony Capital entered into a joint venture.  Through that partnership the two groups acquired Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and combined Fairmont's business with Colony Capital owned Raffles Hotels International, the parent for the Raffles and Swissôtel brands.

Fairfield County, Connecticut <=SEP=> Fairfield County is the southwestern-most and most populous county of the U.S. state of Connecticut.  As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 916,829, estimated to have increased by 3.1% to 945,438 in 2014.

Fairmont Singapore <=SEP=> Fairmont Singapore (Chinese: 费尔蒙特酒店), formerly Raffles The Plaza (Chinese: 莱佛士大厦) is the sister hotel of Swissôtel The Stamford located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 769 rooms and suites housed within two 26-story towers.

Fort Canning <=SEP=> Fort Canning (Chinese: 福康宁; pinyin: Fúkangníng, Malay:Bukit Larangan, Tamil: Pokamutiyatha Arasarin Malai ) is a small hill slightly more than 60 metres high in the southeast portion of the island city-state of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore's central business district.

Founding of modern Singapore <=SEP=> Modern Singapore was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles as a British colony. This was distinct from its earlier probable use as a port in ancient times during the dominance of Srivijaya, and later, Melaka in the region.

George Drumgoole Coleman <=SEP=> George Drumgoole Coleman (1795 – 1844), also known as George Drumgold Coleman, was an Irish civil architect who played an instrumental role in the design and construction of much of the civil infrastructure in Singapore, after it was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819.Born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, he was the son of James Coleman, a merchant, part of whose business was dealing in building materials.

George Francis Joseph <=SEP=> George Francis Joseph (1764 – 1846) was an English portrait painter.

History of Singapore <=SEP=> The written history of Singapore dates back to the third century. Later, the Kingdom of Singapura rose in importance during the 14th century under the rule of Srivijayan prince Parameswara and Singapore became an important port, until it was destroyed by Acehnese raiders in 1613. The modern history of Singapore began in 1819 when Englishman Sir Stamford Raffles established a British port on the island.

History of the Jews in Singapore <=SEP=> The first Jews to settle in Singapore were of Bagdadi origin, mainly from India, who migrated to Singapore soon after Sir Stamford Raffles established Singapore as a trading post in 1819. A couple of decades after the Sultan of Johor in 1824 sold the 200-square-mile (520 km2) area to  the British, the Jewish community was large enough to build a synagogue seating 40 persons on what is still known as "Synagogue Street."

Jackson Plan <=SEP=> The Jackson Plan of 1822, also known as the "Plan of the Town of Singapore", was an urban plan for Singapore drawn up to maintain some order in the urban development of the fledgling but thriving colony founded just three years earlier.

Kingdom of Singapura <=SEP=> The Kingdom of Singapura (Malay: Kerajaan Singapura) was a historical Malay kingdom that existed on the island of Singapore from 1299 until its fall in 1398.

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum <=SEP=> The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) at the Kent Ridge Campus of the National University of Singapore houses the Raffles Natural History Collection. It officially opened on 18 April 2015.The idea for a natural history collection was first mooted by Sir Stamford Raffles, and the collection of Southeast Asian biodiversity was begun in 1849 at the Raffles Museum (now the National Museum of Singapore).

List of tallest buildings in Singapore <=SEP=> The city-state of Singapore has over 4,300 completed high-rises, the majority of which are located in the Downtown Core. In the city, there are 59 skyscrapers that rise higher than 140 metres (459 ft). Three buildings share the title of tallest building in Singapore: United Overseas Bank Plaza One, Republic Plaza and Overseas Union Bank Centre. The three towers, which share the title of 128th-tallest building in the world, are each 280 m (919 ft) tall.

Long Ya Men <=SEP=> Long Ya Men (Chinese: 龙牙门; pinyin: lóngyámén) or Dragon's Teeth Gate, is the name given to a craggy granite outcrop that formerly stood at the gateway to Keppel Harbour in Singapore.  The rocky outcrop served as navigational aids to ancient mariners sailing through the swift waters of the narrow channel between them, but was subsequently destroyed by the British in 1848 to widen the channel for larger vessels to sail through.

National Library, Singapore <=SEP=> The National Library (Chinese: 国家图书馆, Malay: Perpustakaan Negara, Tamil: தேசிய நூலகம்) in Singapore is located on an 11,304-square metre site between Bugis Junction and the Bras Basah Complex at 100, Victoria Street. The current building, a 16-storey, two-block development situated in the city's Civic District, replaces the old National Library at Stamford Road, which closed on 31 March 2004.

National Library Board <=SEP=> The National Library Board (Abbreviation: NLB; Chinese: 国家图书馆管理局; pinyin: Guójiā Túshūguǎn Guǎnlǐjú; Malay: Lembaga Perpustakaan Negara; Tamil: தேசிய நூலக வாரியம்) is a statutory board of the Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore.

National Museum of Singapore <=SEP=> The National Museum of Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡国家博物院) is a national museum in Singapore and the oldest museum in Singapore. Its history dates back to 1849 when it was started as a section of a library at Singapore Institution.

Old National Library Building <=SEP=> The Old National Library Building was a historical building at Stamford Road in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. Originally completed in 1960, it housed the National Library and was a national icon for many Singaporeans. Despite a huge groundswell of public dissent, the library was closed on 31 March 2004, and was demolished to make way for the construction of the Fort Canning Tunnel to ease road traffic to the city.

Olivia Mariamne Devenish <=SEP=> Olivia Mariamne Devenish (1771 – 26 November 1814), was the spouse of Thomas Stamford Raffles, vice governor of Java (1811–1816), from 1805 to 1814. A memorial monument was erected to her memory in the botanical garden of Buitenzorg (Bogor).

Polong <=SEP=> Polong is Malay for a spirit enslaved by a man (most of the time) for personal use. Like the Hantu Raya and Toyol, it has a master. It is an unseen ghost that can be used by a black magic practitioner to harm someone.

Port Klang <=SEP=> Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia. Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the town of Klang, and 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Kuala Lumpur. Pulau Indah, Pulau Ketam and the other surrounding island are under Port Klang Authority.Located in the District of Klang, it was the 12th busiest container port (2012) in the world.

Port of Karachi <=SEP=> The Port of Karachi (Urdu: کراچی بندرگاہ‎ Bandar gāh Karāchī) is one of South Asia's largest and busiest deep-water seaports, handling about 60% of the nation's cargo (25 million tons per annum) located in Karachi, Pakistan. It is located between the Karachi towns of Kiamari and Saddar, close to the main business district and several industrial areas. The geographic position of the port places it in close proximity to major shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz.

Port of Singapore <=SEP=> The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in harbours and which handle Singapore's shipping. Currently the world's second-busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage, it also trans-ships a fifth of the world's shipping containers, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the world's busiest transshipment port.

Postage stamps and postal history of Singapore <=SEP=> This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Singapore.Singapore is an island city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137km north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. Singapore is the smallest nation in Southeast Asia.The island rose in importance during the 14th century and became an important port until it was destroyed by Portuguese raiders in 1613.

Raffles' Landing Site <=SEP=> The Raffles' Landing Site is the location where tradition holds that Sir Stamford Raffles landed in on 29 January 1819. The site is located at Boat Quay within the Civic District, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.

Raffles Bay <=SEP=> Raffles Bay is a bay on the northern coast of the Cobourg Peninsula of the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia.  It was named in 1818 by explorer Phillip Parker King after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.  It is about 10 km long north to south, 5 km wide at its mouth and 3 km wide at its inland end.  It lies about 210 km north-east of Darwin and opens on to the northern end of Bowen Strait, between the Cobourg Peninsula and Croker Island, and the Arafura Sea.

Raffles City <=SEP=> Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore. Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping complex and a convention centre.

Raffles Cup <=SEP=> The Raffles Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the first week of November at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore. Contested on turf over a left-handed course, the domestic Group One race is run over a distance 1800 metres (1.12 miles / 9 furlongs) and is open to horses age three and older.The Raffles Cup was inaugurated in 1991 at the Bukit Timah Race Course and raced there through 1999 when the track was closed to be replaced by the new Kranji Racecourse.

Raffles Holdings <=SEP=> Raffles Holdings SGX: R03 was the parent company of Raffles International. It is owned by Temasek Holdings which is the investment arm of the Singapore government.  In 2005, Raffles Holdings' hotel business ranked 17th or 18th in the world in terms of market capitalization and number of rooms, all marketed under the Raffles and Swissôtel brand names.

Raffles Hotel <=SEP=> Raffles Hotel is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore. It was established by two Armenian brothers from Persia—Martin and Tigran Sarkies—in 1887. In later years they were joined by younger brothers Aviet and Arshak and kinsman Martyrose Arathoon. They also built hotels in Penang and Rangoon. With their innovative cuisine and extensive modernisations, the firm built the hotel into Singapore's best known icon.

Raffles Institution <=SEP=> Raffles Institution (RI), founded in 1823, is the oldest and widely considered to be the most prestigious school in Singapore for pre-tertiary learning. It is an independent school, providing secondary education through a boys-only Year 1-4 section and pre-university education through a coeducational Year 5-6 section.

Raffles Institution (Junior College) <=SEP=> The Year 5-6 section of Raffles Institution (RI) offers the Raffles Programme at pre-university level. RI, the oldest centre of learning in Singapore, is an independent public school founded in 1823 by Sir Stamford Raffles. Its current campus is in Bishan.Formerly Raffles Junior College (RJC), it merged with Raffles Institution on 1 January 2009, with whom it had shared a common Board of Governors since June 2008.

Raffles Place <=SEP=> Raffles Place is a geographical location in Singapore, south of the mouth of the Singapore River. Located in the Downtown Core and the Central Area, it features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.

Raffles Place MRT Station <=SEP=> Raffles Place MRT Station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River. It is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area.

Rafflesia <=SEP=> Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. It contains approximately 28 species (including four incompletely characterized species as recognized by Willem Meijer in 1997), all found in southeastern Asia, in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.Rafflesia was found in the Indonesian rain forest by an Indonesian guide working for Dr. Joseph Arnold in 1818, and named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the leader of the expedition.

Sibolga <=SEP=> Sibolga (formerly sometimes Siboga) is a city and a port located in the natural harbour of Sibolga Bay on the west coast of North Sumatra province, in Indonesia. It is located on the western side of North Sumatra, facing the Indian Ocean and is a transit harbour to the Nias island which was hard hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake. The City has an area of 10.77 km2 and had a population of 84,444 at the 2010 Census.

Singapore <=SEP=> Singapore (/ˈsɪŋəpɔr/ or /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔr/), officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a leading global city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It lies at the southernmost tip of continental Asia, one degree (137 km; 85 mi) north of the equator, and is separated from Peninsular Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to the north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to the south.

Singapore River <=SEP=> The Singapore River is a  river in Singapore that flows from the Central Area, which lies in the Central Region in the southern part of Singapore before emptying into the ocean. The immediate upper watershed of the Singapore River is known as the Singapore River Planning Area, although the northernmost part of the watershed becomes River Valley. As the Central Area is treated as a central business district, nearly all land surrounding it is commercial.

Singapore in Malaysia <=SEP=> Singapore was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. It became part of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, Malaysia being a new political entity formed from the merger of the Federation of Malaya with North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore.

Singapore in the Straits Settlements <=SEP=> Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore from 1826 to 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca. From 1830 to 1867 the Straits Settlements was a residency, or subdivision, of the Presidency of Bengal, in British India. In 1867, the Straits Settlements became a separate Crown colony, directly overseen by the Colonial Office in London.

Singaporeans <=SEP=> Singaporeans or Singaporean people are people who identify with the city-state of Singapore, regardless of ethnicity. Singapore is a multi-racial country, with Chinese, Malays and Indians making up majority of the population. The majority of Singaporeans descend from the people of China, India and the Malay Archipelago. In 1819, the port of Singapore was established by Sir Stamford Raffles, and opened the port to free trade and free immigration on the south coast of the island.

Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore <=SEP=> The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple. It is an agamic temple, built in the Dravidian style. Located at 244 South Bridge Road, in the downtown Chinatown district, the temple serves the majority Hindu Singaporeans, Tamilians, in the city-state. Due to its architectural and historical significance, the temple has been gazetted a National Monument and is a major tourist attraction.

Stamford, Connecticut <=SEP=> Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643. As of July 1, 2014, according to the Census Bureau, the population of Stamford had risen to 128,278, making it the third largest city in the state and the seventh largest city in New England.

Stamford, Lincolnshire <=SEP=> Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) north of London on the A1. The population at the 2001 census was 21,800 including the adjacent parish of St Martin's Without.The town has 17th and 18th-century stone buildings, older timber-framed buildings and five medieval parish churches. In 2013, Stamford was rated the best place to live by the Sunday Times.

Stamford High School, Lincolnshire <=SEP=> Stamford High School is an English girls' Independent School situated in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, situated on High Street, St Martin's.

Stamford House, Singapore <=SEP=> Stamford House (Chinese: 史丹福大厦; pinyin: Shǐdānfú dàshà) is a historic building located at the corner of the junction of Stamford Road and Hill Street, in the Downtown Core of Singapore. Originally known as Oranje Building (sometimes spelled Oranjie), it currently houses a shopping mall.

Stamford Raffles-Flint <=SEP=> Stamford Raffles-Flint (6 February 1847-15 August 1925) was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 1916 until his death.He was the son of William Charles Raffles Flint and his wife Jenny Rosdew Mudge, daughter of Richard Zachariah Mudge, educated at Eton and University College, Oxford and ordained in 1871. After a curacy at Alverstoke he was Rector of Ladock from 1885 until  1920 when he  became Canon Residentiary and Treasurer of Truro Cathedral.

Stamford Raffles <=SEP=> Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, FRS (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811–1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817–1822), best known for his founding of Singapore. He was also heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire.

Stamford Raffles Award <=SEP=> Stamford Raffles Award is an award of the Zoological Society of London.  It is "For distinguished contributions to zoology, open to amateur zoologists or, to a professional zoologist in recognition of contributions which are outside the scope of his professional activities and principal specialisation."

Stamford Road <=SEP=> Stamford Road (Chinese: 史丹福路) is a one-way road in Singapore within the planning areas of Downtown Core and Museum. The road continues after the traffic light junction of Nicoll Highway, Esplanade Drive and Raffles Avenue towards Orchard Road. It then ends at the junction of Fort Canning Road, Bencoolen Street and Orchard Road, which it continues to be Orchard Road. Stamford Road is home to several landmarks, including Swissôtel The Stamford and the National Museum of Singapore.

Stamford Senior Youth Theatre <=SEP=> Stamford Senior Youth Theatre "(SSYT)" is a theatre company based in Stamford.The company devises and produces a new original performance annually, usually written by the company's artistic director. The company operates on a yearly timeline which runs from September to July. The devised performances are debuted in the resident theatre and then toured throughout local schools and theatres.

Swan and Maclaren <=SEP=> Swan and Maclaren Architects is the oldest architectural firm in Singapore. Formerly known as Swan and Maclaren, it was the most prominent architectural firm in Singapore when Singapore was a British colony in the early 20th century.

Swissôtel The Stamford <=SEP=> Swissôtel The Stamford (Chinese: 史丹福瑞士酒店), is a luxury hotel in Singapore managed by Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, and is the sister hotel of the Fairmont Singapore. Both hotels are currently managed by Fairmont Raffles Hotels International The 5-star hotel offers 1,261 luxurious rooms and suites, 15 restaurants and bars, access to the Raffles City Convention Centre, and one of Asia's largest Spas.

The History of Java (1817 book) <=SEP=> History of Java is a book written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, and published in 1817. It describes the history of the island of Java from ancient times.It was reprinted from a digital Mmaster by the Cambridge University Press in 2010.

Timeline of Singaporean history <=SEP=> This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states.  To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore.  See also the list of years in Singapore.